Peekaboo Bedtime by Rachel Isadora

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Peekaboo Bedtime was written by Rachel Isadora. Rachel Isadora is an award-winning children's author and illustrator. She has written children's books on multiple topics including ballet, life in America and Africa, and has illustrated several Brother Grimm tales in an African setting. [1]   

Summary

This story tells about a young African boy who is a fun-loving toddler delights in entertaining his family, friends, and puppy with his special game throughout the day, in a charming companion to Peekaboo Morning. [2]

Pros

Carolyn Phelan spoke up about this book. she said this a companion book to Isadora’s Peekaboo Morning (2002), this upbeat picture book follows an African-American toddler through an evening at home. After going outside to spot the moon with family members, the child comes back indoors to have a snack, a bath, and a story. As in the previous book, each right-hand page carries a picture accompanied by the words “Peekaboo! After the first few pages, the book’s audience can use visual clues to guess what the child is seeing. Heavily applied pastels create a warm, colorful family setting for the story. This pleasant book is well designed to engage young children in talking about the illustrations as well as playing their own peekaboo games. Preschool. [3]

Kelly as a reader had different point of view to this book, she mention she really like this one. The illustrations are beautiful. The story is simplistic but can be fun to share in story time or with the child at home. We can't always spot the item that baby is looking for, but sometimes we can such as the cat, or his grandmother. It's a fun way to initiate playtime with little ones. [4] 

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