Yeti Baby!: A Hazy Dell Flap Book

by Elias Barks, Meg Hunt (Illustrator)

Open the flaps to follow Yeti Baby on a chilly-yet-festive day on a snowy mountainside during the Winter Holidays.

Forest creatures, elves, colorful birds, sleigh rides, pastel lights, and arctic animals abound in this joyful winter wonderland. Young readers and pre-readers will discover the details of this delightful winter world alongside their Yeti Baby avatar, as every spread features a flap revealing a fun, unexpected character or hidden aspect of the scene.

The durable, interactive flaps make this an ideal multisensory experience for hours of fun at schools, libraries, homeschool or stay-at-home activities.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Paranormal, Juvenile, Cryptids

12 pages, Board book

Published September 8, 2020

Reviews

[Jay Gabler]

This may seem odd to say, but frankly this book could have used more Baby Yeti.

[Sophie Brown]

Sophie’s first book to share is Yeti Baby by Elias Bark, illustrated by Meg Hunt. This adorable picture book comes from the same board book series as Pumpkin Baby, which was included in our first Halloween reading roundup of 2020.

Yeti Baby is a lift-the-flap book featuring an adorable baby yeti on their adventures spending a day on a snowy mountainside. As they explore, they meet gumdrop elves and cute polar creatures including a narwhal, sea otter, and polar bear. They hide out under the mistletoe, take a ride on a miniature steam train, and get snug in bed once night draws in. Sophie found the design of the yeti a little odd—she’s certainly never seen one that’s blue with horns before—but that certainly didn’t make them any less cute.

The artwork is beautiful throughout. The whole book is primarily drawn in tones of blue, gray, and teal, yet somehow still manages to look inviting despite these cool colors. Sophie immediately wanted to crunch through the crisp white snow and watch the elves at work, and maybe share some of the steaming hot chocolate Yeti Baby discovers alone the way.

There’s little actual story here, but that’s not the point. Young readers will love lifting the flaps to see what Yeti Baby is up to on each page, while adults will enjoy reading the simple rhymes aloud and seeing the illustrations.

[Kelly]

A fun winter story with a cute yeti!

[Robin]

Yeti Baby meets some critters on a Winery cold night before settling down to sleep.

[I. Vélez]

The reason behind my 4-star review is that the flaps were already weak (as if it had been previously read) when it arrived in the mail; and because of that my 15th-month old daughter almost ripped one of the flaps off. Otherwise, it is a fun story for children 2 years and below.

[Elizabeth S]

This lift-the-flap board book has the most amazingly sturdy flaps!

[Dolly]

Cute lift-the-flap board book capitalizing on the popularity of cryptids.

[Andréa]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.