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The Looking Book: A Hide-and-Seek Counting Story

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This is a great book about fun and learning. It has a great rhyme, teaches kids numbers and to look for something that may be hidden on each page. My girls love it!

`The Looking Book' is the perfect title for this cute story about a boy looking for his cat. Young readers will have a great time helping Ned look for Pistachio through twenty-eight pages of colorful, collage-style illustrations.

"Of course you know it's not much fun
To lose a cat upon page ONE."

The rhyme and rhythem in this book make it perfect for reading out-loud while the kids search the page for Pistachio. They'll find him popping out of a cupboard door, disguised as a castle guard or camelphloged in a monkeys cage. Of course Ned never seems to see him and enlists the help of a courtly queen, a memory-challenged old man and a faithful horse (who eventually gives up on page twenty-six). This book is a fun adventure with great giggle potential.

If you are familiar with the work of Mary Ann Hoberman, you know her books are top-notch. If you are REALLY familiar with her work, you will recall seeing the text of this book back in the early 70's. This remake is fabulous! Husliska-Beith has added the color and whimsy that the original version lacked in illustration, making it something special for today's child.

The book is an interactive experience. The child is encouraged to join in on the search for Pistachio the cat. His owner, Ned, is looking on every page and needs your help. With clever lines..."Of course you know it's not much fun/
to lose a cat upon page ONE...And so he started out to look/straight through the pages of this book."

There is also plenty for the eye (perhaps why it is called THE LOOKING BOOK?:-) Huliska-Beith has added lots of funny details which should keep you and your child entertained. This is one they'll pick up over and over again.