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Peek-a-Boo Who?
Posted on: March 4, 2009
Product Description
Peek-a-boo, I see you! A parrot! A rabbit! A frog! A bear! Caldecott medalist Simms Taback’s bright, bold animals and simple, repetitive text make this the perfect board book for every young child who loves to play peek-a-boo.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #546873 in Books
- Published on: 2006-09-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Board book
- 14 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Simms Taback won a Caldecott Honor Award for There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly and the Caldecott Medal for Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, of which The Horn Book wrote, “The art sings with color and movement and humor and personality.” He is know for his posters, Smithsonian calendars, and a line of greeting cards, as well as his many acclaimed picture books.
Customer Reviews
Wonderful for small baby
This was the first book that our daughter paid any attention to. We think she liked the vibrant colors, simple drawings, and the way light shines through the cut-out when you flip it up. She would lie on the floor or the couch and we would hold it open over her to “read” it to her. Now that she’s 4 months old, she actually starts cooing when she sees the cover and still likes looking at the pictures and the opened cutouts.
I am not rating it 5 stars because the tabs are pretty difficult to open. It is a great book while parents are doing all of the opening and shutting for a small baby, but once the baby starts wanting to use her hands it’s frustrating because it’s too subtle of a design for her to do herself. Not surprisingly, our 13-month-old niece didn’t seem to enjoy the book very much relative to others that had big, easy-to-operate tabs. I recommend it for very young infants but not older infants/toddlers.
Torn
Great images and the book does peek my 17 month olds attention, but the pages that lift up to reveal the animals tear off so easily. After only three reads most of the flaps were torn off – which means no more peek a boo!
Great book for younger children
Parenting magazine gave this book a great review so I purchased it for my child. He was able to grow into it and at 2 he still laughs and has a fun time with it.
It’s engaging, colorful and a great learning tool.
Have given this as a birthday gift.
Peek-A Who?
Posted on: March 4, 2009
Product Description
Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help children guess what’s peeking through the die-cut windows in these two fun board books. The anticipation of what’s hiding on the next page and the bright, engaging illustrations will keep youngsters guessing and giggling all the way to the suprise endings.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #130 in Books
- Published on: 2000-02-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Board book
- 10 pages
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
Nina Laden’s illustrations in this simple, rhyming board book are truly magical. The format is straightforward: on alternating two-page spreads, the words “Peek a” are repeated, opposite an illustrated page with a die-cut hole, behind which lurks a cow (“MOO!”), a green ghost (“BOO!”), and a mirror (you guessed it, “YOU!”). The youngest readers will delight in trying to guess who–or what–is peeking through the window, and can easily grip the baby-fist-size holes to turn the pages for the answers. The picture of the “ZOO!” is fabulous. Through the hole, all that can be seen is a wild pattern of colors, stripes, and spots. Turn the page, and find a wild kingdom of animals, one in front of the other: peacock, zebra, penguin, cheetah, elephant, and more. Ready for more peekaboo fun? Try Nina Laden’s Ready, Set, Go! . (Baby to preschool) –Emilie Coulter
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-The exuberant illustrations in this guessing-game board book will enchant infants and toddlers. A bright left-hand page with the words “Peek a” faces a right-hand page with die-cut windows through which a visual clue can be seen. Turn the page and “Peek a MOO!” reveals a black-and-white cow; “Peek a BOO!” a green ghost; “Peek a ZOO!” a crowd of animals including an elephant, giraffe, zebra, etc.; and the final puzzle, “Peek a YOU,” has a mirror insert. Vibrant colors with plenty of black outlines make this a charming visual treat for the youngest patrons.
Lisa Falk, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Nina Laden grew up in the New York City area, the daughter of two artists. She has published several books with Chronicle Books. She lives in Washington.
Customer Reviews
peek-a-who? #1 fun!
THIS MAY SOUND A LITTLE ODD, BUT I TOTALLY LOVED THIS BOOK! I’M A 55 YR OLD GRANDMOTHER AND WHEN I FIRST READ THIS TO MY GRANDSON OF 18 MONTHS, I WENT “CRAZY” FOR IT. I THINK IT WAS WELL DONE FOR SUCH A SMALL NUMBER OF PAGES AND I MUST ADMIT–MY GRANDSON LIKED IT, TOO. A REAL CUTE BUY.
Inappropriate Content for Age
I ordered this book from Amazon because I trusted the reviews. However, I won’t give this book to my 1-year-old granddaughter because the author included a ghost in the content. No child this age needs to be hearing about ghosts. It only opens a door for discussion of this subject at an age when the child can’t possibly understand even the best explanation… not to mention all the weird explanations that might be given.
Too simple
The images are nice, but the book itself is simply too simple. A picture of a ghost and the word “Boo”? Not for us at any rate.
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