The Voyage of QV66

The voyagers are assorted animals, who are travelling south to London through the flooded landscape led by Stanley, an intelligent monkey. Why have the People gone? How is Stanley able to understand so much about them? The journey leads to London Zoo, where Stanley finds out the truth about his relations. The older reader will find allegorical significance in the tale, which is engaging and humorous enough to delight younger children purely at plot level. It's a pity, however, that the only two female characters in the whole story are a slow-witted, platitude-spouting cow and a dumb-blonde kitten!