Hide and Seek Harry at the Playground

by Kenny Harrison, Kenny Harrison (Illustrator)

Overview

Harry the hippo continues to play his favorite game—but luckily for his friends, it’s hard to hide a hippo!

At the playground, Harry’s friends search high and low. Whether he’s under the seesaw, behind the park bench, or hanging precariously from the swing set, it’s hard not to find Harry. But the fun is in the searching, and the friends are always up for another round!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763691332
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	05/10/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	20
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Kenny Harrison worked for thirty-two years as an award-winning artist for his local newspaper before pursuing his passion: writing and illustrating children’s books. He works using both traditional and digital techniques. Raised in New York City, he now lives in New Orleans with his wife, two children, and a menagerie of rescue pets.
Kenny is an author-illustrator raised in New York City, embracing and living in his adoptive home, New Orleans, just a short walk from a scenic bayou. He, his wife, and two children have shared their home with a menagerie of rescued pets, from Cinderella (a one-ounce mouse) to Lola (a one hundred and ten pound Newfoundland dog). After thirty-two years as an award-winning artist for the local newspaper, Kenny is now pursuing his passion: writing and illustrating children’s books. He works in both traditional and digital techniques. A couple of little secrets about Kenny: When he paints and draws, he’s a lefty. When he creates art on the computer, he works right-handed. And his prized possession (which he happily shares with children during school visits) is a framed copy of his third-grade report card in which he failed every subject except oral expression and . . . art.

Editorial Reviews

The innate absurdity of his hiding spots provides all the laughs readers will need.
—Publishers Weekly

Harrison's warm, round illustrations make for an excellent introduction to the "spot the item" genre.... A brightly lit "find it" game that focuses more on laughs than skill.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2015-02-16
Harry the hippo plays hide-and-seek. It's a bright and sunny day, and the local kids are playing on the playground. It's Harry's turn to hide, but it's pretty easy to spot a hippopotamus no matter how well he hides. Little ones will delight at the odd places Harry chooses to conceal himself, and parents will be equally entertained. Harry's a typical child, clearly believing that closing his eyes makes him invisible, even when he hangs in plain view from the top bar of a swing set. Harrison's warm, round illustrations make for an excellent introduction to the "spot the item" genre, and pleasingly, there's almost no way children will find themselves frustrated by the challenge. A similar title, Hide and Seek Harry on the Farm, publishes simultaneously. A brightly lit "find it" game that focuses more on laughs than skill. (Board book. 2-3)

Kirkus Reviews