CM . . . . Volume V Number 20 . . . . June 4, 1999 An oink, a
moo,Who among us has not at one time or another played peek-a-
boo with a young child whose face lit up with renewed surprise
each time we pulled our hands away from in front of our eyes?
Now that delight of play can be connected to the joy which can
be found in books. Seven of this brief book's pages are largely
filled by the head-and-shoulders of an animal rendered in a
bright cartoon style, its face covered by its "arms." The text,
which reads, "Guess who? Peek-a-", can only be completed by
lifting the covering "arm" flap and revealing the animal's face
and the rest of the text. In addition to the illustration's
providing the "surprise" of allowing the child to see the
animal's face, the text does not follow the anticipated "boo"
pattern. Instead, the "answer" to the "Guess who?" question is
completed by the sound the animal makes (moo!) and the name of
the animal (says the COW) in case the child has not previously
encountered it. In this fashion