Peek-A-Pet!

Marie Torres Cimarusti. Dutton Books, $11.99 (12pp) ISBN 978-0-525-47352-7

The paper-over-board Peek-a-Pet by Marie Torres Cimarusti, illus. by Stephanie Peterson, joins Peek-a-Moo and Peek-a-Zoo, this time inducing giggles with a game of peek-a-boo with dogs, cats and frogs that hide behind large flaps shaped like paws, wings or tails. .

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