A father and daughter play hide-and-seek in the midst of the animals near their house in Thailand. - (Baker & Taylor)
Monkeys in the banyan tree, marching elephants, crowing red-tailed roosters, and other jungle animals all come to Papa's aid when he goes in search of missing Baby, in a colorful picture book with cut-paper collages and watercolor illustrations. - (Baker & Taylor)
Papa calls on all the creatures of the jungle to help find his baby in this tender, noisy, and gloriously illustrated game of hide-and-seek.
"Jut-Ay, Baby, peek-a-boo,
Want to play? Where are you?"
Baby knows that Jut-Ay means morning has come, and it's time to play. But where is Baby hiding? Eechy-eechy-egg! crows the red-tailed rooster. Is Baby near? Hru-hruu! Hru-hruu! whines the puppy dog. Is Baby crouching there? Jiak-jiak! Jiak-jiak! screeches a monkey in the banyan tree. Is Baby swinging there? Hornbill and snake, elephant and tiger — who can finally lead Papa to Baby's hiding place? - (Random House, Inc.)
Minfong Ho is the author of the Caldecott Honor book HUSH!: A THAI LULLABY as well as many other books for children. She says of PEEK!: A THAI HIDE-AND-SEEK, "As a child in Thailand, I grew up with the game 'Jut-Ay,want to play?' and then enjoyed playing it with my own children. Now I can play it with kids everywhere!"
Holly Meade has illustrated many acclaimed children's books, including
HUSH! A THAI LULLABY by Minfong Ho, BLUE BOWL DOWN: AN APPALACHIAN RHYME by C. M. Millen, and THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR by Florence Parry Heide. She says, "Hiding, peeking, seeking — what child, the world over, doesn't delight in these things? Creating these pictures brought me back to the days when I played such games with my own children, and the happy surprises and hugs they inevitably led to." - (Random House, Inc.)
Booklist Reviews
PreS-Gr. 2. Rhyming text and collage art invite participation in this cultural twist on a familiar childhood game, from the creators of Hush! A Thai Lullaby (1996). Just as American seekers might say "Peek-A-Boo," Thai seekers say "Jut-Ay" when they look for someone in hiding. Here, a father looks for his daughter, who hides in various places in their home and in their garden. The textured collage illustrations evoke a tropical setting and showcase animals indigenous to Thailand. Papa comes across creatures everywhere he looks: a dragonfly in the house, a rooster in the yard, a puppy on the porch. The phonetic sounds, such as the monkey's "Jiak-jiak" or the puppy's "Hru-hruu!" look strange spelled out on the page, but they are completely apt when read out loud. In fact, little ones may want to chime in as they join Papa's search among fronds, leaves, and lily pads. ((Reviewed October 1, 2004)) Copyright 2004 Booklist Reviews.
Horn Book Guide Reviews
In this companion to [cf2]Hush!: A Thai Lullaby[cf1], a rhyming text describes a father and daughter's game of hide-and-seek. Young audiences will enjoy searching the pictures of a lush jungle filled with animals to find the orange-parasol-toting girl. Meade's illustrations feature the cool and bright colors of dawn; the endpapers, with lines of (presumably) Thai writing, are a nice touch. Copyright 2005 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
Horn Book Magazine Reviews
Like its earlier companion (Hush!: A Thai Lullaby, rev. 11/96), this rhyming story set in rural Thailand features a parent chatting with a variety of animals while a child romps about in the background. Here, parent and child play hide-and-seek, and, unlike in Hush (where mom is unaware that her baby has climbed out of his hammock), dad appears to know his young daughter's whereabouts, though he pretends not to. The text doesn't flow as smoothly as or have the pleasing repetition of its companion, but the animal noises ("Eechy-eechy-egg, eechy-eechy-egg," "Hoom praowl, hoom praowl") will once again entertain young audiences, who will enjoy searching the pictures of a lush jungle filled with monkeys, hornbills, crocodiles, and tigers to find the orange-parasol-toting girl. Rather than the warm, sunset tones of the previous book, Meade's watercolor and cut-paper collage illustrations here feature the cool and bright colors of dawn; whether close-up or at a distance, the girl's facial and body expressions make evident her obvious delight; and the endpapers, with lines of (presumably) Thai writing, are a nice touch. Copyright 2004 Horn Book Magazine Reviews.
Kirkus Reviews
From the Caldecott Honor-winning team of Hush! A Thai Lullaby (1996), an engaging, repetitive rhyme in which a father asks, "Jut-Ay, want to play?" inviting his young daughter to play peek-a-boo, although she's already begun the game, donning her umbrella, leading the reader over the window sill, outdoors, and into the story. "Jut-Ay, peek-a-boo, is that you?" the father exclaims to each animal he encounters, all while his daughter hides in the background. Onomatopoetic text conveys animal responses to the father's query. The story concludes with the little girl gleefully exclaiming, "I found you!" Father and daughter are face to face, he with her umbrella, she with his straw hat, and an encore appearance of the animals he has met. Meade's watercolor and cut-paper collages are drenched in tropical colors: chartreuse, apricot, bright blue. Curving lines, intersecting planes comprised of juxtaposed textures-a sheer fluttering curtain, wood-slatted blinds, and a woven rattan basket echo the game's energy. Young readers will delight in finding the little girl and her umbrella hiding in each luscious, sun-drenched scene. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus 2004 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved.
School Library Journal Reviews
PreS-K-A delightful companion to Ho and Meade's Hush! A Thai Lullaby (Orchard, 1996), this title features a father and daughter playing "Jut-Ay." The setting is once again a lush jungle, but this time the animals' participation is encouraged, rather than discouraged. As Papa searches for his little one, he encounters a variety of noisy creatures and playfully responds to each one: "Jut-Ay, peek-a-boo,/Oh, puppy dog, it's just you!/Sniff behind that rattan chair./Is my baby crouching there?" From the rhymed verses and onomatopoeia to the nearly hidden toddler in each spread, this story is brimming with child appeal. Done in watercolor and cut-paper collage, the exuberant illustrations convey the energy of the high jinks and the girl's satisfaction at being found. Children will want to look for each creature in the final cozy scene. Small groups and individuals alike will enjoy this enticing offering. Pair it with Jose Aruego's We Hide, You Seek (Greenwillow, 1979) and Suse MacDonald's Nanta's Lion (Morrow, 1995) for a storytime of international proportions.-Wendy Lukehart, Washington DC Public Library Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
