Sneak!

by Beatriz Giménez de Ory, Paloma Valdivia (Illustrator)

Explore camouflage in this new addition to the Slide-and-See series that introduces budding scientists to fun STEM topics! This interactive board book features poetic riddles about camouflage animals around the world. Sturdy pages with tiered layers cleverly slide with each page turn to reveal answers. From classic camouflage critters like the chameleon to lesser known species like the owl butterfly, readers will delight in discovering the creatures in this interactive guessing game. Includes fact-packed educational notes about camouflage.

Genres: Animals, Science

28 pages, Board Book

Published October 3, 2023

About the author

Autora de literatura infantil, nacida en Madrid en 1972. Se licenció en Filología Hispánica y lleva años dedicándose a la docencia como profesora de Lengua y Literatura Española.

Aparte de algún trabajo como traductora, Giménez de Ory se inició en la escritura con relatos para adultos (obtuvo el XI Premio Internacional “Círculo Cultural Faroni” de Relato Hiperbreve en 2003), aunque pronto cambió sus preferencias por la literatura infantil. Lectora apasionada de clásicos de la literatura y, sobre todo, de poesía, sus obras infantiles se caracterizan precisamente por ser escritas en verso. Y no le ha ido nada mal, puesto que con ellas ha logrado varios reconocimientos importantes, como el III Premio Internacional Ciudad de Orihuela de Poesía para Niños (2011), el IX Premio Luna de Aire que concede el CEPLI (Centro de Estudios de Promoción de la Lectura y Literatura Infantil) en 2012. Dos años más tarde, en 2014, logró el Premio Fundación Cuatrogatos, un galardón que volvió a conseguir en 2017 por su obra infantil Para ser pirata (SM). Es esta otra pequeña joya de poesía infantil, que nació inspirada por la Canción del pirata de José Espronceda y Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer de Mark Twain.
El estilo de Giménez de Ory conjuga la musicalidad de la métrica y la rima con el juego literario y un mensaje de optimismo para despertar la imaginación y el gusto por la lectura entre primeros lectores.

Reviews

[Hayley Forrest · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cool and unique concept!

[Thompson McLeod · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun book! Interactive pages "hide" animals. As the readers turn the page, each animal is revealed. The creative slide-and-see design is a genius design in engineering. A chameleon becomes a leaf. a leopard hides in a tree, a sea dragon looks like seaweed until readers turn the page, and an owl butterfly looks like a pair of eyes until young readers discover it is the markings on the butterfly's wings.

New animals kids may not have seen before include: an arctic fox hiding in the pristine snow, a patoo, a bird that looks like a dead tree branch. and a leaf insect looks exactly like the plants it hides in.

A page is included with a description of each animal and how they use camouflage to hide and survive. Sneak! is the cutest and most brilliant board book in recent memory. You must buy this for every tiny reader you know.

Highly, highly recommended 10 months and up. If you're a school librarian at an elementary that has preK or K, you must buy several copies. One for check-out (which may not age well) and one to share at story time. Kids will love to guess what animal is hiding. The text gives clues to help them out.

[Lynsaroo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can you name a cold-blooded reptile that's skin allows it to change appearance depending on its surroundings? Learn about 🦎the Chameleon and 6 other cool creatures in various 🪸 habitats that use camouflage to 🐆 hunt or 🌿 hide. Each spread has a rhyming riddle of clues and as you turn the page the window cleverly slides open to reveal the answer!
I love non-fiction and may have moaned not that long ago that there are just not enough non-fiction board books appropriate for toddlers but I am being proven wrong here. This is the 4th installment in the Slide-and-See series about 🥚eggs, 🪶 feathers, 💩 poop, and camouflage in the animal kingdom. This book is creative, eye-catching, and both my kids enjoy flipping through the vibrant pages. It is super sturdy and would make a great gift for a little one on your list this holiday season. Be sure to check out the others in the series, titled ‘Crack!’, ‘Tweet’ and ‘Poop!’

[V · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sneak! is ab absolutely adorable interactive board book! The audience is given a clue to the speaker's identity and then asked, "Who am I?" Turning the next peek-through page pulls an internal tab to reveal the animal. Little ones will delight in the guessing game, in holding the sturdily built book, and in looking at the bright pictures.

When I consider board books for the little one in my family, I judge them first on how well it will withstand enthusiastic little hands, then on content (is it accurate? does it flow?), and then on any exciting extras like pull-tabs, mirrors, peek-through pages, and so forth. Sneak! surpasses my standards on all counts, and I can't wait to share it with that special little guy.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Slide-and-See board book [3.5 for me] is one of the most attractive ones I've seen this year. With textual hints, a peak-through circle, and sliding pages, it offers an engaging introduction to the concept of animal camouflage. The seven examples, including a chameleon and a sea dragon, can be seen in all their glory on the right-hand page of the book with the information about each one on the left-hand page. The book's colors are vivid with careful design, attention to detail and visual appeal, and there are thumbnail sketches in the back matter that offer additional information about each of the animals and how they use camouflage to survive. It's hard to imagine any youngster who won't be interested in this book and this topic. Add it to an elementary science classroom.

[Brooke - TheBrookeList · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sneak! is a story of camouflage and hiding. It works as a pop-up book, without the tabs that you have to pull or always break. The colors are bold and bright. The animals are unique and sneaky, and the print quality is phenomenal. Would make a great gift and capture any toddler's attention.

Read as a nomination in the Fiction Picture Book book award category as a panelist for Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards (Cybils Awards).

The text of this book is underwhelming. The clues seem to give away almost too much and don't really tell enough of interest about the animals to be useful.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A board book written for maybe a preschooler; it has text and is conveying information and the slide action should impress even a veteran reader of three or four years. It’s fun for the adult as well and would have good independent reading chances. A good gift for a baby who isn’t likely to get a zillion books before they are five, or for a preschooler who hasn’t mastered a gentle page turn yet.