Funny rhyming riddles give helpful clues that entice young readers to guess which farm animals are hiding under the flaps in this sturdy board book. "The riddles are funny, the clues are helpful, and of course, the lift-the-flaps are a delight."--Through The Looking Glass Children's Book Review I wallow in mud / and eat lots of crud. / For slop, my appetite's big. You think I stink? / I'm tickled pink! / Oinkety-oink! I'm a . . . Did you guess pig? Authors Diane Z. Shore and Deanna Calvert team up with clever rhymes to introduce pigs, roosters, and other common farm animals. Artist Stephanie Bauer's bright painted patterns and unique colorful textures hide the animals just enough to make this book a fun guessing game. Serving up a dumpling-sized portion of animal riddles, the Riddle Diddle Dumplings board book series will appeal to toddlers and preschoolers and is perfect for sharing among siblings or multi-age groups of kids.
