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Come with us on a very funny, stimulating set of adventures by some very unusual animals. ‘A charming, delightful and entertaining collection of children’s stories. ’ This will definitely become a bedtime favourite!
If any Primary School is interested in running The Unusual Zoo competition, please complete the form below.
We are all very grateful to local author David Bailey for inspiring our pupils to write. David donated a copy of his book "The Unusual Zoo" to us. The book really resonated with our children given it's message of inclusion and everyone being comfortable in their own skin. Our children loved the combined characters and the adventures that they had.
We held a competition in school with all children having a go at designing their own character for "The Unusual Zoo." We had some lovely creations such as the Duck-billed Rattypus and the Bunny Crabbit!
Emma's Hendragon was chosen as our overall winner. Emma used her wonderful imagination to think of adventures for her Hendragon which David crafted into a new story. A professional illustrator brought Emma's creation to life.
An enormous thank you to David for giving us this opportunity and well done to Emma - we are all extremely proud!
The Unusual Zoo deserves nothing but praise. The author’s passion and creativity have resulted in a project little ones will love. The unusual and unexpected joining of different animals will be sure to extract a giggle from the kids as they read along. The colourful illustrations alongside the text will, I’m sure, add even more enjoyment to their reading experience.
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