Product Description

Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help children guess what's peeking through the die-cut windows in these two fun board books. The anticipation of what's hiding on the next page and the bright, engaging illustrations will keep youngsters guessing and giggling all the way to the suprise endings.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Board book
• 10 pages

Amazon.com Review
Nina Laden's illustrations in this simple, rhyming board book are truly magical. The format is straightforward: on alternating two-page spreads, the words "Peek a" are repeated, opposite an illustrated page with a die-cut hole, behind which lurks a cow ("MOO!"), a green ghost ("BOO!"), and a mirror (you guessed it, "YOU!"). The youngest readers will delight in trying to guess who--or what--is peeking through the window, and can easily grip the baby-fist-size holes to turn the pages for the answers. The picture of the "ZOO!" is fabulous. Through the hole, all that can be seen is a wild pattern of colors, stripes, and spots. Turn the page, and find a wild kingdom of animals, one in front of the other: peacock, zebra, penguin, cheetah, elephant, and more. Ready for more peekaboo fun? Try Nina Laden's Ready, Set, Go! . (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-The exuberant illustrations in this guessing-game board book will enchant infants and toddlers. A bright left-hand page with the words "Peek a" faces a right-hand page with die-cut windows through which a visual clue can be seen. Turn the page and "Peek a MOO!" reveals a black-and-white cow; "Peek a BOO!" a green ghost; "Peek a ZOO!" a crowd of animals including an elephant, giraffe, zebra, etc.; and the final puzzle, "Peek a YOU," has a mirror insert. Vibrant colors with plenty of black outlines make this a charming visual treat for the youngest patrons.
Lisa Falk, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
Nina Laden grew up in the New York City area, the daughter of two artists. She has published several books with Chronicle Books. She lives in Washington.

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Customer Reviews

A favorite naptime reader at our house
Short, but lively with colors and rhymes. This quickly became a favorite with my 4 year old who reads it to me.

Peek-a-Favorite
Our 10-month-old baby has loved this book (as well as "Grow Up" by the same author) for months now. He consistently loves to turn the pages, hear the embellishments we sound out for each page, and anxiously awaits the "surprise baby" in the mirror at the end of the book. His number one favorite book and a quick read to put a smile on his face when time is short.

perfect peek a boo book
My daughter is now 3 and a half and is excited to show her new baby sister this book because it was one of her favorites! When she was young we read it over and over and it never got old for her.