Peekaboo Planet

by John Hutton, Candice Hartsough (Illustrator)

Overview

“Who’s plump and pokey?” Animals are hiding throughout picturesque scenes of different habitats. With other animals of the region nearby, kids will have to seek closely to identify the described animal on each page.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936669820
Publisher:	blue manatee press
Publication date:	05/12/2020
Pages:	14
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Candice Hartsough has been a freelance illustrator ever since graduating from the Herron School of Art and design in 2005. She currently lives with her husband and three children in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. John Hutton is a pediatrician and author from Cincinnati, OH. His research involves the importance of home reading practices and nurturing real-world experiences to promote early brain development and literacy.

Editorial Reviews

2020-01-12
Prompted by questions, children are encouraged to find camouflaged animals.

A full-bleed illustration of a jungle spills onto its adjacent page. A tiger, a parrot, a blue frog, and an insect can be glimpsed among the exuberant foliage. The question “Who squawks and talks?” prompts children to explore the image and identify the animal that fits the description. When readers turn the page, the correct answer is revealed inside an illustrated circle accompanied by text: “Peekaboo Parrot!” Following this same plosive-popping format, five other animals are presented—a porcupine, a penguin, a panda, a porpoise, and a prairie dog—each in its corresponding habitat. The questions are short but vocabulary rich: “Who’s plump and pokey?” “Who waddles and slides?” “Who’s black, white, and chews bamboo?” “Who swims and splashes?” “Who burrows and barks?” The last spread, though sweet and appropriate for the target audience, is somewhat unrelated to the rest of book, both in subject and question, though the presentation format is the same. Hidden behind the foliage of potted houseplants, readers can glimpse a cat, a dog, a human baby, and two dark-haired, white, adult humans (presumably the child’s parents). The question here is: “Who loves their baby?” the answer: “Peekaboo People!”

A sweet introduction to wild animals that promotes observational skills. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews