Look, Look!
High-contrast black-and-white cut-paper shapes are accented by a single spot of red. With a short line of text per spread, it provides more engagement for parents to talk about than purely visual books.
Look, Look! by Peter Linenthal is estimated to take about 2 minutes to read aloud (30 words, about 1 sentence a page), and it lands best with children aged 0-2.
- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 2 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Estimated word count
- 30Our estimate
- Sentences per page
- 1Sentence per page
- Re-read tolerance
- 3/5holds up
- Vocabulary level
- 1/5plain words
- Best for
- Ages 0-2Our editorial fit
Our review
Babies tend to track the small red details long before they notice anything else on the page. The combination of stark shapes and that one pop of color makes for an engaging visual experience.
It works well for infants who are just beginning to follow objects with their eyes. The high contrast is excellent for early visual development.
Before you buy it
The white paper in this book is prone to easy marking, and the pages are quite thin for a standard board book.
Themes
- high contrast
- cut paper
- newborns
- looking
Books like Look, Look!
Matched by refrain, density, length, and listener—not just the subject.
Questions parents ask
How long does it take to read Look, Look! aloud?
About 2 minutes at an unhurried pace, including a standard allowance for page turns, pictures and participation, from a word count of 30. Stopping for a longer conversation on every page will add more time.
What age is Look, Look! actually for?
Ages 0-2 in our testing, which is narrower than the publisher's range. With 1 sentence a page and vocabulary at 1 out of 5, it asks for that much attention span and no more.
Does Look, Look! survive being read on repeat?
Yes, reasonably. It stays bearable through the repeat-request phase without becoming a favourite forever.
Is Look, Look! a good book for a child who will not sit still?
It helps that it has a refrain a child can join in with, and it asks the child questions to answer out loud. Those three features are what keep a wriggling toddler listening, far more than the subject matter does.
Will my child memorise Look, Look!?
Probably, and fast. The book leans on a repeated refrain, and at 3 out of 5 for re-read tolerance it survives the nightly repeats that get a book memorised. Expect your child to chant the pattern back before they can actually read.
Can a beginning reader read Look, Look! on their own?
It is closer than most picture books. With 1 sentence a page and plain vocabulary (1 out of 5), a confident early reader can attempt it, though it is written to be read aloud first.
What themes does Look, Look! cover?
We tag it with high contrast, cut paper, newborns and looking. Those are the threads that actually run through the book, not just the ones on the cover, which is how it earns its place on our themed lists rather than a keyword match.
Lists Look, Look! is on
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