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Boo!: A Book of Spooky Surprises
Join Pumpkin in this fun game as he tries to figure out who said BOO! Was it Night Owl, Black Cat, Little Witch, Spider, or Wizard? Concentric circles, bright artwork, finger-holes, and a cheerful rhyming story make learning come alive add to the Halloween fun!
16 pages, Board Book
First published September 1, 2015
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June 11, 2021
Read for my daughter. It’s cute.
June 6, 2024
The book we got from. The library had something that stuck the first two pages together so we couldn’t read them :/ but the rest of the book was cute.
December 28, 2016
My niece has it memorized.
April 18, 2024
Jack borrowed this book from the Ashland Public Library.
Dada took him to the library while I worked this morning, and Jack was captivated by the “eye holes” and layers in this peek-a-boo book. When he got home, he sat on the floor and flipped through the pages while I tried to read them to him. Eventually, we had read every page. He kept sticking his fingers in the holes and smiling and babbling.
Dada took him to the library while I worked this morning, and Jack was captivated by the “eye holes” and layers in this peek-a-boo book. When he got home, he sat on the floor and flipped through the pages while I tried to read them to him. Eventually, we had read every page. He kept sticking his fingers in the holes and smiling and babbling.
October 28, 2017
Little ones love saying "BOO!" with you and they get to do this on every page of this delightful peek-a-hole board book. Like the highly popular "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Bill Martin Jr., a phrase is repeated with a new character on each page. There's an owl, a black cat, a pumpkin, a witch, a spider, a wizard, and finally the guilty party -- a ghost with a final resounding "Boo!" What fun!
January 21, 2018
Cute Halloween book. Someone says boo and each one tries to find out who said it, but each one says it wasn't them. Find out who said Boo. Cute use of holes to be the eyes of each person/creature asked.
January 16, 2021
Halloween themed book for the little ones - who is saying boo!
Bright colourful pictures and nice use of rhyme means an easy to read and follow book.
Not scary just a bit of fun for the young reader.
One they will enjoy being read to and then reading for themselves.
Bright colourful pictures and nice use of rhyme means an easy to read and follow book.
Not scary just a bit of fun for the young reader.
One they will enjoy being read to and then reading for themselves.
April 5, 2021
I really enjoyed this book, its full of colors and the cover of the book has beautiful eyes that go through each page. Its a simple repetitive book and once you begin to read it the children will start to paticipate and repeat with you. Great Book
October 11, 2017
Simple repetition and a variety of spooky characters make for a fun Halloween read for little readers. The shrinking, multi-colored eye holes are really well designed.
October 21, 2020
Approved by the toddler. Who said boo? Simple illustrations and the opportunity to look through eye holes in each set of pages.
November 16, 2023
Halloween hasn’t ended in this house!
October 16, 2024
It was a really good and fun book to read to my class. They loved when I put my eyes near the eye holes and shouted Boo!
February 10, 2025
Read to little sister
December 16, 2015
Creating a fun book for a young toddler or older baby appears easy, but is actually tricky to pull off well. Just shoving a few animals or shapes into a cardboard book is not going to capture the imagination; there needs to be colour, fun and a certain je ne sais quoi to stand out from the many other baby books on the market. Setting a book around Halloween and all things spooky may not seem to fill these criteria, but a little fear can sometimes make a small child surprisingly happy.
‘‘Boo’’ is a book all about witches, warlocks, pumpkins and all things scary – but who makes these things fearsome? To a baby, a bright orange pumpkin is more inviting than frightening and a witch can be nice if given a smile. This is a simple card book over 16 pages that has increasingly smaller holes cut into the page as you progress. These holes are actually the eyes of the next character. The left hand page introduces character, whilst the right hand page has a full colour illustration of them.
Turning the page to see who is next is great fun and you may find yourself turning back and forth through the pages as your baby looks to find their favourite character once again. Throughout the book the colourful creatures are asked what is happening and it is not until the spooky surprise on the final page that you find out.
The book itself is made out of thick quality cardboard sheets that will take a battering from a baby and are wipe clean. This makes the book an ideal sharing story for babies bored of just looking at number or letters. The quality of the book itself is simple and understated, something as easy as offsetting all the eyes works wonderfully so that each character has a series of colourful irises. Babies are attuned to looking at eyes and this book really draws their attention with its spooky peek-a-boo!
Jonathan Litton’s story is not overly complex, so praise must be given to Fhiona Galloway’s illustrations, not only because they look so good, but also because they don’t evoke a bad reaction. The monsters and Ghoulies and manifestations on offer in ‘Boo’ are colourful and jolly, not dark and scary. Galloway achieves this by filling the pages with brightness and smiles; something that you will be seeing from your baby or young toddler when you read the book with them. Original review on bookbag.co.uk
‘‘Boo’’ is a book all about witches, warlocks, pumpkins and all things scary – but who makes these things fearsome? To a baby, a bright orange pumpkin is more inviting than frightening and a witch can be nice if given a smile. This is a simple card book over 16 pages that has increasingly smaller holes cut into the page as you progress. These holes are actually the eyes of the next character. The left hand page introduces character, whilst the right hand page has a full colour illustration of them.
Turning the page to see who is next is great fun and you may find yourself turning back and forth through the pages as your baby looks to find their favourite character once again. Throughout the book the colourful creatures are asked what is happening and it is not until the spooky surprise on the final page that you find out.
The book itself is made out of thick quality cardboard sheets that will take a battering from a baby and are wipe clean. This makes the book an ideal sharing story for babies bored of just looking at number or letters. The quality of the book itself is simple and understated, something as easy as offsetting all the eyes works wonderfully so that each character has a series of colourful irises. Babies are attuned to looking at eyes and this book really draws their attention with its spooky peek-a-boo!
Jonathan Litton’s story is not overly complex, so praise must be given to Fhiona Galloway’s illustrations, not only because they look so good, but also because they don’t evoke a bad reaction. The monsters and Ghoulies and manifestations on offer in ‘Boo’ are colourful and jolly, not dark and scary. Galloway achieves this by filling the pages with brightness and smiles; something that you will be seeing from your baby or young toddler when you read the book with them. Original review on bookbag.co.uk
January 15, 2024
There’s lots of colors and things to point out, and my toddler loves,loves, loves this book. I could have input this book about 200 times as read and appear to be way above my reading goal for the year LOL. We are approaching Christmas and he still wants me to read Boo! He loves when I mix up the voices and shout Boo as the different characters in the book.
September 23, 2015
Halloween characters such as a black cat, pumpkin, and witch discover who keeps shouting “boo” in this Halloween-themed board book. Similar in design to other board books by Litton and Galloway, Boo! features large die-cut circles in the center of the boards. Here they are the eyes of each character, not necessary to the story but adding visual interest and an extra splash of color, especially to the pumpkin on the front cover. Text sandwiches the die-cuts, visually breaking up the two halves of the repeating rhyme on the page. Galloway’s digital illustrations are also similar to others in the Tiger Tales line, appropriately sweet and Halloween orientated with crisp, smiling characters. Litton’s text can be read or sung and is age appropriate for its intended audience. Boo!: a Book of Spooky Surprises is a strong addition to Tiger Tales’ delightful My Little World series and could be used in a Halloween story time, given as a gift, and would be an excellent choice in any Halloween holiday circulating collection. Boo! is very highly recommend for children ages three and under.
October 13, 2015
Aaliyah loved this book, so much that she read it at least 10 times! I will probably buy this book. :)
October 9, 2024
O and I loved this book! The illustrations are adorable and the writing is plain fun!
October 13, 2015
Aaliyah loved this book! :)
July 11, 2017
Cute. similar cadence to Brown Bear Brown Bear.
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