cover image All About Faces!

All About Faces!

La Zoo, , trans. from the Japanese by Junko Miyakoshi. . Seven Footer Kids, $14.95 (27pp) ISBN 978-1-934734-06-3

This interactive book, created by a Japanese graphic design firm, explores the human face using simple, accessible images that resemble images kids might draw with a computer painting program. Readers can interpret facial expressions (“What are these faces telling you?”), lift a child's face away to reveal a cheery skull underneath, and, on wipe-off pages, use crayons to apply makeup to a woman and a girl. On another spread, a group of children play pretend (“Give yourself long ears and pretend to be a bunny”). The hands-on elements will likely inspire activities beyond the pages. Ages 3–up. (Oct.)