Play peekaboo with your baby and hear them giggle in delight as hidden surprises are revealed! Find the sleepy toys hiding; the rabbit with the silky bow is under a blanket and a squashy-nosed pig is behind a clock, until at the end of the story you will discover all four toys are fast asleep beneath a bedspread. This is the perfect way to get your baby interested in books and to spend special time together. Also, enjoy hours of peekaboo fun!
Mom and 10.5 month old Leo both like it. Big flaps, a little hint of the toy peeking out to help the little littles, simple and (appropriately) repetitive but still descriptive text, and nice textures.
I hate this book but my 10-month-old loves, loves, loves both the peek-a-boo flaps (quite sturdy) and the pictures of babies. The consistent format of flap on the right and baby on the left is nice for him, and he knows what to look for on each page.
I'm condemned to read this nightly and Baby makes his opinions known if I try to read him anything else.
Bedtime Peekaboo! is my kind of children's board book: charming, whimsical, builds suspense! I can feel my 18th month old daughter's little body tensing in anticipation with the turn of each page, each flap lifted: who will be behind the striped curtain? Peekaboo! The friendly tiger with the shiny eyes encourages the tyke to turn out the lights and get into bed. Where is the cuddly pig? Is she behind the cushion? Lift the flap, and my daughter reaches out to pet the soft furry tummy of the pig. But her favorite part is the suspense-filled final page: where are all the toys? Are they tucked under the covers, fast asleep? Shhhh... Don't wake them up.
This book is Not For Us. It doesn't fit our style or bedtime routine.
The good: *Babies of all different skin tones appear in the book. *Lots of different textures, including some yarn hair on a doll. *Big, easy-to-open flaps.
The bad: *Bedtime is not now, nor will it ever be, 7 pm at our house. *Some of the textures are just some stars or eyes that are sparkly paper. There's not much difference between these and the rest of the page. *The paper edges around the other textures are sharp and unpleasant. *We turn off the lights, then find our toys and a bedtime story? What?