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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.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #130 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Board book
• 10 pages

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.