Peek-a-Boo Zoo!

by Jane Cabrera

Kids will love playing peek-a-boo with all the different animals at the zoo in this cute book!

Peek-a-boo baby, peek-a-boo zoo! Lemur's playing peek-a-boo, why don't you play too?

Join in the fun with curious Lemur and see who's hiding behind the cut-out holes. A pair of eyes peeks through each page as Lemur finds out who's hiding, including a panda, a parrot, a kangaroo, and a monkey. The last spread, which is hidden by many different die-cuts, reveals a whole zoo of characters! Kids will love playing peek-a-boo and revealing Jane Cabrera's adorable animal illustrations!

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Storytime, Childrens, Fiction

24 pages, Hardcover

First published April 4, 2017

About the author

Jane Cabrera is best known as an Author and Illustrator of Children's Books.
She has written and illustrated 56 books which have been translated into over 25 languages and won awards in the US and Europe. She lives on the edge of beautiful Dartmoor National Park in the UK.
Her books range from picture story books to concept board books for babies.

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Reviews

[KC · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute peek-a-boo

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

My kids liked this one at storytime. The floating eyes creeped me out a bit, sort of the opposite of how we play the peekaboo game. But otherwise it's cute, so 3 stars!

[McKenzie Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

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A cute little book that is very simple and soothing. The book makes use of rhymes and repetition to create an adorable book perfect for young children, especially those who enjoy animals.

The illustrations were absolutely adorable and I really liked the idea of the peek-a-boo eye holes.

I will say though that this probably should have been formatted as a board book. I read this to a kid I work with who enjoyed it, but was a little too fascinated with the eye holes. This was a read-once-and-put-away to avoid any rips to a library book. Those eye holes were just too tempting for little fingers.

Overall, a nice little read that is simple but adorable.

[Cheriee Weichel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked this up at a library story time and checked it out because my grandson sat down to read it with me without any persuasion. It's a simple repetitive rhyme scheme that doesn't really work for me, but sure pleases my grandkids. Truthfully, it's all about those eyes and turning the page to see who's there. We've been reading it pretty regular these days. Ada screams with delight each time she sees the next set of eyes.

[MeganRuth - Alohamora Open a Book · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and simple book with rhyming words. Great storytime book for toddlers/preschoolers.

Focus/Lesson idea: Narrative Skills- describing words, Phonemic Awareness- oo sound, Inference, Background knowledge (zoo animals)
Storytime/Audience: toddlers/preschoolers
Pair with Polar Bear's Underwear by Tupera

[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

perfect little book babies and toddlers will enjoy! I like the cut outs with the eyes peeking through each page and think littles will love to guess who's eyes they are. Nice rhyming text! Pleasing colors and simple designs- soothing. I think it would be a nice intro to rhyming words for littles (babies aren't too young!).

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jane Cabrera has created a sweetly illustrated book for toddlers ages 1-3. Simple rhymes and die cut pictures will have children waiting on their edge of their seats for each page turn. I wish it had been longer! Pair it with Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett for toddler time!

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple rhyming peekaboo zoo book. Will try it in my baby/toddler peekaboo program since it is a larger picture book and I usually get the largest crowd for that and also for the PreK 3s if they request a pet/zoo (last book) theme again.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A rhyming read aloud with die cut views of animals living in the zoo. I like the repeated phrases used to format the story and I'd recommend this for a baby/toddler storytime.

[Alyssa Gudenburr · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect book for story time. Short, sweet, and very cute.

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect for baby storytime - I wish it came in a board book format.

[MaryLibrarianOH · Rating 4 out of 5]

Use with babies and toddlers. Lift the flaps and rhyming words.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

such a cute book, especially for the little ones. The kids loved guessing who the eyes belonged to on each peek-a-boo page.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

TO READ: During Toddler Time and Preschool Play.

[Lana. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super cute illustrations. But would be better perhaps as a board book -- my baby-toddler wants to go for the eye holes and in the current format could easily rip.

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

bleh this book was done 100 times before

[Elizabeth Moreau Nicolai · Rating 5 out of 5]

PERFECT book for baby storytime!

[Rebecca Gomez · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun novelty book to share with the littlest book lovers.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing special, but I think my toddlers will enjoy it at story time.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm rating this genuinely excellent book for how it works for a group read aloud. Ok, so this is just too young for my toddler 3s, this really is a lap read or baby/crawler book.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A baby and up picture book about zoo animsl told in a peek a boo way where each page gives a clue to the animal and the words peek a soemthing which relates to the animal.

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elliot likes this book with cut-outs of eyes peeking through pages. It is probably best for infants and young toddlers because of how short it is, but still fun

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

A curious lemur plays peek-a-boo with different animals.

[R. L. Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute book for babies! Adorable artwork!

[Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much for a story but cute and would work for infant storytime.

[Maude P. Ragsdale Hiram Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love books where kids can guess what's coming next and this one is perfect for that

[Cara Byrne · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book to read aloud to babies (and their big siblings who will be eager to point out which animals are coming up next). A baby storytime read.

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for baby storytime.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I could see it working for toddler storytime.

[Rebecca Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun, short book with cut outs and simplistic concepts great for toddlers (counting, colors, animal sounds etc). While I did like it and might use it at storytime, it seemed like it was trying to cover too much instead of focusing on one of those elements. I might have moms and kids play peek a boo while we read it.