You know I have to admit, that when we first received this book, I wasn't thrilled. I'm not really a fan of pop-up books nor DK books for that matter. At first glance from the cover I thought this was going to be one of those colorful but utterly boring books that just name objects. However, I was pleasantly surprised with this book and it's become a favorite repeat.
The book is a collection of photographs overlaid on computerized backgrounds of various "Things that Go" such as airplanes, astronauts and hot air balloons. The illustrations are bold and colorful and really keep my son's attention.
He's really too young still to open up the flaps for the surprises underneath but he is not too young to enjoy the peekaboo surprises on each page.
The flaps are very durable and construction of this book is such that I think it's going to last long into the toddler years (I hope). Pop-ups are known to be not only fun to share but educational as well, in that they promote imagination and memory. I think one of the issues that I have with a lot of movable books is besides all of their flaps breaking or ripping off after a handful of readings, the pop-ups usually end up being just a distraction from the book's supposed theme. Fortunately, this one is durable, engaging to read, and follows the mantra of "less is more".
Buy Your Own Copy of Pop-Up Peekaboo: Things That Go at a local bookstore or from Amazon:
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