This sculpture stands in the grounds of the Lange Erlen animal park, a place we have visited too many times to count. It is called Bilderbuch (picture book) and was built in 1990 by Schütz Heiko, a gift to the park from the Basel branch of the Swiss Trade Association. It seems originally to have had moving pages, although they are now rusted into their positions.

The park has free entry and a wonderful collection of animals. The most exotic species is a family of lynxes, but more entertaining is the troop of incredibly agile Hooded Capuchin monkeys — their house has an indoor viewing area that is a great relief from the cold in winter. There are also many kinds of deer, donkeys, rats, wild pigs, rabbits, owls, peacocks, storks, turkeys, pheasants and other birds. And the boys love picking dandelion leaves to feed to the pygmy goats.