Peek-a Boo!

by Nina Laden

Overview

In this third title in Nina Laden's Peek-a series, the classic game of peekaboo becomes spookily fun! Colorful pictures and lively, rhyming text—featuring bats, jack-o'-lanterns, and ghosts galore—help children predict what is peeking through die-cut windows. Read the clue...guess the rhyme...giggle wildly...and repeat!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452133966
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	08/18/2015
Series:	Peek-A-Who? Series
Pages:	22
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 5.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Nina Laden is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Peek-a Who?, Peek-a Zoo!, and Who Loves You, Baby?, which is also available in a personalized edition. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Editorial Reviews

"The interactivity is so great for getting kids engaged in reading early."—Cool Mom Picks

"The interactivity is so great for getting kids engaged in reading early."—Cool Mom Picks

"The interactivity is so great for getting kids engaged in reading early."—Cool Mom Picks

From the Publisher

2015-10-06
Laden puts a Halloween spin on her successful wordplay board books, Peek-a-Who? (2000) and Peek-a-Zoo! (2014). Following the same pattern as in the previous titles, a die-cut opening reveals part of a picture and a few visual clues so that toddlers can guess what the page turn might uncover. As with Peek-a-Zoo!, there are only so many words that rhyme with "boo." Some of the choices this time around are quite a stretch, especially for the board-book set. "Brew," "flew," and "crew" are not exactly standard toddler language, so adult readers will need to be ready to help tots negotiate it. The picture of a pumpkin labelled "peek-a-goo" makes sense only for children older than this book's audience, who know what will happen to the jack-o'-lantern when the festivities are over. Illustrations in Laden's signature gouache style with all the expected Halloween icons—fall leaves, skeletons, spiders, mice—provide a mild "eww" factor. The final page turn is no surprise—a Mylar mirror set where a ghost's face might be. The concluding question—"Who are you?"—alludes to the tradition of costumes and trick-or-treat and could be helpful in familiarizing the youngest readers with it. A good-enough choice for parents and teachers to use to get the youngest goblins excited about many adults' favorite holiday while introducing sophisticated, though still one-syllable, vocabulary. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews