Hide!!!

What a fun book! I can just see Mom or Dad with the kids reading and searching through the pages for the kids who are hiding in the ageless game of hide and seek and all the little objects - i.e. 2 spoons, 4 flip flops, 1 raccoon, etc. - tucked away in the illustrations. The Mom’s Choice Awards® has named Hide!!! among the best in family-friendly media, products and services. The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) is an awards program that recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media, products and services. I love that it is written in rhyme with a good deal of humor. "Where to go?" thought Chris Cash As he made a mad dash To hide where he'd never be found. When he saw the big tree His heart leapt with glee. To find him, don't look on the ground! The illustrations get more complicated and the hidden objects become more numerous and varied as the "story" progresses. This colorful children's book took me back to a kinder, slower, more gentle time. A time when on a summer's evening the kids were safe to run through the neighbor playing hide and seek. They were safe. They had fun. And it was good exercise. Remember how we could slip back in to "base" while the seeker's back was turned? It was always good to do that and not be found. The essence of this time of fun in a child's life was captured by the facial expressions and body language of the kids. Well done, author Jeff Foxworthy and Illustrator Steve Bjorkman. DISCLOSURE: I was provided a complimentary review copy of Hide!!! by the publisher Beaufort Books on behalf of the author in order to facilitate my honest review. Opinions expressed are solely my own and I was under no obligation to render a favorable review.

I heard about this book about a year ago from a morning show that Jess Foxworthy was on. My son is now 2 1/2 and loves for me to read to him at night. This book is now a favorite of ours. It's recommended for ages 4 and up however my son likes to look for things in pictures. This book is great, every page you are looking for the same thing from the previous page but always add 1 more new thing to look for. this book was written very well, cute contents, great illustrations! I would highly recommend it!

This book is a recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award. The Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of PBS's Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, and New York Times best-selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books. Parents and educators look for the Mom's Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families.