Paper Peek: Colors

by Chihiro Takeuchi, Chihiro Takeuchi (Illustrator)

Overview

Intricate cut-paper artwork and clever die cuts yield an innovative search-and-find book that homes in on colors and counting.

Peek through a shaped opening to spy a beautifully patterned green leaf, a red apple, a white cloud. Then turn the page to discover a world of animals and objects, familiar and new, hidden within the patterns. Can you find two orange basketballs? Three pink flamingos? Five yellow butterflies? Simple, fresh, and satisfying, this stylish board book promises hours of engagement for young children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536211481
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	10/11/2019
Series:	Paper Peek
Pages:	38
Sales rank:	188,056
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Chihuro Takeuchi is a renowned cut-paper artist and the creator of several books. Colors is her third children’s book in English. She lives in Osaka, Japan.

Editorial Reviews

01/24/2020

PreS-K—The initial double-page spread of each board book section sports a clean, white background with two words—a color word and a common object ("green," "leaf") followed by a cut-out shape of the object. After turning each page, the question "Can you find…?" provides a list of five similarly colored objects for the child to begin their search on the facing page. That facing page has an infinite number of small shapes that make the sleuthing of the particular object much harder than it would seem. The endpaper cleverly gathers all the shapes together for another multi-colored opportunity to seek and find. VERDICT Appropriately difficult for this age group, this board book gives youngsters excellent practice with figure-ground perception.—Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA

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