Book review: Mr. Peek and the Misunderstanding at the Zoo by Kevin Waldron
Mr. Peek and the Misunderstanding at the Zoo by Kevin Waldron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I picked up this book because I like the illustrations. My son likes the illustrations too but thought that the text fonts and they way they were arranged are a bit confusing and distracting. To me it is ok.
Nonetheless, on personal note, I think the story is quirky and hilarious! It is about a zookeeper, Mr. Peek, who has mistakenly dressed in his son’s small jacket. He thought he is getting fat and mumbles about it while walking pass a hippo. The hippo thought the remark is intended for her and feels sad. And then Mr. Peek goes on mumbling out loud about the food he ate, his wrinkles, etc which the animals thought are intended for them. They become sad altogether.
Mr. Peek finds out that he was wearing his son’s jacket when he met him at the zoo. They switched jacket and Mr. Peek managed to restore the animals happiness as he goes on walking back pass the animals muttering happy remarks; totally the opposite of what he had said earlier.
* Suitable for children aged 7 and above. Of course, adults can read it too.
32 Comments
cikcloudy
wow 5 out of 5 stars tuu.. so this is a must buy then 🙂
FARAHANA
Sedang membaca sebuah buku, masih belum habis lagi. Hebat kagum dan cemburu dengan Kak Emila. Dalam masa yang sama rindu lukisan random itu…
Syuq
K. Em, nanti nak pinjam buku boleh?
(^_^)
Eiyna
Kak Emi,
Saya pun ada buku ni!!! 😉
emila
Yay!
emila
Ok, boleh!
emila
Oh ya, lukisan random itu! nanti Kak Em start balik. Agak busy illustrate buku Pak Kadok itu.
cikcloudy
kena blaja time management dr kak em lah… baca buku lg, melukis lg, update blog lg, uruskan family lg huhu
FARAHANA
Kan, farah bawak buku tepi katil. Tapi most of the time krohhhh,…di dahulukan. Org kata bawak ke dapur semua buku, hangit la pulak lauknya ye cik Awan
FARAHANA
heheh mana-mana pun bila boleh mengintai kerja kak em tu best. Dulu silent reader, stalker. kikiii
cikcloudy
jd mcm pak said, dia baca buku kat meja je 🙂
Syuq
Syoknya sembang… tapi kan, mmg ada buku yang bila kita mula baca… aduhhh tak boleh berhenti dan suspen… tak sabar nak tahu seterusnya…
Syuq
Cik Cloudy dan Farahana suka baca buku cerita apa?
Hazural
hahahaaa… lukisan random tu slalu buat sy trsnyum…. 😀
FARAHANA
Betul Syuq, suka baca, susah berhenti tu yang payah. Tapi sebab kita tk gerak guna kenderaan awam sgt kan, semua pun drive then masa lapang mmg banyak utk urus diri. Suka baca novel Melayu tulisan Faisal Tehrani, Sri Rahayu. Layan juga novel lagha macam Sophie Kinsella hahahah (^_^) kadang-kadang baca buku motivasi juga, autobiografi.
FARAHANA
Ketagihan, Kak Emila dh lama tk bagi kita dos. Jadilah kita penagih tegar.
cikcloudy
fara, sy pernah berseminar sekali ngan faisal tehrani 🙂 n pernah gak baca buku dia, tp kdg2 xberapa paham
cikcloudy
haiyooo,dah ke ujung komen td, jwb soklam syuq kat sini lah..melayu..pak arena, english malcolm gladwell
jaja
happy ending…. 5 out 5
jaja
kalau betul-betul ada azam… semua jadi.. 😀
Syuq
Penagih tegar RToE tak apa…. huhu
Syuq
Hahhh Farahana, Sophie Kinsella!! Hari tu Popular jual buku dia (writing as Madeleine Wickham) sebuah RM8 ja. Apa lagi… saya pun beli 3 buah. Tak sempat baca lagi… janji beli dulu.
Syuq
Kalau novel Inggeris, saya peminat tegar buku Lee Child – Jack Reacher Thriller. Saya mmg tak boleh mula baca buku dia. Baru nak berenti, tapi baca lagi sebab suspen nak tahu lagi.
Syuq
Betul betul betul!
Lya
Nk jugak buku ni….
Lya
Kat mna nk cari buku ni Kak Em? Huhu
Lya
I’m looking for this book..
Yukino Hinata
nice review! i would love reading comic rather than books. what a lazy bum. -_-
Hafsah ahmad
Hahaha…silly mr peek
Hafsah ahmad
I guess this book also tells you that, sometimes, it is not just human that can understand us. The animals too 🙂
Hafsah ahmad
Small act of kindness can give happiness to the animals. 🙂
Kopi Soh
thanks for the review