Safari Friends

Treesha Runnells. Piggy Toes Press, $4.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-58117-276-8

Two Fold-Out Fun books by Treesha Runnels introduce an array of friendly animals: Forest Friends and Safari Friends. Readers lift the right-hand page up, then over, unveiling larger sections of each easily recognizable animal, accompanied by simple clues (""I have very big feet./ I eat with the help of my trunk""), until the full creature is revealed (""I am an elephant!""). The merry illustrations make even the bears and lions look non-threatening.

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