An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo.

A gorilla who lives in a zoo and loves to paint becomes rich and famous from her art and asks the other animals what she should do with her money.

Rhyming text depicts the chaos caused by shouting at the zoo.

The zoo animals go on strike until the tears of a disappointed little girl make them realize that they actually like what they do.

An Alaskan wolf and an African boy, meeting at a zoo in "The other world, " read in one another's eye the hardships each has faced, and their understanding helps to bring healing to them both.

"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But on day-- "Ah-choo!"-- he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests..."--Back cover.