We Hide, You Seek [Paperback]

Ariane Dewey (Author), Jose Aruego (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 1988 | Age Level: 4 and up

The reader is invited to find animals hidden in their natural habitat.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The animals of an East African landscape frolic in and out of the camouflage of their native habitat in an entertaining look at an unusual game of hide-and-seek. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

As a team, Ariane Dewey and Jose Aruego have illustrated over sixty children's books, including Little Louie the Baby Bloomer and Leo the Late Bloomer. She lives in New York City.

In Her Own Words...

"My very first memory is of dark blue walls and off-white trim. My mother confirms this unusual baby-girl’s-room color scheme in the house where I lived until age one. Possibly this is why one of my favorite colors is darkish blue-jean blue. The other is brilliant orange.

"As a child I pored over Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium catalog of exotically colored fish that seemed too gaudy to be real. My mother and I looked through art books and then sketched portraits of each other or painted watercolors of the armloads of wildflowers we picked. We still love to discuss the subtle juxtapositions of the colorful scenes and objects around us.

"Art was the most enjoyable part of school. I liked to squish gobs of finger paint on wet paper, or to write, illustrate, and bind stories into books, or, best of all, to paint stage sets for the school plays. I began to look at whatever I saw in terms of which medium—oil, pastel, collage, watercolor—would best catch the mood and texture before me. At Sarah Lawrence College I majored in painting and sculpture. After graduation I couldn't find an auto body shop willing to lEND

me space to work on welded sculptures. So I got a job with an industrial design firm doing picture research, among other more mundane tasks, and later became an art editor for a textbook publisher.

"Soon after that I began writing and illustrating books for children with Jose Aruego, whimsical books with his clever lines and my vivid colors. Jose draws and I paint. We have illustrated some sixty books together, some of which we have also written. Critics have been kind, but, more important, children have been enthusiastic both in the United States and in the many foreign countries where our books have been published.

"My fingers finally became itchy to do my own drawings, so I started by retelling and illustrating the stories I loved best as a child. A mini-series of regional American tall tales enabled me to indulge my sense of the absurd. These heros and heroines are offbeat, upbeat, irreverent, hilarious, and a lot of fun to draw. Since I also love research, I delight in taking on nonfiction subjects and handling them with fantasy. Color is the basis of my art, while writing and drawing help to describe my colorful visions.

"Whatever the subject, I want my readers to stretch their imaginations, to see with their minds’ eyes what happens between one picture and the next. I want to make them explore and smile.

"I live in New York City with my husband, Claus Dannasch."

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (June 22, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068807815X
• ISBN-13: 978-0688078157
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #486,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining but mostly pictures, December 1, 2010

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This review is from: We Hide, You Seek (Hardcover)

This book was quite entertaining. My 4 year old enjoyed looking at the pictures in order to see the story unfold. While I would have liked more words, I enjoyed reading it with my son. If others are buying this or considering buying this book due only to the recommendation from "How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons", I would recommend skipping this one. Otherwise, be prepared to engage your child by asking questions about what's going on in the pictures to make sure he understands.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging, sweetly illustrated, and educational, November 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: We Hide, You Seek (Library Binding)

Rhino and his East African animal pals, huggably drawn, are playing hide and seek. On one page, animals are hiding, camoflauged in their native habitat; on the next page, they jump out and run away from the rhino. The book follows this pattern through desert, plains, swamp, etc. Older kids can learn about camoflauge, the East African environment, and the names of 60+ different species (there's a guide on the endpapers). But the book is also appropriate for preschoolers, as it's very colorful and light on text. My two-year-old loves hunting for the hidden animals on every page.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Engaging, June 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: We Hide, You Seek (Hardcover)

Beautiful drawings of Africian animals.A wonderful and sweet story of animals in Africia. Children of all ages will love this book.