Board book: Peppa Pig: Class Pet (Touch-and-Feel) Adapted by Eric Geron (according to Goodreads). Illustrated by Eone. (according to Goodreads). 2023. 10 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: Peppa is in play group with her friends when Madame Gazelle shares a surprise. "WE are getting a new class pet tomorrow!"
Premise/plot: What you see is what you get--a touch and feel book starring Peppa Pig (and friends). This one is set at Peppa's preschool. Each spread features a different "pet" to touch-and-feel. These are mostly the children guessing what the new pet will be.
My thoughts: Do I have thoughts? Yes. The turtle texture--which is NOT realistic to turtles--is AWESOME. This is featured on the cover and one of the interior pages. I could touch-and-feel this lovely texture for hours and never tire of it. But is it enough to carry the entire book???? The second texture is the "smooth and shiny" goldfish. I don't think goldfish are either smooth or shiny. And the texture is lacking texture. The only thing going for it is that it is somewhat reflective. The third texture is a "scaly lizard." It is NOT in any way shape or form scaly. It is bright polka-dotted fabric that is smooth. It may be polka-dotted, but it is not scaly. I think they could have done better finding something scaly. The fourth texture is for a "flapping" parrot. It is literally a piece of felt. Felt may flap when you manipulate it. But it's not like a feathery bird wing. The next texture is a return to the turtle--hooray! The fifth and final texture is a guinea pig. You might think, well, a guinea pig--that will be something soft and furry. Wrong. It is orange yarn. Perhaps more high class than yarn. Like yarn-like carpet fibers. Is the tactile appealing? Yes. My second favorite (behind the turtle). Is it realistic--no. The story is fairly simple.
© 2023 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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