{"id":2,"date":"2025-11-03T23:39:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T23:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerrysouthwick.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-11-03T22:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T04:15:11","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jerrysouthwick.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Poo at the Zoo by Jerry Southwic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Poo at the Zoo<\/h2>\n<p>A &#8220;fun to read out loud&#8221; picture book. Poo at the Zoo explores a simple misunderstanding when a boy steps in poo at the zoo. Was it thrown there on purpose? Were there witnesses? Is it even poo? The zoo animals chime in to help sort out the, uh,\u00a0<em>mess<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jerrysouthwick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/poo-at-zoo-cover2022.jpg\" alt=\"poo-at-zoo-cover2022\" height=\"606\" width=\"462\" title=\"poo-at-zoo-cover2022\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h4><strong>Poo at the Zoo<br \/>\nWritten and Illustrated by Jerry Southwick<br \/>\n<\/strong>32 PAGES | Ages 4-10+<\/h4>\n<p>Spoiler alert &#8212; this book contains the word &#8220;Poo&#8221;. 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