Grow Up!

This playful board book looks at the nature of growth and change: a kitten becomes a cat, a puppy grows into a dog, a chick, a chicken, a tadpole, a frog. There is a short, rhyming text, and the illustration pages feature cut-out holes that offer windows of what's to come. This simple concept turns the book into a guessing game, and after a certain number of repetitions, even toddlers will have the satisfaction of getting the answers right every time.

"A seedling grows up to be a... Tree, "Baby grows up to be... ME!" So ends this satisfying board book. The simple, energetic drawings and unusual color combinations give this book a look that is less babyish than many other board books, though still quite accessible to young children.