If this is supposed to be for newborns and infants, then why are the drawings so complex and why are the pages so wordy? There is a cut-out hole at each alternative page, showing us what the little baby (perhaps 10 months old? Burglar Bill; Cops and Robbers; The Baby's Catalogue; The One and Only Two Heads; Son of a Gun; The Little Worm Book; Two Wheels Two Heads; Funny Bones; A Pair of Sinners; Happy Families; Peepo! Peepo is a fabulous picture book, which is told through the perspective of a baby boy (approx age of baby is 10 months). We honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' continuous connection to Country, waters, skies and communities.

Children then create a time capsule using their pictures and writing from Session 1 for future generations. There is more to this story that meets the eye and that children may not notice straight away, which is that as the story progresses the dad is getting dressed in his uniform, perhaps to go back to war after leave; children could also discuss what the dad is doing. Beautiful rhyming story about what a baby can see from various places - his cot, high hair, bath etc. A word of warning, though: because I'm a bit dense, it took me a few goes to realise that the baby's father was not in fact in the Home Guard or the like, but actually on his last day of leave from the War (you see him gradually getting dressed in his army uniform over the course of the book). The Ahlberg's have a magical way of explaining what can be seen through a child's eyes, without over-complicating things.So while his Mother is concentrating hard on cleaning, he is aware of numerous events and objects around him catching his attention. She won the 1978 Kate Greenaway Medal from the British Library Association - an award recognizing the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject - for Each Peach Pear Plum.

Absolutely love the details, which are so true to life (the baby watches the tassels on his Grandma's shawl waving in the breeze). Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. All children from nursery to key stage one will be able to happily read this book or have it read to them by a parent/guardian. For example, ‘what do you think he will see next’ and ‘what does the black and white TV tell us about the story? We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads.

Peepo is a book about a baby who is very observant of his surroundings, he picks out specific details of what he sees and encounters in his daily life. The many British English words and detailed illustrations of, say, coal ovens and double-decker buses provide plenty of opportunities to develop vocabulary and learn about a way of life that may be unfamiliar to readers. The verse is beautifully written and easy to read and the illustrations so fascinatingly detailed you will find something else to catch your eye every time you open a page. Each page contains one or two four-line rhymes, followed by the chance to join in saying “Peek-a-boo!