Guess who's hiding! With a peephole format to keep babies and toddlers engaged, and age-appropriate text introducing simple facts about favorite objects and animals, this board book provides the perfect combination of learning and play for the littlest readers. Readers are asked to identify the farm animal lurking on the next page by reading clues and gazing through a peephole.
Showing you how much they love reading by carrying books around and handing books to you to read
Answering questions by pointing with one finger, like when you ask, “Where is the squirrel?”
Recognizing when a book is upside down
Beginning to show empathy, like looking sad when viewing a picture of another child crying
Your toddler is able to communicate a great deal with a small but growing vocabulary! Their ability to point at objects to gain your attention is a huge milestone that tells you they’re aware that you have a perspective that’s different from their own. This is called “shared attention” and it’s an important part of communicating and caring for others. Books about friends and family are very interesting to your toddler and talking together about what you’re reading will increase your child’s learning.
Click here to see a full list of milestones for your 15-month-old as well as tips and activities for you and your toddler!
Why did we select this book?
We like to select books that allow families to easily engage in conversations with their child since talk is so important to building your relationship as well as building your child's language skills. This title comes ready-made with engaging questions that allow you to wonder together what animal is hiding on the next page. The window in each page adds to the anticipation and curiosity by giving toddler hands something to explore and grip.
Related Activities
Asking questions is important in your relationship with your child and with their books, but you do not always need a response. Asking questions of your child is meant to trigger thinking, not always answers. When you read this book, do not expect your child to have the answers. Instead, model ways of thinking about the question, “Ooh! I think this gives us a clue!” Let the turning of the page answer the question, and as your child grows to love this book, they may have the answer before the page turn.
Moving our bodies is as important as exercising the brain with questions. This book has so many suggestions for pretending to be an animal with movements and noises. Have fun doing this with your child. This pretending could make this book a favorite and a favorite book is a great leap in learning!
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