A flap lifter’s delight and a sure promoter of early numeracy. Count on repeat visits.
Children will echo a certain Sesame Street character’s “I love to count!” after lifting 100 numbered flaps to see as many different cartoon figures.
Changing settings from spread to spread, Carter begins with an undersea scene followed by gatherings of cars and trucks, garden veggies, dinosaurs, desserts and so on. Each page features five shaped, stacked flaps of decreasing size and varying orientation, with the largest always on top—and each flap features a simply drawn, brightly colored item or animal with an identifying label and a number. A city bus (labeled number 11) lifts to reveal a fire truck (12), which conceals an ambulance (13), which covers a “doggy rickshaw” (14), under which a “city worker” (15) emerges from a manhole (here, a doghole). Lifting the fifth and smallest flap in every stack reveals a congratulatory message: “Now you’ve counted to [number]!” Rather than concluding with a flourish, the final “Now you’ve counted to 100!” looks like its predecessors and seems anticlimactic. Still, even very young children with rudimentary counting skills will be drawn on by the stream of visual surprises and will feel a proper sense of accomplishment when they reach the end.
A flap lifter’s delight and a sure promoter of early numeracy. Count on repeat visits. (Novelty counting book. 1-2)Pub Date: Feb. 5, 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4027-8738-6
Page Count: 20
Publisher: Sterling
Review Posted Online: Sept. 24, 2013
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 1, 2013
BOOK REVIEW
A lovely, simple lift-the-flap book that will stand the test of many a mighty tot.
Little ones learn about bugs.
The world of insects and like small creatures is the focus of this sturdy board book. Each turn of the page gives readers a close view of a particular habitat. The text asks, “Where’s the ladybug?” or “Where’s the snail?” and little ones are encouraged to find the creatures under shaped felt flaps. A caterpillar poses under a leaf with a few bites taken out of it; a bumblebee flies behind a pink tulip. The flaps are made of a reasonably strong material, secured tightly within the book’s pages. Extremely determined readers may figure out a way to pull the flaps out, but most will enjoy flipping them up and over with ease. The last page of the book contains a mirror hidden behind a bush-shaped flap, and readers are asked “And where are you?” The insects smile with big eyes and are composed of large, circular, clean-edged shapes. The color palette is dulled, making the neon flaps pop effectively for little readers. Concurrently publishing companion Where’s the Giraffe? explores the world of jungle animals.
A lovely, simple lift-the-flap book that will stand the test of many a mighty tot. (Board book. 1-2)Pub Date: March 28, 2017
ISBN: 978-0-7636-9335-0
Page Count: 10
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Review Posted Online: June 18, 2017
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2017
As bright and bold as the holiday it celebrates.
An excited little one celebrates Easter.
The Easter Bunny is on its way, and Patricelli’s one-haired tot is thrilled. He prepares for the holiday by painting eggs and making bunny ears. On the big day, he excitedly looks for Easter eggs while his parents watch. The bold, rounded illustrations catch the eye, with a wide range of colors used throughout. The author pays a little lip service toward education by showing primary colors combining to create secondary colors, but the book's main focus is the exuberance that comes with celebrating the holiday, particularly when the traditions are so new and exciting. The enthusiasm is infectious, and read-alouds will most likely lead to little ones’ looking to do some arts and crafts of their very own.
As bright and bold as the holiday it celebrates. (Board book. 1-2)Pub Date: Feb. 10, 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7636-6319-3
Page Count: 26
Publisher: Candlewick
Review Posted Online: Jan. 19, 2015
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2015
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