Wednesday, December 28, 2022

No Peeking at Presents by Alastair Heim and Sara Not - ADVISABLE

No Peeking at Presents by Alastair Heim, illustrated by Sara Not
. PICTURE BOOK. Clarion (Harper), 2022. $19. 9781328809599

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

The older boy of a blended family is trying to keep his siblings in bed until Christmas morning has really arrived. When the young ones hear a squeak, they try to sneak past, but each time he intercepts them. Then HE hears the squeaks and investigates and finds the happy present for them all.

SPOILER:


Ok – who puts a puppy into a box and leaves it under the tree all night? NOBODY! That’s who. Maybe a small pic of the parents sneaking down to place the pup in the middle of the night? Otherwise – pretty funny about the stress of keeping little ones in bed all night before the big day.

Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS 

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