Peekaboo Bunny

Young readers are encouraged to lift the flaps and help a little bunny find the other baby animals playing peek-a-boo in the meadow, in the woods, and in the garden. Review: "Peekaboo, Bunny./ Peekaboo, Mouse./ Peekaboo, Turtle, in your shell house." There's nothing so riotously fun for a baby or toddler as the game of peekaboo. Add to this that most delightful form of early childhood literature, lift-the-flap books, and you have a real winner. Of course, Mary Melcher's utterly adorable illustrations just add to the enjoyment. In this sturdy little picture book, each page is swarming with glorious color and one clever yet simple flap to lift. Behind every flap is a fluffy, pudgy critter, right up to the last page, when, surprise! Behind the child's flap-hands is a mirror with the reader's own face peering out. In spite of the faintly disturbing aspect of seeing an oval Mylar mirror instead of the expected cute little picture of a child's face, most children will probably love the surprise and the chance to gaze at their own reflection. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter