Pat the Bunny: Peekaboo, Bunny!

If you and your totz can't get enough of patting that adorable first board book bunny, look for Peekaboo, Bunny! With illustrations in keeping with the original Pat the Bunny, your totz are challenged to find Bunny's friends beneath flaps. Where is Squeak, Teddy, and Cat? Each spread offers three flap possibilities for surprise and memory exercise on further readings.

It's so fun to revisit Bunny. And of course you must look for him/her on the last spread. Where is Bunny? He's hiding because he loves to play peek-a-boo with you! (Hm. Is Bunny a male or female?)

Peekaboo, Bunny!
Golden Books, 2009

Little Bunny Finger Puppet Book: ImageBooks

Simple and adorable, Little Bunny is part of a series of 7-page chunky board books about 4.5 x 4.5 inches square--a perfect size for very small hands. A fuzzy finger puppet bunny pokes through each sturdy page, making this part toy, part book, and totally entertaining. I found Little Bunny in Barnes and Noble last weekend, along with Little Bee, Little Mouse, Little Puppy, and other books in this series. The kid in me was instantly captivated.

A wonderful addition to any Easter Basket or for springtime fun with your totz!

Little Bunny
Chronicle Books
ImageBooks Factory (United Kingdom)
Klaartje van der Put, illustrator

~ Joan Holub, author/illustrator

Inside the Industry: The first infant toddler book?

Joan and I were chatting yesterday, and we came up with this question:

Which board book do you remember as the first in the infant/toddler format?

I've thought through today and really think for me it's:



From 1940! Is this the first everyone else thinks of as well?

I won't review it just yet, but I would love for people to drop comments whether you agree or disagree.

Thanks for pausing to think and share!

Lorie Ann Grover, ~author/illustrator