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Children\u2019s flap and touch-and-feel book about babies, colours and clothing<\/strong><\/p>\n The hardest thing about reviewing children\u2019s books is that we read so many, so many times over, that it is really difficult to keep track of what I have already reviewed. I use the The StoryGraph<\/a> app (highly recommend as an alternative to Goodreads) but I don\u2019t have the time or energy to log each time we read a book, and I\u2019ve been finding that I\u2019ve been moving baby books into storage before I\u2019ve actually had a chance to read them, like this one. This was an early find at the Lifeline Bookfair<\/a> \u2013 possibly the first time I ever took my baby. I had heard somewhere that baby books with photographs of real babies were beneficial (though it\u2019s unclear if research fully supports this<\/a>) and this looked like a fun way to learn about colours as well. <\/p>\n \u2018Rainbow Colours Peekaboo!\u201d by Dawn Sirett, designed by Rachael Parfitt and with photography Dave King is a children\u2019s flap and touch-and-feel book about colours and clothing. Each page prompts the reader to answer the question \u201cWhere is the baby dressed in\u2026\u201d with the relevant colour and open the flap (an item in that colour to reveal the baby and touch the texture on the baby\u2019s clothing. <\/p>\n This is a beautifully designed book that is more complex than it first seems. While the text is very repetitive, it\u2019s a great way to prompt young readers to learn colours and learn the difference between each page. Although the book was published close to 20 years ago, it feels very inclusive and features babies of different races and genders without any particular connection between gender and colour. The book is highly interactive and was a big hit with my toddler who loved revealing the pictures behind the differently shaped flaps and exploring the different textures. The final page, featuring a rainbow, has an added layer where it prompts the reader to name all the colours of the rainbow. <\/p>\n A really great find, and even though I had to dig it out of the garage for this review, I won\u2019t be giving it away any time soon. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Filed under Book Reviews<\/a>, Children’s Books<\/a>, Non Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/tintededges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wp-1785628701176656653175233113007.jpg?w=500\")
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