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Ages 4–6After the Zoo Closes · Book 6

Hugo the Elephant and the Steam Train

Book 6 of After the Zoo Closes

Hugo's trunk is the coal shovel, the steam whistle, and the brake lever all at once. His memory holds the whole rail map. The train is just a hand-tool extension of the elephant — the series's heroic-scale book.

Expected release: Autumn 2027

Final trim 10 × 8 in landscape · ~32 pages. ISBN, cover art, and retailer links will appear here as the book moves through production.

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Coming Autumn 2027 — pre-orders open closer to release.

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wildernessautumnscalestrengthmemory

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