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Where's the Baboon?

By Michaël Escoffier
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Where's the Baboon? by Michaël Escoffier is an engaging and interactive children's book that invites young readers to join in a fun game of hide-and-seek. Each page presents a playful riddle, encouraging children to identify hidden names of animals within cleverly arranged sentences. With its unique blend of whimsical illustrations and wordplay, this book offers an exciting way for kids to improve their reading and observational skills.
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You might enjoy this book if you love engaging and interactive picture books that play with language in a humorous and clever way. It's perfect for children who enjoy spotting visual clues and solving playful puzzles. The imaginative illustrations provide an entertaining experience for both young readers and parents alike.

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Where's the Baboon?

A companion volume to the acclaimed Take Away the A, this is picture book word play at its very best!

A companion volume to the acclaimed Take Away the A, this is picture book word play at its very best!

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Step right up, fearless readers! Today, in this very book, we will PROVE to you that a snake can hide in a snowflake, that pigs can paint, and that the ones who copy the most are not necessarily cats! Prepare to be AMAZED by the game of hide-n-seek the words play! These tricksters are true experts in the art of camouflage!

Michaël Escoffier was born in France in 1970. Raised by a family of triceratops, he discovered his passion for writing and telling stories at a young age. He lives in Lyon with his wife and two children.

Kris Di Giacomo is an American who has lived in France since childhood. She has illustrated over twenty-five books for French publishers, which have been translated into many languages. This is her seventh book with Enchanted Lion Books.

"...a fun way to engage with language and reading in a nontraditional way." -Jen Wecker, Kiss the Book

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Where's the Baboon? by Michaël Escoffier offers a delightful blend of words and illustrations that captivate children through clever wordplay and riddles. The book is praised for its muted yet humourous illustrations, creating an engaging seek-and-find experience in a lively school setting. Both Booklist and Kirkus Reviews highlight its excellence, calling it both a game and a riddle book that expertly unifies language, picture, and story.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781592701896

Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 October 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Enchanted Lion Books

Illustration: color illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 205.0mm

Height: 317.0mm

Weight: 458g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Michaël Escoffier

About the Author

Michael Escoffier was born in France in 1970. Raised by a family of triceratops, he discovered his passion for writing and telling stories at a young age. He lives in Lyon with his wife and two children.

Kris Di Giacomo is an American who has lived in France since childhood. She has illustrated over 25 books for French publishers, which have been translated into many languages. This is her seventh book to be published by Enchanted Lion. The others are My Dad Is Big & Strong, BUT..., Brief Thief, Me First!, The Day I Lost My Super Powers, Take Away the A, enormous SMALLNESS, A life of E. E. Cummings.

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