Who Loves Books?: A Flip-Flap Book (Interactive Board Book for Toddlers, Mix and Match Animals)

by Lizi Boyd

Overview

An interactive instant classic for inquisitive young minds and budding book lovers.

From the creator of the critically acclaimed Flip-Flap book, Hide and Sleep.

Who loves books? Is it Rabbit? Is it Bird? Is it Butterfly? Flap and flap the sturdy pages of this playful book to find out.

The buoyant colors, silly story, and interactive format will keep even fidgeting little readers engaged.

• A seek-and-find book with flaps to encourage play and exploration in babies and toddlers
• Foster a love of books and reading at a young age with this fun board book.
• Eye-catching art and fun animal illustrations will make this a perfect read-aloud book to share with baby.

For fans of Look!, Love You, Hug You, Read To You, and Bunny's Book Club, this touchable, delightful board book is sure to delight and excite children ages 0–3.

• Seek-and-find, lift-the-flap board books for babies
• Best books for kids ages 0–3
• Great baby shower gift for book-loving new parents

Lizi Boyd is the author and illustrator of more than 30 books for children, including Inside Outside, which received four starred reviews, Flashlight, which won the prestigious Bologna Ragazzi Award, Big Bear, Little Chair, which was a New York Times Notable Book, and the recently published Night Play. She lives in Norwich, Vermont.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452170978
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	02/11/2020
Pages:	18
Sales rank:	501,513
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 11.60(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Lizi Boyd is the author and illustrator of more than 30 books for children, including Inside Outside, which received four starred reviews, Flashlight, which won the prestigious Bologna Ragazzi Award, Big Bear, Little Chair, which was a New York Times Notable Book, and the recently published Night Play. She lives in Norwich, Vermont.

Editorial Reviews

"Squirrel pairs each wild animal with just the right reading matter in this paean to the pleasures of print. irresistible."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

01/01/2020

Toddler-PreS–A vivid, playful celebration of books and reading. On asymmetrical, split pages, forest creatures frolic under a whimsical sky. Squirrel floats down the river in a boat offering each animal a book. At the tale's end, every animal is reading. Owl calls out, "Whoo-whoo-whoo loves books?!" "Everyone!" they all answer from Squirrel's S.S. Book Boat. Movement and cheerfulness fill every spread, despite the characters being engrossed in the quietude of reading. The bright gouache coloring and naive shapes, like simplistic round trees and blobby-shaped flowers, will endear youngsters just learning to put crayon to paper. The text reads as two-word sentences with a repeated refrain: "Squirrel calls, 'A book for you!'" It's not always clear to whom Squirrel is offering a book until the page is turned. The titular question, "Who loves books?" may have been a more effective refrain, encouraging the reader to name the animals holding books. The tall, slender size and flap pages neither add nor detract to the presentation, and ultimately feel unnecessary. Overall, this book will appeal to toddlers and caregivers who see themselves reflected in its lively spirit. VERDICT Recommended for most collections for its buoyant, charming illustrations.—Richelle Rose, Kenton County Public Library, KY

School Library Journal

2019-12-08
Squirrel pairs each wild animal with just the right reading matter in this paean to the pleasures of print.

Boyd brings back the cast of Hide-and-Sleep (2019) and also employs the same alternating full- and split-page format to set up a simple guessing game. Floating into view in a boat loaded with books, Squirrel holds up one volume with a carrot on the cover: "A book for you!" For whom? The only visual cue is a pair of ears sticking up from behind a rock—until the flap is flipped to show Rabbit, reading happily. The distribution goes on, as the next "book for you!" which displays a nest with an egg, goes to…Bird, followed by one with an image of a flower for Butterfly, a water lily for Frog, and on until the last reader to be served, Owl (a tree adorns its cover), calls out "Whoo-whoo-whoo loves books?!" The answer, obviously, is: "Everyone!" Each page turn reveals more and more brightly colored and simply drawn creatures, even fish, noses buried in their reading. In the final picture all have climbed into the S.S. Book Boat, and who would find the author's closing "All aboard!" an invitation anything short of irresistible?

Every book its reader, as the old meme goes, and vice versa. (Novelty picture book. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews