Hide-and-Squeak - Hardcover

Frederick, Heather Vogel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689855702 ISBN 13: 9780689855702

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2011

Synopsis

It's time for bed, but the little Mouse Baby has no intentions of calling it a night. He hides in the garden, hides in the kitchen, hides his little whiskers anywhere he can. Anything to keep from going to bed. But daddy is right behind him --"Mousebaby mousebaby, where can you be?"-- trying to get this little scamp all tucked in and ready to sleep..

Who will win at this adorable game of hide and squeak? Only time will tail...tell.

About this title

About the Author

Heather Vogel Frederick is the award-winning author of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series, the Pumpkin Falls Mystery series, the Patience Goodspeed books, the Spy Mice series, and Once Upon a Toad. An avid fan of small towns like Pumpkin Falls, Heather and her husband live in New England, close to where Heather grew up. You can learn more about the author and her books at HeatherVogelFrederick.com.

C. F. Payne has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Mousetronaut by astronaut Mark Kelly, the Texas Bluebonnet winner Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy, written by Phil Bildner, and the New York Times bestsellers The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Micawber, both by John Lithgow. He teaches at the Columbus College of Design, where he is the chair of the Illustration Department. Payne lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him online at CFPayne.com.

From School Library Journal

PreS-K-As a father mouse calls his young son inside for bed, the little one decides to make a game of it and seemingly eludes his dad at every turn. Sporting a pince-nez and a tolerant demeanor, the older mouse patiently follows his scampering child and is never far behind. Beautifully rendered illustrations in pen and ink, colored pencils, and acrylics are shown on a variety of spreads, single pages, and small vignettes, which create interest. The mischievous, large-eared mouseling leads his father on a merry adventure beginning outdoors, hiding under plants then slipping through the mouse-door of a large house. The small gray creature, with his large blue eyes and expressive face, has a great time sliding down a leaf, sitting on the minute hand of a large clock, and cannonballing gleefully into a bubble bath. When the father exultantly lifts his child up for a kiss and hug, both mice exhibit much joy at being together again. As baby is tucked in for the night, the two exchange a mutually loving look, reinforcing the strong bond they share.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0689855702
• ISBN 13: 9780689855702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Payne C. F.