Peek-a-Little Boo

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Who better to introduce babies to the alphabet than Sheree Fitch? In Peek-a-Little Boo twenty-six babies and toddlers from all over the world romp and revel in the twists and turns of language, real and imagined. The story is as multicultural as the alphabet will allow it to be. The pictures are big, bright and bold. And the language is guaranteed to appeal to babies' ears and grown ups' tongues.
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Overview

Who better to introduce babies to the alphabet than Sheree Fitch? In Peek-a-Little Boo twenty-six babies and toddlers from all over the world romp and revel in the twists and turns of language, real and imagined. The story is as multicultural as the alphabet will allow it to be. The pictures are big, bright and bold. And the language is guaranteed to appeal to babies' ears and grown ups' tongues.
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Editorial Reviews

BC Parent
"Fitch's gift of language shines through with wonderfully playful rhymes and Watson's colourful faces are sure to engage young children."
Canadian Children's Book News
"The perfect baby gift for any new family. It is wonderful for babies and toddlers and will make an exellent addition to any home, day care, preschool or library collection."
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"Celebrates children as it explores the alphabet."

"I would highly recommend this book."

"This would be a wonderful book to read aloud to young children or to share in circle time as part of a whole group learning experience."

CM Magazine
"Most children...will respond to this playful book with delighted giggles and wiggles, especially if the implicit invitation to tickle and cuddle while reading is indulged."
Quill & Quire
"The affectionate nonsense of Fitch's text is well paired with the lively, colourful pictures by Laura Watson."
Canadian Children's Book News
"...the perfect baby gift for any new family. It is wonderful for babies and toddlers and will make an exellent addition to any home, day care, preschool or library collection."
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". . . celebrates children as it explores the alphabet."

"I would highly recommend this book."

"This would be a wonderful book to read aloud to young children or to share in circle time as part of a whole group learning experience."

CM Magazine
"Most children . . . will respond to this playful book with delighted giggles and wiggles, especially if the implicit invitation to tickle and cuddle while reading is indulged."
School Library Journal
PreS-In this alphabet book, babies from around the world pose with objects or perform actions to correspond with each letter. Themba shows off her toes while Ulli plays the ukele. Four lines of verse accompany each letter, as for G: "Giggling baby,/Googledy-goo!/Let's play a game of/Peek-a-little boo!" A glossary includes the babies' names, their meanings, and the children's nationality. Unfortunately, the cutesy text feels forced to fit the alphabet frame, and many of the amateurish acrylics do not relate to it. The image of Xylon playing the xylophone is particularly jarring as the text is quieting down to a bedtime finale. Stick with Roberta Grobel Intrater's "Baby Faces" board book series (Scholastic).-Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781551433424
  • Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
  • Publication date: 9/1/2005
  • Pages: 32
  • Age range: 2 - 4 Years
  • Product dimensions: 10.00 (w) x 7.50 (h) x 0.30 (d)

Meet the Author

As a freelance illustrator working in Toronto, Laura Watson has been creating whimsical illustrations for children's books, educational materials, magazines and various retail applications since graduating from Sheridan College's Interpretive Illustration program, in Oakville, Ontario, in 1995. Born and raised in the heart of the lovely Kawartha Lakes region in Peterborough, Ontario, Laura also studied Fine Art at York University and graduated with an Honours degree in Visual Arts.

In the past few years, Laura has enjoyed illustrating four trade children's books (most recently, Peek-a-Little Boo, written by award-winning author and poet, Sheree Fitch, and published by Orca Books) and countless school publications for subjects as diverse as poetry and math. Laura lives in the east end of Toronto with her husband, and works in a converted backyard garage studio surrounded by a slightly unkempt garden and several fat raccoons. She enjoys the outdoors, runs often and from time to time loads camping gear onto the back of her bicycle and heads off on vacation.

You can see examples of Laura's illustrations for children and adults at http://www.watsonillustration.com.

Sheree Fitch is an educator, literary activist and author of award-winning poetry, picturebooks, non-fiction, plays and novels for all ages. In 1998 she won the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work inspirational to Canadian children.

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"Amazing baby,

How do you do?

Let's play a game of

Peek-a-little boo!"

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