Whose Prints?

by Kari Allen, Kim Smith (Illustrator)

Go on a snowy adventure through the woods and match animals to their tracks in this beautiful board book with die-cuts throughout!

Who tiptoed across the snow? Who scurried and skittered? Who slink-slink-slinked along? Little readers will love looking at different tracks in the snow and figuring out which animal made each one.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Nature, Outdoors, Storytime

20 pages, Board Book

Published September 19, 2023

Reviews

[Kelly {SpaceOnTheBookcase] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whose Prints is a wintery children’s board book about identifying animal prints in the snow. I love books with texture and each page has a cut out for the prints on the next page. The illustrations are well done and fit the theme of the book well.

Thank you Simon Kids for gifting me a copy to review.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great board book that has cut-outs of animal tracks that help children identify which track belongs to which animal. Follow along with a father and his child as they take a walk in the woods and notice the footprints in the newly fallen snow. There are about 4-6 tracks on each page which are cut-out on the page for the reader to identify. One page per animal and the reader is also given a short question about the animal before the reader turns the page to see the answer and an illustration of the animal. This is a super book for children and adults alike as it covers 7 different animals (including humans).

I like the beautiful peaceful illustrations. The text is simple and fun to read. This is a book that can be read repeatedly as the child examines the footprints and makes their guesses. They can apply this knowledge to their own world as they explore the great outdoors too. A gem of a book! 5 stars.

“Quick! Who scurried, then skittered around, over, and up?” There is a set of 5 small tracks on the page whose prints vary in length between them. Turning the page, you’ll see three squirrels up in the tree and the following answer printed on the page. (Answer: “Scurry, skitter. Up, up, up. A Squirrel!”)

[Carrie Kruck · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this little board book, which I think would be especially perfect for a preschool read-aloud. Young readers will be captivated by the invitation to guess the animal that left the tracks peeking through die-cuts on each page, and enchanted by the adorable creatures that appear in the pastel-colored winter scenes. When the story is done and it's time for movement, they'll be inspired to head outside and imitate the book's movement sounds like "scurry and skitter" and "swoop swish dive" as they search for familiar tracks on the ground. I especially loved the addition of an owl's wing-prints -a pretty spectacular find in real life. Just magical!

[Binxie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very cute board book with soft colors depicting winter in the forest. There are cutouts with prints of animals in the snow. The animal is revealed on the following page. And, there lies the reason for 3 stars. The audience for board books is a bit young and might easily miss so much of the nuance of the illustrations. Beautifully drawn, but not usable with a group. Glad it was done as a cutout rather than a lift the flap.

[Thompson McLeod · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you buy one board book this year, make it Whose Prints?

Whose Prints? has interactive die-cuts for toddlers to guess what animals left which prints before they turn the page and reveal the answer. Who is that scurrying? Slinking? Swooping?

Woodland animals featured include fox, deer, an owl, mice, rabbits and even surprise footprints at the ending. Beautifully illustrated by Kim Smith, Whose Prints is bound to be a bedtime favorite.

Highly, highly recommended 6 months and up.

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect board book to begin teaching animal tracks for a family that is interested in animals and the outdoors. Die cuts allow the child to see the tracks on the next page and guess what animal it may be. Text gives a hint of the action the animal makes as to what animal it will be. Hopping rabbits, sly foxes. Nice blue and white tones depicting the winter scenes.

[Amy Oberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Publication Date: 2023
Format: Board book - nonfiction
Elements: Cut-outs featuring various animal prints, advanced vocabulary/onomatopoeia
Connection/Topics: Winter/animals; family walks; observation

[GS Dachslove · Rating 4 out of 5]

Potential read-a-loud for a story time about animal prints.

Board book.

[Michal Babay · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love this book!

[Brittany Cash · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute baby board book that includes lots of sounds, animals, and directions!

[Manda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful little board book with gorgeous snowy illustrations.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful little guessing book about footprints in the snow.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Engaging and interactive board book that makes good use of die-cuts. A fun book for winter with lots of winter animals and snowdrifts.

[Thomas Bell · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a board book, it was really good.

Again, for a board book.

[Kelly]

Great idea with the die cut to show the prints. Makes them more noticeable especially since they kind of blend in with the snow.

[Hope · Rating 3 out of 5]

Checked out from PR Library in IL

[Ailish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun and wintry! I like the cutouts that show the different tracks. 3.5 stars.

[Hazel Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

my two year old loves this

[Jaimes_Mystical_Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an adorable, interactive read. This board book has beautiful illustrations and I absolutely love how each page has you guessing what animal will be featured on the next page. I can see kids getting really excited to read this one!

Thank you Simon Kids for sending me a copy of this book.