School Library Journal (Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 CST 2016)

PreS-Gr 1 A clever story of a bunch of zoo animals on an adventure to the moon. The animals take over a rocket ship and blast off. The simple, rhyming text makes this appealing as both a read-aloud and an option for emerging readers. Pamintuan's illustrations feature colorful cartoons reminiscent of the Disney cartoons from the 1990s. The style perfectly complements the tone of the book and adds an extra layer of humor that will appeal to children. VERDICT A funny picture book addition for most collections. Patrick Tierney, Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School, Providence, RI

Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2016)

The zoo animals hop into a rocket and blast off to the moon, but an asleep-at-the-wheel rhino sends them off course, returning them to Earth. The text, with its quasi-rhymes, wordplay, and onomatopoeia, is awkward, but the story has an easy-to-follow trajectory. Clear, energetic digital illustrations reminiscent of film animation will engage both the space-travel and zoo-animal fandoms.

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Normal 0 Ryan's latest children's book is a zany aerospace adventure.Zoo animals spy a spaceship and decide to take a trip to the moon. The animalshave specific jobs to perform if their mission is to succeed. But soon afterliftoff, the rhino dozes off at the controls, and the animals have to scramble toturn the ship around. Ryan's tight mix of wordplay and rhyming onomatopoeia isset to a predictable yet playful pattern for children to easily grasp. Uniqueto her clever narrative is Ryan's choice of animal names that segue smoothlyinto distinctive jobs. Good examples are lines such as "monkey turns thekey" and "buffalo shifts low." Perfectly complementing Ryan'stext is Pamintuan's colorful and comical scenes ny of which are two-pagedisplays. While younger preschoolers will be captivated with the combination ofrhyming wordplay and hilarious illustrations, older readers may be moreinquisitive and find all the matching rhymes. Designed to be interactive, ZooZoom! is a great addition for home and library collections, particularly as a read-aloud selection.