Pop and Play: Pets

by Simon Abbott

Overview

Playful pets jump off each page in the new interactive pop-up book, Pop and Play: Pets by Simon Abbott. Kids favorite animal pals are waiting play the day away inside this durable board book. Popular pets like puppies, kittens, bunnies, and hamsters all spring to life with each turn of the page.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780753471562
Publisher:	Kingfisher
Publication date:	02/11/2014
Pages:	10
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Simon Abbott lives with his family in Suffolk, UK, and has been illustrating children's books, toys, and games for over 10 years. His favorite subjects to draw are smiley snails and funky fish. When he hasn't got a pencil in his hand, Simon likes to run, and he has completed both the London and Barcelona Marathons.

Editorial Reviews

2014-03-17
Paper engineering animates a bevy of domestic animals as the pages turn.A dog jumps over a fence, a goldfish splashes in a fish tank, a rabbit pops up from behind a gate, and more in this new Pop and Play offering. Abbott's boldly outlined cartoons in highly saturated colors give the pets a lively and friendly air. The almost unnecessary text often captions the action with a fact about each animal ("Kittens like to play") and includes one question or instruction per scene to engage readers ("Count the paw prints.") The companion title, Under the Sea, features sea creatures and includes the same page-animating pop-ups: A dolphin leaps through the waves, baby and mother whales spout water, various sea creatures explore a shipwreck, and more. As in the first book, the playful art is more appealing than the pedestrian text, but its pop-up features are some of the best in the series. Particularly eye-catching are the octopus' legs, which burst out of the book, and the clown fishes' tails, which appear to wiggle when the book is manipulated.An enjoyable, affordable addition to this accessible series. (Pop-up/board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews