Mog is locked up in a cage after the zoo-keepers mistake him for an escaped tiger.

Pandemonium erupts when Meg, Mog and Owl visit the zoo in this tenth entry in Helen Nicoll and Jan Pieńkowski's witchy picture-book series. As Meg heads for the reptile section, and Owl (dreaming of mice) makes for the small mammals display, striped Mog finds himself mistaken for a zoo resident, and hunted down. His headlong flight ends in capture, but fortunately (or not), Meg is there with a spell - Swop-swop / To-and-fro / Chop-chop / Let Mog go" - to release him. Who will rescue her, however, when she ends up in a cage, and her escape plan sets all the zoo residents loose...?

It's another amusing adventure with this witchy/feline/strigine trio, with Meg's spells going awry as always, Mog ending up in trouble, and a worried Owl along for the ride. The simple text and brightly colored illustrations will keep young children engaged, while the humorous details - the four-way sign at the zoo directs visitors to Big Cats, Small Mammals, Reptiles, and Ladies - will tickle their funny-bone. Recommended to readers with a taste for witchy fare, or who have enjoyed other titles in the Meg and Mog series. ( )