Peek-a Choo-Choo!

by Nina Laden

Overview

In this fourth title in Nina Laden's Peek-a series, young readers play the classic game of peekaboo with vehicles! Colorful pictures and lively, rhyming text—featuring trains, planes, and a bonanza of boats—help children predict what is peeking through die-cut windows. Read the clue... guess the rhyme...giggle wildly...and repeat!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452154732
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	08/16/2016
Pages:	22
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 7.00(h) x 1.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Nina Laden is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Peek-a Who?, one of Scholastic Parent & Child magazine's 100 Greatest Books for Kids, and Are We There Yet? She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Editorial Reviews

08/22/2016
In her fourth peekaboo board book, Laden returns with a new set of rhymes for readers to complete. Peanut-shaped die-cut holes provide glimpses of the pages to come, hinting at the finished phrases. The bow of a boat peeks out from behind a cluster of cattails for “Peek a canoe!” (turning the page reveals that a small dog is doing the rowing), and a footprint pattern clues readers in to the red “Peek a shoe!” that appears in a later spread. Energetic artwork, playfully unexpected rhymes, and an inset mirror for a “Peek a I see you!” finale add up to another satisfyingly interactive readaloud. Up to age 2. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

"Energetic artwork, playfully unexpected rhymes, and an inset mirror for a "Peek a I see you!" finale add up to another satisfyingly interactive readaloud"-Publishers Weekly

"Energetic artwork, playfully unexpected rhymes, and an inset mirror for a "Peek a I see you!" finale add up to another satisfyingly interactive readaloud"-Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

01/01/2017
Toddler-PreS—Laden's board book series continues in this new transportation-based guessing game. Die-cuts and the surrounding border hint at the mode of transportation before each fun reveal. Laden's attention to detail and diverse cast of characters help this offering rise above most. Holes the perfect size for little fists to grasp and creative rhyming round out this top-notch selection.

School Library Journal

2016-10-12
Laden revisits the formula she found early success with in Peek-a Who? (2000). Unfortunately, in this fourth outing, it's feeling a little worn. Even the kidney-shaped die cuts designed to entice inquisitive babies are placed exactly as they were in the earlier books. The image glimpsed through the hole hints at the picture and word that will be revealed when the page is turned. This time the common theme is modes of travel, starting with a train, then a canoe, rocket, balloon, and shoe. Obviously, only "canoe" and "shoe" rhyme with "choo-choo," so Laden stretches the game to "flew" for the rocket and "blew" for the hot air balloon. Very young children may be confused by the kites that fly across the page before the balloon is discovered (their strings become the balloon's seams after the page-turn). They may also wonder why Laden abandons the single-word rhyme scheme on the final page, which is occupied by a mirror. Logically, it should say, "You!" Instead, it reads, "Peek-a I SEE YOU!"—which does not make for a smooth end to this trip. The plastic film that protects the mirror is a choking hazard and should be removed before allowing young children to handle the book independently. A disappointing trip on a too-frequently-driven track. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews