Can You Say It Too? Woof! Woof!

by Nosy Crow, illustrated by Sebastien Braun

Interest age: 0 to 3
Reading age: 0 to 3

Published by Nosy Crow, 2014

  • Board books
  • Interactive
  • Touch and feel books

About this book

In this bold and colourful board book, the animals are hiding… There’s a friendly dog behind the gate, a playful cat among the flower plots and a splashy fish in the pond. Babies and young toddlers can lift the large, sturdy flaps on each page to reveal the animal and vocalise the noises that each makes. A bonus double flap on the last page reveals both happy bird and her noisy chicks!

This is a brilliantly engaging board book which offers a simple level of interactivity that is perfect for curious and tactile little ones. The text is simple enough for young babies being read to and it subtly introduces preposition words like ‘in’ and ‘behind’. There’s a lovely element of anticipation involved as it’s not always obvious which animal will be revealed. With a combination of colour and activity, this early board book is great for memory recall and is one which little ones can return to over and over.

About the illustrator

Sebastien Braun was born in Strasbourg, the hometown of Gustav Doré and Tomi Ungerer (his heroes). As a child he spent countless hours drawing, but at secondary school there were no art classes, so he filled his homework with doodles and portraits of his teachers. At university he initially studied history – fortunately, the building was shared with the art department, and when he saw the students sketching, knew he had to change. After that, he spent a few years teaching applied art to sixth formers, before taking the plunge as a freelance illustrator. His first commissions were for magazines in Paris, and when he moved to London, he developed his portfolio for children's books.

Apart from creating pictures, Seb's favourite pastimes are making toys from wood, playing with his children and climbing the Cotswold hills on his vintage road bike.

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