cover image Safari

Safari

Surya Sajnani. Quarto/QEB, $9.95 (8p) ISBN 978-1-60992-916-9

Wee Gallery, a line of children’s products founded by Sajnani and her husband, expands into board books built around high-contrast b&w illustrations. In this safari-themed guessing game, readers manipulate three vertical sliders integrated into the pages to reveal four animals (an elephant, lion, giraffe, and rhino). Three clues help in the guessing (“I am very tall. I have a long neck. I eat leaves. Who am I?”), and once the sliders are correctly positioned, the animals’ names are revealed, as well. Sturdy engineering and the simple charm of the loosely sketched animals add up to an appealing interactive introduction to a handful of animals. Available simultaneously: Pets. Ages 2–4. (Mar.)