In the final book of Phelan's Plum series, our peacock hero has a new adventure: leadership. It had been quite some time since I read the first in the Plum series, so I revisited it as part of my review process for this title, and it is lovely to see Plum's progression in his relationship with the rest of his ostentation (which I just Googled to learn is the name for a group of peafowl). Plum takes on a co-leadership role with peahen friend Meg, opting to stay behind while the zoo undergoes some significant changes.

+: This feels like a fitting conclusion to the story of Plum and his Athensville Zoo friends. The illustrations are as delightful as always, and the Plum series continues to be a great next step for readers looking for a follow-up to Mercy Watson.

-: Unlike other series for this age group, this book does not stand on its own without having read at least one other book in the series. There are a lot of animal and human characters whose endings will only feel truly satisfying if you know more about them, particularly Plum's favorite zookeeper's dilemma of whether to stay in Athensville or take a promotion elsewhere.

The Plum series is not the most popular in my library, but it has a few devoted fans. This will be a purchase for my school.

I know this is a proof, but I cannot accurately rate/review a proof because I can't see the colors and final product, all of which are essential to a picture book :(
the story is cute, though.

A lovely little chapter book for early readers. The illustrations were fun, however they displayed a little odd in dark mode. This could be just a NetGalley App error, hopefully not an error with the ebook version itself.