Peek-a-Who Too?

by Elsa Mroziewicz, Elsa Mroziewicz (Illustrator)

Overview

A PARENTS magazine Best Book of 2019 * An Association of Booksellers for Children Best Book

A triangular board book may seem unusual, but Peek-A-Who?, with its cleverly shaped lift-the-flaps, garnered fans from across the children’s book world. This follow-up to the acclaimed original is full of hidden animals, each making different sounds. Can you figure out who each one is? Lift the unique shaped flaps to see who peeks out!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789888341818
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	09/01/2019
Pages:	22
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 5.00(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Elsa Mroziewicz is a French illustrator and the author and illustrator of Peek-a-Who? In addition to illustrating books, she also develops pop-up books, paper art, comics, and she's worked in various aspects of film production. Her work is inspired by circuses, theater, movies, and music.

Editorial Reviews

Elsa Mroziewicz has followed up one terrific lift-the-flap book, Peek-a-Who?, with another, Peek-a-Who Too?…Asking babies or toddlers to make or identify animal sounds is a foolproof way to engage them in the back and forth of a conversation, and this book combines that pleasure with clever visual and tactile problem-solving.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

"When readers lift the flaps, some of which hinge up and some of which hinge down, they will delight in finding gorgeously illustrated wild animals ranging from an elephant and a tiger through a monkey, an owl, a parrot, a lion, a frog, a bee, a mosquito, and a crocodile to a bear. Each illustration is colorful and heavily detailed, providing readers with visually rich, patterned paintings that invite close looks...an enjoyable and effective read-aloud for younger children. Overall it is a well-designed book that stands out for its gorgeous illustrations. A visually enticing book based on a simple and entertaining concept."—Kirkus Reviews

"Peek-a-Who Too? delightfully follows the success of Elsa Mroziewicz’s Peek-a-Who? These lift-the-flap books raise the bar by folding out in creative direction. Gorgeous art, engaging interaction, and durable pages will make this book a household and classroom favorite." — Good Reads with Ronna

"Each spread in this creative board book ask the question, 'Who says?' about an animal noise, and readers lift away the page flaps to see the answer/animal. The flaps move in different directions depending on the animal, and amazingly the book stands up on its own (i.e. you can shelve it with the rest of your board books!).” — Let's Talk Picture Books

From the Publisher

2019-07-24
Lift the flaps to find out which creatures are making each sound.

Each double-page spread of this triangular book opens into a diamond shape, featuring a question about an animal sound written in large, bold, black letters on solidly colored flaps: "Who TRUUUMPETS? // Who says GROWWWL?" The repetitive structure of the questions makes this text feel like a poem. When readers lift the flaps, some of which hinge up and some of which hinge down, they will delight in finding gorgeously illustrated wild animals ranging from an elephant and a tiger through a monkey, an owl, a parrot, a lion, a frog, a bee, a mosquito, and a crocodile to a bear. Each illustration is colorful and heavily detailed, providing readers with visually rich, patterned paintings that invite close looks. The animals chosen are either already familiar to most children or readily found in many children's books. Mroziewicz's use of onomatopoeia makes this an enjoyable and effective read-aloud for younger children. The final spread unfortunately breaks the poetic pattern of the earlier text, transitioning from the question about vocalization to "Who sleeps all winter? ZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ." The change feels like a bit of a jolt from the original rhythm, but overall it is a well-designed book that stands out for its gorgeous illustrations.

A visually enticing book based on a simple and entertaining concept. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews