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Toby, Where Are You?

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I purchased this book because I remember reading the author's work when I was a child. What a delight that William Steig is still at it. Our two year old loves this story about Toby hiding from his parents. She can find him in all his hiding spots. A quick read appropriate for a toddler with soft illustrations. Like an "I Spy" with a story.

My daughter loves books that she gets to play an active role in. TOBY, WHERE ARE YOU? definitely lets her have fun finding Toby. And he isn't very easy to find! Sometimes when she finds him we both can't help but to crack up laughing at his hiding "position." For example, the favorite page by far of both my daughter and I is when his mother in her long, flowered gown is searching her floor to ceiling bookshelf and doesn't notice that Toby is actually on all fours on the table beside the bookcase, with the glass lamp shade on his shoulders and bottom! Lol! Also, the illustration of "He's not outside" is hiliarious.

A book that encourages shared interaction and laughter is fun for both the parent and child. Thanks, Steig and especially Euvremer for your delightful illustrations with use of dots of texture and light tones. My daughter and I soar to this one!

My son has been a huge fan of this book since we first checked it out the library when he was about 18 months old. He loves to look for Toby and talk about Toby, and all the other details in the illustrations. Its a lot of fun to read together, the hiding places are funny and the ending is very reassuring.