Peeper and Zeep

Reviewed by: Deidre Walsh - Goodall Library, Sanford, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 17, 2017

Review

Peeper is a small bird who falls and brakes his wing. At the same time Zeep the alien falls and breaks his spaceship. They are both lost. Soon they meet up and become friends. They arrive at Frog's home. He tries to help them, but he never seems to get it right, no matter how hard he tries. Then all three work together to make Peeper and Zeep a home until they can be rescued. Soon Peeper's family and Zeep's family find them. The last page shows both families, and Frog, happy together in the home that the three friends built together. The illustrations were done with ink and digital coloring. Shades of blues, greens and yellows abound. There are both double paged spreads and single ones, depending on the action. The illustrations are happy, simpls and expressive. They depict the simple and accessible text nicely. Young beginning readers should enjoy this. The text is straight forward, accessible and has a good amount of repetition. This is a lovely story about friendship, not giving up, teamwork and rediscovering home. This is a solid beginning reader for kindergarten through second grade. It can also work as a basic introduction to teamwork, problem solving and friendship. A first purchase for most libraries and any library in need of early readers.

Overall Book Score: very good