Peppa's muddy festival: a lift-the-flap book
Peppa Pig series. Ladybird Books, 2019. ISBN 9780241375884.
(Age: 1-4) Recommended for fans of Peppa Pig. Any parent who has a
child obsessed with Peppa Pig will welcome this sturdy board book
with lift the flaps, just right for small fingers. In Peppa's
muddy festival, the family is off to a children's festival
where they anticipate having lots of fun. But Mummy Pig is a bit
worried that it will rain and the ground will become very muddy. Not
so Peppa Pig, who loves muddy puddles.
Very bold and vivid colours bring the children's festival to life.
Each activity has a flap to lift and children will have fun guessing
what is under each one, often ones that are not expected. The
family's overnight stay in a tiny tent is fun, but not as exotic as
the glamping that Suzy Sheep's family experiences or the joy of
finding that it has rained overnight and the ground has been turned
to mud. The expressions on the faces of the little animals as they
make mud castles and jump in muddy puddles are exquisite.
Warning, after reading this book to youngsters, it will be hard to
keep them out of puddles!
Pat Pledger