Cowhide-and-Seek

by Sheri Dillard, Jess Pauwels (Illustrator)

Overview

A fun and humorous picture book about a cow playing hide and seek, perfect for fans of Click, Clack, Moo.

Where, oh where, could Bessie be?

When Bessie hears the farmer counting his cows, she thinks he's starting a game of hide-and-seek. She hurries off to hide, determined to be the winner- but she's the only one playing! When her "hiding spot" walks away, she follows it . . . right off the farm! Ready or not, here comes the farmer! Will Bessie find the perfect place to hide?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762491841
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	545,452
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Sheri Dillard is a children's author and preschool teacher/librarian. She lives in Atlanta, GA, with her husband Mark, three sons, and a 100-pound puppy named Captain, who is not so good at hiding. Cowhide-and-Seek is her first book.

Jess Pauwels grew up in a professional dancers' family but pencils were much more appealing to her. She studied arts and illustration at university and has illustrated a number of picture books and magazines. She lives in Brussels, Belgium.

Editorial Reviews

This romp is sure to delight preschoolers. A great choice for story time.—-Booklist

From the Publisher

05/10/2019

PreS-Gr 1-Cows love to play hide-and-seek, but they're not very good at finding hiding spots. In this charming picture book, Bessie, a cow with brown spots, thinks that the farmer is starting a game when he begins counting cattle. Unfortunately, everywhere she hides, people seem to spot her. As the farmer begins looking for her, more and more people join the search. Young readers will enjoy spotting Bessie in the crowd of cows with black spots, and throughout each playful scene. Bright illustrations help tell the story without overwhelming readers. VERDICT A great purchase for libraries and storytime shelves.-Brooke Newberry, Winding Rivers Library System, West Salem, WI

School Library Journal

2019-01-28

Bessie might not be the best cow at hide-and-seek, but she's certainly enthusiastic.

One regular day on the farm, Farmer Ted starts counting his herd, but Bessie thinks it's the start of a game of "cowhide-and-seek." Her first hiding place (behind a black-and-white cat) moves; "Bessie moooved, too." Farmer Ted finishes counting his cows and realizes Bessie is missing; where is she? She's found a somewhat better place to hide, but the ice cream vendor's cart she ducks behind is, like the cat, smaller than she is. When a little boy points her out, she tries to tell him not to give her hiding place away to Farmer Ted, but he doesn't understand "Moo." She finds a truly questionable hiding place behind a soccer ball at a match, but the ref tweets his whistle at her. With each new hiding place, Farmer Ted acquires more helpers; but Bessie stays ahead of him. Can she find the perfect hiding place? Bessie's "hiding places" in Dillard's debut are so lacking in concealment that some young listeners might be confused. She is developmentally consistent with very young children, but those old enough to get the joke will have moved on past that moment. Pauwels' endearing cartoon illustrations almost make up for the confusion. Farmer Ted and most of those who help him hunt are white, but background characters are diverse.

Mooove along unless you are desperate for more cow tales. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews