Zoo Zoom! - Anastasia Suen

Zoo Zoom!
by Candace Ryan (Author) and Macky Pamintuan (Illustrator)

3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . blastoff!

When the animals at the zoo spot a rocket ship, next stop . . . the moon!

Zoo zoom!

Each animal has a job to do, but a sleepy rhino could cause trouble.

Zoo boom!

They’ll need to act quick . . . will they make it home?

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

The first page of the story book says:

Monkey turns the key.
Condor opens the door.

Which bar to go far?

ZOO ZOOM!
ZOO ZOOM!

The book begins with a zoo animal taking action:

Monkey turns the key.

That action leads to a NEW action with a NEW animal:

Condor opens the door.

Those two actions lead to a question:

Which bar to go far?

The answer will give the zoo animals what they want:

ZOO ZOOM!
ZOO ZOOM!

Each line in this picture book moves the story forward.