Peepo!

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Peek-A-Boo was chosen as one of ALA's Books to Grow On in 2003, indicating that the ALA agreed that the book’s appeal spans a wide age group.

Janet Ahlberg, along with Allan Ahlberg, created some of the world's most popular picture books, including Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Christmas Postman, both winners of Greenaway Medals, and The Baby's Catalogue, inspired by their daughter Jessica. This book could also be used with older children, perhaps in year 2 to year 4, to discuss the images (When were they set? I picked this up at the library last week because I like the Ahlbergs (I loved The Jolly Postman as a kid, and discovered Each Peach Pear Plum just before having my own kids) and thought my youngest would enjoy it. There's a reason this book is still popular, especially with younger readers and their teachers, despite recently celebrating its 40th anniversary.Janet Ahlberg (1944-1994) was a British children's book illustrator, and the co-creator, together with her husband Allan Ahlberg, of the best-selling Jolly Postman series. Reading this with a class and pointing to the old furniture, clothes and food and asking 'Do we think these are items from this time, or the past? He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal.

No baby would have the patience to sit through the entire book especially since he/she will not be able to enjoy the illustrations. We at Penguin Random House Australia acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the Traditional Custodians and the first storytellers of the lands on which we live and work. If you look carefully at the illustrations of this book, you can pick the WWII theme, which gives the book a time and setting. 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. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.My nieces who have a 6-month-old brother LOVE it as they imagine him as the baby in the book and try to guess what he is seeing and describe it to me. There are holes cut out in the book to show beautiful watercolour images and the text provides much to talk about because it outlines different subjects and objects. Most young children will be able to relate to a character, or relate a family member to a character the book has portrayed. The activity was to create their own picture with a spy hole and share it with their friend before adding it to a display! This book is an enjoyable read for children in Foundation Stage but once the book is looked at in more details there are plenty of opportunities for book talk, regardless of age, which add to the story and meaning.

Just around the age where he is able to sit up himself and is beginning to notice different and fascinating things around him. 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.He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award winning picture books as Each Pear Plum and The Jolly Postman - both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal.

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! Janet Ahlberg, along with Allan Ahlberg, created some of the world's most popular picture books, including EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN, both winners of Greenaway Medals, and THE BABY'S CATALOGUE, inspired by their daughter Jessica. 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).As an adult, I enjoyed looking at the contrast in modern and post-World War settings in the family home in Britain.