Educational Insights

Collecting carrots becomes tons of fun with many surprises in this cute book, which works not only for the Easter season.

This board book has a nice, oval-ish form (avoiding harsh corners) and is robust enough to be dragged around and read more than a few times. It follows Hoppy Floppy, a rabbit, as he fills his basket and searches for carrots. The carrots remind of Easter eggs in so far that they're died in various colors. With the help of the reader (and flaps), Hoppy Floppy fills his basket.

The illustrations are colorful and carry a friendly atmosphere. Nature and the animals carry realistic tones while still remaining gentle and cartoon-ish. The flaps are well hidden with the landscape, giving the reader a little more searching to do...still very age appropriate. There are three flaps on each page, each holding a surprise underneath. On the last page, there's a spinning wheel, portraying all colors of found carrots, falling into the basket. I really enjoyed this last touch.

The text is simple as it introduces a new friend of Hoppy Floppy's on each page. It then asks the reader to find a certain color of carrot. It's cute, easy to understand, and gives a warming message of friendship and help others. Of course, the search for the carrots is tons of fun, and just happens to help with learning the colors as well. And it's a read which will, no doubt, be read again...and again...and again just to look for those carrots, if nothing else.

I received a complimentary copy and enjoyed the hunt.… (meer)

Help Sophie with her Hunt!

Join Sophie as she tries to find the hidden seashells. Each pair of pages asks for a certain color, design or type. The youngster gets to help in the hunt by looking under the flaps for the correct one.

Children will love the underwater illustrations, and really giggle when they lift the flaps. Even the wrong ones have something interesting to look at.

This book looks like it is all fun—which it is. But by doing those hunts, a child will develop finger dexterity while also learning about different colors and shapes.

Educational Insights is about answering young one’s curiosity while directing them to learn through play. They have been doing that over fifty years, and are really good at it. This board book is a good example of some of the ways they do that.
Everything about this little book is a winner. The story and lifting the flaps will be highly enjoyed—and the child will also be learning a great deal without knowing it.

This 5-star book has wonderful colored illustrations that will bring a smile to a little one’s face, and they will like how the shaped pages feel in their hands. This will appeal to children through three years old. Swim on over and get one for the child in your life—you will both love it!

Candlewick Publishers has provided Tickmenot with a complimentary copy of, Sophie’s Seashell Scramble, for the purpose of review.… (meer)