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There are ten jungle animals to meet in this book, and six flaps to turn to learn about opposites: “Hello Zebra, your stripes are black and white.” When the flap (which is a bit smaller than the regular page) is turned, a parrot can be seen soaring over the zebra’s head. “Hello there, parrot, your feathers are multi-colored.”
The next scene is set by the water. The elephant and frog show what wet and dry look like when the flap is turned. Up in the trees, there are the monkey and koala from the cover of the book (active and noisy), and then a lion who is playful in the daytime but asleep by nighttime. On these two pages, the flap transforms the sun into a crescent moon.
The second-last page shows an alligator resting all alone. But children can watch as his tail turns into the snout of another crocodile when the page is turned. Now he is one amongst six crocodiles. The last page illustrates short and long with a giraffe and a snake.
Each double-page spread begins with a friendly greeting. The pages are glossy and sturdy, and the colors are bold. The illustrations look painterly. Young toddlers will find these flaps easy to open, and they can relate to the activities the animals are doing (eating, sleeping, playing).
Pair this book with Big Horse, Small Mouse: A Book of Barnyard Opposites by the same author to introduce more opposites into a child’s vocabulary.
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Quiet Koala, Noisy Monkey: A Book of Jungle Opposites