Boop!

by Bea Birdsong, Linzie Hunter (Illustrator)

Overview

This is a snoot. Snoots need boops.

A boop is a pat. A gentle tap. Get your finger ready and . . . BOOP!

There are so many snoots to boop! Snoots attached to big dogs and little dogs and dogs with beards and those without. Are you ready to boop ALL the snoots?

With interactive illustrations by Linzie Hunter (What If, Pig?), this charming, playful, fun, and interactive picture book from Bea Birdsong invites kids to boop all the snoots they see. Perfect for dog lovers of all ages and fans of Press Here and Tap the Magic Tree.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063214804
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/20/2023
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	290,022
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Bea Birdsong is the author of I Will Be Fierce, Sam’s First Word, How to Spot a Best Friend, and other books for children. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, son, and rescue dog (whose cute snoot inspired this book) and spends her days creating books to entertain and empower the most important reader of all: YOU. Bea invites you to connect with her on Twitter @BeaBirdsong and visit her online at beabirdsong.com.

Linzie Hunter comes from Scotland but lives in England, which is similar but different. From her London studio, she draws pictures of all sorts of cool stuff, including dogs with spectacles, cats with berets, and other animals with both these things. What If, Pig? is the first book that Linzie has written, and she thinks that you are definitely the nicest, most generous and fun person for reading it. You can check out her sketchbooks at www.linziehunter.co.uk.

Editorial Reviews

Dog snoots need boops, or gentle taps on the nose, in this irresistible, interactive story. Hunter creates cheerful and bright illustrations. . . The playful rhyming narrative dances along each spread with colorful, bold fonts. An interactive read to delight young children. — School Library Journal

Young listeners will love interacting with the playful cartoon illustrations to find and give boops to the "floofiest" and "smooshiest" snoots. Will give adults and children alike many reasons to giggle.
— Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

03/24/2023

PreS-Gr 2—Dog snoots need boops, or gentle taps on the nose, in this irresistible, interactive story. Hunter creates cheerful and bright illustrations with dogs of all shapes and sizes scampering and frolicking, noses held high awaiting a little finger to engage them with a boop. The playful rhyming narrative dances along each spread with colorful, bold fonts, prompting readers to "boop the floofliest snoot" and praising "Booper[s] extraordinaire! The boopiest booper[s] with booping flair!" An admonishment in the opening pages warns readers not to touch a dog without the owner's expressed permission. This read-aloud lark will rouse listeners. VERDICT An interactive read to delight young children.—Rosemary Kiladitis

School Library Journal

2023-04-12
Join the fun and be the “boopiest booper with booping flair!”

Get your finger ready to boop a dog on the snoot. As Birdsong explains, a snoot is a nose, and a boop is a gentle tap. After all, “snoots need boops.” The floppy-eared golden canine star of this tale loves boops and celebrates after receiving one. (A warning opposite the title page notes that children should ask permission before booping a real dog.) One spread contains a counting exercise as readers are asked to count “One snoot. Two snoots. Three snoots. Four. And boop one more!” Young listeners will love interacting with the playful cartoon illustrations to find and give boops to the “floofiest” and “smooshiest” snoots. Another page invites them to boop a pooch sitting on a seesaw, one who’s standing on a wagon, and another who’s lying upside down on a giant ball. The dogs’ excitement increases with each creative page turn. Readers must even rotate the book 90 degrees at the height of the “boopiest boop-bonanza.” Amid all the joyful chaos, the main dog looks directly at readers and orders them to “STOP the BOOK!” After all, “there’s one more snoot that needs a boop!” Laughter will ensue as readers are asked to get their fingers ready and boop their own snoots. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Will give adults and children alike many reasons to giggle. (Picture book. 1-4)

Kirkus Reviews