Where’s Mrs Car?

Vehicles take the hiding place in Where's Mrs Car?, with a bus, a fire engine and others tucked behind felt flaps for a baby to uncover. The book runs on peekaboo, which at that age is not a gimmick but the exact mechanism by which infants learn that things continue to exist when out of sight. Each spread poses the question in a few words, and lifting the flap answers it. Arrhenius keeps the shapes bold and the palette limited, so the images hold up at arm's length in a cot or a pram. Nosy Crow prints the title on thick board with felt that stays attached through heavy use, and a mirror waits at the end. A quick rundown: • Buses, fire engines and other vehicles hidden behind lift-up felt • A peekaboo structure that supports early object permanence • A limited, bold palette readable at close range • Hard-wearing board pages with securely fixed flaps Right for babies from around six months and for toddlers keen on anything with wheels, this Nosy Crow title is stocked at Boipoka.