The Silly Sounds of Christmas: Lift-the-Flap Riddles Inside! A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

by Mike Petrik, Mike Petrik (Illustrator)

Overview

Celebrate Christmas with a funny lift-the-flap board book full of silly sounds, riddles, and rhymes!

In this delightful funny twist on Christmas, silly sound words (such as Jingle, jingle, smash!) appear in bold, graphic lettering on the left page. Then on the right, lift the flap to answer the question, "What’s making that sound?"

Imagine the silly sounds of a bumble bee in the Christmas tree! Or Santa getting stuck in the fireplace!

Squeak, squeak, munch!

What making that sound?

Mouse tracks on Santa's snacks!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063066229
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/20/2022
Pages:	20
Sales rank:	1,109,140
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 4 Years

About the Author

MIKE PETRIK is an animator by day and a prolific doodler at night. He fills his sketchbook with pen and ink creatures, then finishes them digitally to create texture and emotion. When he is not animating, he doodles on grocery lists, old family photos, and forgotten napkins. Silly Sounds of Halloween is his debut as an author-illustrator. Visit Mike at www.mikepetrik.com

MIKE PETRIK is an animator by day and a prolific doodler at night. He fills his sketchbook with pen and ink creatures, then finishes them digitally to create texture and emotion. When he is not animating, he doodles on grocery lists, old family photos, and forgotten napkins. Silly Sounds of Halloween is his debut as an author-illustrator. Visit Mike at www.mikepetrik.com

Editorial Reviews

08/26/2022

PreS—Festive colors and full-bleed digital illustrations bring this lift-the-flap Christmas romp to life. Two excited Black tots explore holiday sights and sounds through "What's making that sound?" prompts. Each flap hides a silly rhyme: some are clever, such as "a mishap in the gift wrap." Some are desultory and seemingly placed more for rhyming value than holiday consistency, such as "a bumblebee in the Christmas tree." Clear depictions of decorations and activities give ample opportunity for young readers to build vocabulary and identification skills. Limited in scope, the overall quality of this title makes it more appropriate as an inexpensive stocking stuffer than a quality library selection. VERDICT Not an essential Christmas selection.—Kate Davis

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