Peek A Who
April 6, 2009 by Games for Kids · Leave a Comment
Nina Laden’s illustrations in this simple, rhyming board book are truly magical. The format is straightforward: on alternating two-page spreads, the words “Peek a” are repeated, opposite an illustrated page with a die-cut hole, behind which lurks a cow (”MOO!”), a green ghost (”BOO!”), and a mirror (you guessed it, “YOU!”). The youngest readers will delight in trying to guess who–or what–is peeking through the window, and can easily grip the baby-fist-size holes to turn the pages for the answers. The picture of the “ZOO!” is fabulous. Through the hole, all that can be seen is a wild pattern of colors, stripes, and spots. Turn the page, and find a wild kingdom of animals, one in front of the other: peacock, zebra, penguin, cheetah, elephant, and more. Ready for more peekaboo fun? Try Nina Laden’s Ready, Set, Go! . (Baby to preschool) –Emilie Coulter
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Easy to turn pages for little babes
Love this book. Bought it because of the reviews for my then 6 month old. He didn’t seem to care for it. From around 10 months this is THE book he pulls from the pile (he’s nearly a year). With the peek-a-book cut out he is able to easily turn the pages himself, making the story reading so much more exciting for him. We make noises for each of the hidden things (owl, cow, ghost, zoo, train) and then give kisses into the mirror. Although he can only say a few words “goh” (ghost) is one of them!
5 Stars Great Toddler Book
My 21 month old son loves this book. The mirror page at he end is quite ingenious. I highly recommend this book to anyone with young children. Good board book construction and a quick (3 minute) read.
5 Stars Cute Book!
My 8 month old LOVES this book, she gigles every time we turn the page!
5 Stars Great book for young children!
As a grown up, I thought this book was a little silly and not much to it. However, my 10 month old went crazy over it. He “reads” all by himself. The last page is mirrored and he loves looking at himself. The pages have cut outs that make the book interactive for him. He brings the book to me to read over and over! He is now 14 months old and still loves this book.
We took it to the doctor’s office today. I was reading to him in the waiting room and a group of children gathered to hear the book. Several of the children were older (3 and 4), they were trying to guess what was in the cut outs and guess the possible rhyming words. They were tickled pink at the mirror on the last page.
I would say that this book was a big hit with the kids so it must be a good book!
By the way, I had to read it again…
5 Stars Still a favorite 8 years later…
My daughter got the book before her first birthday (she is almost 9). It was her favorite then…All you had to say was “Peek a WHo?” and she’d go crawling across the house looking for it, and wouldn’t return until she found it, and then you had to read it. My second daughter, now age 1, loves it just as much. Yes, it is simple, and there aren’t a lot of words, but it engages them and they love to turn the pages. And in response to the post complaining about the presence of a ghost…that is my daughter’s favorite page…she turns to it and says “O”…she doesn’t see a ghost, she see’s cheerios for eyes. It was a winner when my oldest was little, and my youngest loves it too!!!
