Sound Stage: Say Zoop! by Herve' Tullet

PUT YOUR FINGER ON THIS DOT AND SAY "OH!"

It's "have finger, will travel," in Herve' Tullet's newest meta-book, a board book where the touch of a forefinger and a page turn makes all sorts of things happen. The yellow circle becomes many. It grows bigger. Tapping it quickly produces rows and rows of the dots.

AND NOW WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF OHS!

WOW!

The "Ohs" change colors, multiply, and form lines. They intersect. They curve. They circle and spiral. They do whatever you tell them to do--it seems.

Tullet's latest interactive board book, Say Zoop! (Chronicle Books, 2017, also adds the dimension of sound, as youngsters are urged to "Say Zoop!" say "OHOAHAHOHOH!" and "ROOOH! RAAAH!" It's both eye candy and a chance to sound off in one little book.

"WHAT A RACKET!"

Aside from the imaginative fantasy fun with fingertips, this book stands out for its beauty of design. Says Publishers Weekly "...the pages grow more beautiful as well, with a Mondrian-like palette of basic primaries," and Kirkus Reviews adds, "... "Another infectiously joyful romp from the panjandrum of playful pointillism."

This latest title joins Herve' Tullet's best-selling Press Here, Mix It Up! Let's Play! and many more metabooks by him and by his fellow artists. (See reviews here).