The Dead Zoo

Written by Peter Donnelly

A serious museum curator faces chaos when a live mouse invades his stuffed animal collection.

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32 pages· ~520L

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Bookroo's summary

Mr. Gray, a stern museum curator, finds his orderly world disrupted when a live mouse invades his beloved collection of stuffed animals. Determined to evict the intruder, he soon discovers he might need her help. Can this unlikely duo find common ground, or will Mr. Gray's aversion to the living prevail? Dive into a whimsical tale where the unexpected challenges the status quo, and even the most serious of men might learn to embrace a little chaos.

From the publisher

Mr. Gray is a very serious man. And he is in charge of a very old, very serious museum filled to the brim with stuffed animals.Mr. Gray does not like people. He does not like children. In fact, he is most at home with things that are stuffed.So when a real live mouse decides to move into the Dead Zoo, Mr. Gray is determined that she must go. That is, until he needs her help…Another instant classic from the creator of the award-winning President picture book series.

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