Don't miss the other lift-the-flap fun in Riddle Diddle Dumplings : Riddle Diddle Ocean , Riddle Diddle Safari , and Riddle Diddle Farm !
Funny rhyming riddles give helpful clues that entice young readers to guess which rainforest animals are hiding under the flaps in this sturdy board book.
I'm a feathery feller, / a canopy dweller, / a brainy bird, too, I swear it! At rest or in flight, / I'm a colorful sight. / Squawkity-squawk! I'm a . . .
Did you guess parrot? Authors Diane Z. Shore and Deanna Calvert team up with clever rhymes to introduce parrots, sloths, and other rainforest animals. Artist Stephanie Bauer's bright painted patterns and unique colorful textures hide the animals just enough to make this book a fun guessing game.
Serving up a dumpling-sized portion of animal riddles, the Riddle Diddle Dumplings board book series will appeal to toddlers and preschoolers and is perfect for sharing among siblings or multi-age groups of kids.
Diane Shore says that she never grew up past the 3rd grade and admits that she still thinks like an impetuous nine-year-old with ADD. She is the author of, Bus-A-Saurus Bop, winner of the 2004 Childrens Choice Award, Look Both Ways, winner of the 2007 Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Award, and her most recent picturebook, This Is the Dream, which received a Booklist starred review and was named a 2007 Once Upon a Child Honor book. Her I-Can-Read series with publisher HarperCollins titled How to Drive Your Sister Crazy! will be released this summer. She lives in metro Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two teenagers, and loves visiting schools. Visit her website at www.dianezshore.com"