Peek-a-Boooo! (Heart-felt Books)

by Sandra Magsamen, Sandra Magsamen (Illustrator)

Overview

An innovative new Halloween treat from Sandra Magsamen with a die-cut felt jack-o'-lantern on the cover and a shiny mirror throughout, inviting little ones to dress up on every page!

It's Halloween and you can be a monkey hanging in a tree. Or you can be a bunny my precious little honey. Little ones will love this adorable new Halloween novelty book from the bestselling baby and toddler brand creator, Sandra Magsamen. They will adore the die-cut felt pumpkin on the front cover, and the peek-through mirror on every page is sure to entertain as they try on a wide variety of costumes and ultimately discover who is loved most of all! A perfect book for cuddling up with your little pumpkin and celebrating the Halloween season.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545927987
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	06/26/2018
Series:	Heart-Felt Books Series
Pages:	10
Sales rank:	1,039,032
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Sandra Magsamen is the author and illustrator of many books for young children, including the picture book When I Grow Up I Want to Be Me, as well as a number of bestselling novelty titles, including Everybody Goes Nighty-Night, named a Best Board Book of 2018 by The Children's Book Review; Baby Love; I Love You, Little Pumpkin; and Peek-a-Boo, I Love You. As an artist, an art therapist, and a mom, she uses her creativity to remind people to express themselves and connect with others. Her lifestyle brands, products, and books are sold worldwide. Visit her at sandramagsamen.com.

Editorial Reviews

2018-06-11
Magsamen adds assurances of unconditional love to the Halloween section of the board-book shelf. Echoing the message of her I Love You, Little Pumpkin (2017), Magsamen employs many of the same tricks—flaps to lift, costumes to guess at, and a mirror. Here the mirror is partially hidden behind a felt jack-o-lantern-shaped flap on the front cover. Inside, the mirror is at the center of each right-hand page with a monkey, bunny, bumblebee, or astronaut costume drawn around it. Presumably, the child can "try on" each costume by looking in the mirror. However, the drawings are too abstract and become just so much visual noise; most young children will just focus on their own reflections. The pumpkin from the cover is visible on the left side of each spread, decorated with a prominent element of the featured costume—monkey or bunny ears, bumblebee wings, the astronaut's helmet. Again, it's far too abstract for children not yet out of the concrete-operations stage and not yet familiar with Halloween traditions. The final spread assures readers, "whatever you decide to be, you'll always be amazing to me." All this is illustrated with simply colored illustrations with "stitched" outlines meant to look like felt toys.Too much trick; not enough treat. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews