This charming board book offers a generous store of meanings in just a few words. Full of world play and riddles, it encourages little readers to engage in active family reading.
It’s ideal for infants and young children who can start sounding out the words on the page and identifying the parts of the body. The effect is a sort of hide-and-seek game, where children point out the answer to the following questions: ‘Where are the kitty’s ears? Where are the dog’s spots? Where are the mouse’s teeth? Where are the mole’s paws?’ The answers are hidden behind the flap. All in all, there are 12 different animals, from house pets to more exotic creatures like the anteater and the narwhal. At the end of the book, the reader can point out all the features of a child’s face, including a pair of ears hidden below earmuffs – revealed by lifting the flaps. This interactive picture book helps develop a child’s focus, visual perception, and vocabulary, while fostering an interactive approach to reading and discovering the world.
Małgorzata Małyska, translated by Charles Kraszewski