Masks!: A Lift-the-Flap Book

(Board book)

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Prepare your little readers for the new normal with this interactive lift-the-flap book that reveals the familiar and friendly faces behind personal protection masks, serving as a 'welcoming resource for the youngest mask wearers' (Publishers Weekly).

Today my mask has dragons on it.

What sound do dragons make

ROAR!

This lift-the-flap book combines imaginative play and health safety, and leads you and your child through a busy day wearing masks. Follow the life of a mask from when you pick out a mask in the morning; to school where your teacher wears a mask; and to the end of the day when you wash your mask clean.

Each page features colorful and exciting masks that you can lift to discover a familiar face! Who's behind that unicorn mask Your best friend! And who's behind the mask with teddy bears on it Your doctor, of course!

This interactive book, paired with illustrator Junissa Bianda's bright, comforting art, will alleviate little ones' anxieties and fears of masks.

The perfect book for helping kids get used to masks at their own pace, and in the safety of their own space.

Reviews

"In simple, interactive spreads ... the book portrays proper mask positioning while assuring children that trusted adults and peersteachers, friends, neighbors, and moreremain present beneath them. Biandas brightly colored, round-eyed digital busts feature on every page, highlighting characters of varying ability, age, and skin color, all of whom have a friendly, open appearance. A welcoming resource for the youngest mask wearers. Ages up to 3." * Publishers Weekly *

Author Bio

A. H. Hill is a children's book editor, author, and second-generation librarian. She lives in New England and collects things she finds from the sea. Junissa Bianda is an illustrator from Indonesia with a passion for art. A self-proclaimed scribbler in childhood, Junissa's whimsical, colorful work later led to a graduate degree in children's book illustration at the Academy of Art University. She lives in Indonesia with her mom, five siblings, and two cats.