Description
In this illustrated board book based on the beloved childrens game, readers and listeners alike are prompted to locate the prepositions based on contextual clues.
An absolutely delightful board book that brings readers into a game of hide-and-seek. With timeless illustrations and a world of imagination, Ready or Not, Here I Come! emphasizes words like in, on, off, into, below, above, and near. The train throughout the book is also a lovely component of the story as children will see it traveling through the countryside. When all of the animal friends have been found by the conductor, all the animals hop aboard and head off for more adventures.
-Where the Board Books Are, January 2022
As the zookeeper covers his eyes with his hands, he plays a game of hide-and-seek. The animals in the zoo dash off to find a place to hide. In this rhyming story, follow the zookeeper as he seeks out the animals in their hiding places. The prepositions (i.e. in, on, off into, below, above, near) indicate where the animals are hiding and these words are featured in dark orange font. The richly, shaded colored illustrations provide support to the text by showing the animal and hideout. In the picture, the pig sits below a twig; the frog is crouching on a log. The zookeeper rounds up the animals from the game and takes them for a ride on the zoos train. This board book provides opportunities for toddlers to recognize different animals, locate them on the page, and sense the rhythm and rhyme of the language. Children who enjoy this book may also like to experience the authors earlier book, Foxs Box.
-Children's Literature, January 2022