Peek-a-Who?

by Elsa Mroziewicz, Elsa Mroziewicz (Illustrator)

Overview

Who could be hiding behind the lift-the-flaps in this uniquely-shaped board book? Brimming with colorful art that children will want to pore over, this clever book is full of hidden animals, each making a different sound. Can you figure out who each one is? Lift the triangular flaps to see who peeks out! This beautifully designed book is sure to provide a delightfully interactive experience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789888341573
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	09/01/2018
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	267,654
Product dimensions:	0.20(w) x 5.80(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Elsa Mroziewicz is a French illustrator who studied in Strasbourg at the Academy of Fine Arts École Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs. In addition to illustrating, she also develops pop-up books, paper art, comics, and film. Her work is inspired by circuses, theater, movies, and music.

Editorial Reviews

07/09/2018
This innovative board book features triangle-shaped flaps that reveal dramatic renderings of animal characters. Illustrator and paper artist Mroziewicz offers clues about each subject through the sounds that they make: “Who says woof woof?” As readers open the flap, a long-eared dog with raised paws looks back at them. The paintings feature beaded lines, ornate patterns, and skillful use of space: a peacock spreads its feathers wide, a snake curves across the flaps, while the masklike faces of a wolf and cat fill entire pages. Mroziewicz packs uncommon exuberance, expressiveness, and design into a little triangular package. Ages 3–5. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"BOARD BOOKS 2018: WHAT WE’VE GOT IS A VERY STRONG YEAR: Has anyone else noticed that 2018 has been a shockingly strong board book year? Here’s a small smattering of some of the true beauties I’ve run across this year .... Because life is too short not to indulge in triangular board books." —Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal/A Fuze #8 Production
 


"Just when you thought it couldn't be done, there's a new twist—ahem, fold—on a classic guessing game! ...eye-catching triangular shape ...Caregivers will flip over the innovative flaps, warm animal art, and opportunities to interact with little listeners." —kirkusreviews.com


"Innovative... Mroziewicz packs uncommon exuberance, expressiveness, and design into a little triangular package." —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

★ 2018-07-24

Just when you thought it couldn't be done, there's a new twist—ahem, fold—on a classic guessing game! Read the clues, then open triangular flaps to see animals hidden beneath.

Folded into a robust, surprisingly compact triangle, the book opens into a diamond shape with a simple, animal-sound-related hint, such as "Who says MOO?" printed across. Pull down one flap and then the other to reveal a charming red cow. Giving readers two separate flaps per spread extends the delicious anticipation of discovering who's hiding, making it a slow, almost theatrical reveal. Underneath are elegant, painterly animals in bold, matte colors embellished with wispy dashes and tiny dots in contrasting colors, all of whom gaze directly toward viewers, making the book equally useful for playing a spirited game of peekaboo as well as guess who. No mere novelty, the flaps are integral to Mroziewicz's animals, folding upward into perky ears on an impressionistic cat's face or down for dangling turkey legs. Putting the flaps back in place is fiddly but easy enough, though the book's eye-catching triangular shape makes shelving difficult. Each of the 11 animals has its own evocative typeface and accent color. Warm pink flaps open to a zany patchwork piggie; the snake's "HISSSSSSS" is printed in wavering, slithery type.

Caregivers will flip over the innovative flaps, warm animal art, and opportunities to interact with little listeners. (Board book. 6 mos.-3)

Kirkus Reviews