Toby, Where Are You? - Softcover

Steig, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062059297 ISBN 13: 9780062059291

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1999

Synopsis

An adorable picture book follows the antics of Toby as he delights in hiding from his parents, but when he fears that they might not find him, he lets them know where he is hiding. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author

William Steig's drawings appeared regularly in The New Yorker since 1930. He also wrote and illustrated books for children, most recently his memoir, When Everybody Wore a Hat. His other books include Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, winner of the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books; Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa; Pete's A Pizza; and Zeke Pippin.

From Publishers Weekly

Steig and Euvremer stage a classic game of hide-and-seek in a book that proves that even the simplest and most familiar of premises can yield original charms. A mother and father (of a furry, long-tailed, indeterminate species) search the house for their impish child; reflecting the right mixture of Toby's fantasy and the parents' willingness to enter into it, Steig's (The Toy Brother) text reports that the parents are "just a tiny bit worried." Readers, meanwhile, can spot Toby hiding in each cozily decorated setting, although they may have to look closely. The grinning creature chooses some goofily improbable undercover positions: he's pictured atop a table on all fours, replacing the base of a Tiffany lamp; perched on the rooftop, ostensibly imitating a weather vane; and nestled among the grapes in a fruit bowl. Euvremer's (Sun's Up) quasi-pointillist art is not without flaws-it's overlit and the draftsmanship is uneven. But the pictures are nevertheless as playful as the family they picture, and they capture Toby's innocent sense of mischief. Paired with Steig's pitch-perfect writing, they add up to an hide-and-seek entry worth searching for. All ages.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0062059297
• ISBN 13: 9780062059291
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 28
• Illustrator: Euvremer Teryl