Flip Flap Safari

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 25, 2015

Review

Young readers are off to see lots of animals on quite a jungle safari. In each double page spread, the left hand page has rhyming text that tells about the animal. The animal is depicted on the right hand page along with the noise it makes. Each page is split horizontally so children can create their own mixed up creatures by flipping only half of one page. The animals are drawn proportionally, so they "fit" onto each other, even though they are not the same animal. Illustrations are colorful. The animals all have beady eyed expressions which children will enjoy. Despite the fact that this is a spiral bound board book, it seems quite sturdy. The pages are made of heavy enough cardboard that it should hold together for repeated readings.

Overall Book Score: good