Never Touch the Zoo Crew!

Never Touch the Zoo Crew! — the animals are a wild bunch

Bumpy silicone zoo animals on every page, and rhymes daring your little one to touch them. They will. Everyone knew they would.

It's the Never Touch formula doing what it does well, with one difference that matters: this one was made with London Zoo, a ZSL conservation zoo.

🦁 Meet the crew

A whole cast of zoo animals to prod and name — the sort your little one will point at for real one day, which is rather the idea. The rhymes ask what makes each of them happy, so there's a small thread of care running through the silliness.

🌍 Made with London Zoo

The Zoo Crew range comes from Make Believe Ideas' partnership with ZSL, the conservation charity behind London Zoo. Every purchase supports ZSL's conservation work around the world, and the packaging is FSC-certified.

It's a small thing on its own. But if you're going to buy a book about animals, buying one that puts something back is an easy call.

✋ Something to touch on every page

• Bumpy silicone touches throughout, a different texture each time
• Rhyming text, short enough to learn by heart
• Sturdy board pages and a compact 186mm square that fits in a bag
• FSC-certified packaging

🛡️ Built for the treatment it will get

Silicone set into thick board is a hard-wearing combination, and it takes a great deal of enthusiastic prodding before it shows.

📏 Book details

• Format: touch-and-feel board book
• Pages: 10
• Size: 186 x 186 x 19mm
• Suitable from: birth+
• Written by: Christie Hainsby
• Illustrated by: Stuart Lynch
• ISBN: 9781836426028
• Features: textured silicone touches throughout, rhyming text, FSC-certified packaging

❓ Frequently asked questions

What age is it for?
From birth. Babies go for the textures; the rhymes and the naming of animals take over from around a year.

Does it make any noise?
No — this one is silent. No batteries, no buttons, just bumpy zoo animals.

What's the ZSL connection?
The Zoo Crew range is made with London Zoo, a ZSL conservation zoo. Every purchase supports ZSL's conservation work internationally.

Will it survive a toddler?
It's built for exactly that. Silicone panels in thick board pages take a lot of prodding.

Does it make a good gift?
A lovely one — and the conservation angle gives it a little more to say than the average animal book.

📚 More Never Touch books

This is the zoo one, and the one that supports ZSL. Close relatives:

• Don't Feed the Animals! — the other Zoo Crew book, where you poke your fingers through felt mouths to feed them.
• Never Touch a Sleepy Lion! — wild animals, gentler, good for bedtime.
• Never Touch a Tiger! — wild animals, wide awake.

See the whole range in our Never Touch books collection.

❤️ From our family to yours

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