Peepo! (Board Book)

I love this book. My own children enjoyed it in the 80's. Many children I have cared for have been read to and had fun sharing it to. The rhythm of the story is great for little listening ears. I've just bought for my grandsons 1st birthday. I get what other reviews have said about being out of touch with today's children but then it's good for them to hear different vocabulary.I'd love to see it into 2 versions. This one and an updated. What a history lesson that could be.Here's a little baby one two threeLooks through the peephole what does he seeHis father sleeping in his high tech bed, his mummy straightening her curly curly head.Films have remakes why not booksStill rate it as a favourite. Enjoy x

The negative reviews held me off purchasing this book for such a long time but we loved each peach pear plum so much I ordered this for my just gone two year old. Yes the illustrations are extremely cluttered and old fashioned but this didn't distract my toddler one bit. This book is a firm favouite and he loves asking for "peephooo". The detail holds his attention with plenty to point out and discuss. It has a simple story with beautiful rhythm and cadence that helped with language development through repetition. He has gained so much new vocabulary and can recite parts of the story. He points out objects and laughs at silly things like a skirt tucked into knickers. He has drawn connections to items we don't use for example the bucket of coal... "nana carries me bag of coal". Iron bed... connection to London Bridge song "iron bars bend and break" tin can "grandat kick can beach" after his granddad saved an empty can to bring to the beach to bob in the rock pools. Little minds are amazing. There is no preconceptions of what's modern or old fashioned as its all new and enchanting.

My children love this book. And I love how they’ve shown a close knit happy family living with the grandma even though they don’t seem to have a luxurious life. I love how everybody seems to be doing their part and taking joy in it and the house is still a tip. It is important to enjoy these simplicities and the child to observe them in this over glamourised world.My children love porridge because of this book. And they were able to learn not to disturb anybody who’s snoozing- from the pic where the dad is tiptoeing in and has his finger on his lips as if to say shhh when the mother is dozing on the sofa. Such a simple and enjoyable book.

Brilliant book. Our first one - in paper not board - became damaged with so much use and this board book solves that problem. Easier for young hands to turn the pages as they intuitively put fingers through the hole, which in paper tears. Just the job for grandparents who may remember a time when the world looked like the pictures.

This little book is an absolute joy - I now buy it for all new babies in the family. The simple rhymes are ideal for a tiny person, and gradually as the child grows it can join in with 'peeping' through the holes into the next page to see what is to come. The illustrations are magical, and it is possible to find something new almost every time you read. A little book from a simpler age , but with undertones of sadness as Father is in uniform and the family look far from prosperous; however, the baby is loved and protected by his parents, Granny and his sisters. Do buy this for the new baby in your family - it is a treasure, and older children love it too.