Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

A mischevious gorilla follows an unaware zookeeper as he makes his rounds. At each cage, the gorilla lets the animal out and all follow the zookeeper home to sleep. Upon hearing the animals say good night, the zookeeper realizes what has happened and returns the animals to the zoo. Still unobservant, he does not notice when he finally returns to sleep the gorilla and mouse are there. Illustrations are colorful and tell the story without using the words.

A fun book that would make a good gift for a child that doesn't read yet. The text is simple so the child can make up the story based on the illustrations.

Rathmanm, P. (1994). Good night, gorilla. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
ISBN: 0399224459
Illustrated by the author