Book: Turn The Key: Around Town
Author: Julie Merberg
Illustrator: Lucinda McQueen
Publisher: Downtown Bookworks
Pages: 12 (Board Book)
Rating: 5 Stars
Turn the Key: Around Town is a
different type of “lift the flap” book. The board book takes a child on a
journey around the town making stops at the local toy shop, the supermarket,
the park and other familiar places. The book comes with a key attached to it and the child uses it at each location to unlock the door and see the area in more detail.
What is so great about this book
is that you can “lock” the flap so a child cannot rip it off! It is written in
rhyme and the pictures are warm and inviting. Children will get excited about
turning the key to open the door and feel a sense of accomplishment when they
lock it back up. The book is also an excellent tool for building vocabulary
skills. Children can name all of the animals, toys, objects and foods that they
see throughout the book.
