Peek-a-Zoo! FROM OUR EDITORS
Peek-a-roar! Peek-a-squawk! Curious toddlers can now play peek-a-boo with a host of zoo animals in this breezy, cute-as-a-button lift-the-flap. As readers turn the brightly colored pages that ask "Guess who? Peek-a-...," large flaps of paws, wings, and flippers cover the eyes of smiling animals, prompting little ones to open them and see which animal is hiding beneath. The book's final spread provides readers with extra animal practice, asking them to "guess who is saying good-bye" under seven animal-sounds flaps that show the happy critters underneath. Another adorable book from the team who brought you Peek-a-Moo, this lighthearted read will have audiences snorting and howling for more.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Little ones love to play peek-a-boo. With its oversize flaps and bright, bold illustrations, this follow-up to the highly successful Peek-a-Moo! is sure to be another hit with young readers. On every page, kids play peek-a-boo with a different animal found at the zoo, guessing what it is, then lifting the flap to find out. Each animal has a different sound that becomes part of the peek-a-boo game: Guess who? "Peek-a-roar!" says the lion. "Peek-a-ooo-ooo-ooo!" says the chimpanzee. The sweet, funny animals will keep kids laughing, while the large trim size and sturdy binding will ensure many hours of lift-the-flap fun!
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
The follow-up to the paper-over-board Peek-a-Moo!, Peek-a-Zoo! by Marie Torres Cimarusti, illus. by Stephanie Peterson, engages readers in a variation of the favorite childhood game with different animals hiding beneath flaps that resemble claws, paws, etc. ("Guess who? Peek-a-"). When readers turn down the flap, they uncover the animal's identity ("roar! Says the lion"). A human child appears as the grand finale.
Children's Literature - Eleanor Heldrich
As a first book for an infant, this is an excellent selection. Based on what is probably the first game ever played with a child in arms, Peek-a-Zoo should be a familiar concept, even to the youngest child. The opening page suggests a game of peek-a-boo at the zoo and starts with, "Guess who? Peek-a-," and when a huge and sturdy one-third of-a-page-size flap picturing a lion with paws over his eyes is lifted away from the animal's face, "roar! says the lion." There are half a dozen more zoo animals hiding their eyes and one baby human at the end. Inside the back cover, all of the animals make a second appearance, this time under the flaps with their sounds on the outside. 2003, Dutton,
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