Shapes (Slide 'n' Seek)
Reviewed with Chuck Murphy'sSlide 'n Seek: Opposites.Ages 1-5. Great for the lap-sit audience, these small, square, interactive board books in the Slide 'n Seek series have pull-out panels on each page with hidden pictures that reveal surprising connections to point at and talk about. The first page inOppositesshows a small girl goingdownthe stairs; pull the tab at the top of the page, and there's a picture of a boy goingupthe stairs. A candy jar isfull; pull the tab, and the candy jar isempty. In the book on shapes, the first page shows and names a circle; pull the tab, and there's a tricycle with wheels. Murphy does the same thing with other shapes: see the shape, name it, and then pull the tab to recognize the shape in everyday things. The colors are clear and bright; the uncluttered design is sturdy enough to withstand lots of repetition. Even when a child has pulled the tabs over and over again and knows what's hidden there, there's fun in the sudden transformations.Hazel RochmanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved