Hiding Heidi

Author: Woodcock, Fiona

Edition: Illustrated

Features:

• Little Bee Books

Format: Picture Book

Number Of Pages: 32

Details:

A beautiful and enchanting story by exciting new talent Fiona Woodcock, about a little girl with an amazing gift for concealing herself. Meet Heidi—if you can find her, that is! Heidi is the best at hiding: in school, at the playground, or in the park. Heidi’s friends know how much she loves hiding, so they always let her play and win. But Heidi learns the importance of sharing the limelight with other people when being too good at hiding makes her miss all the other fun her friends are having—and how much more fun it can be when you appreciate what your friends are good at too! She learns Freddie is great at bouncing on hippity-hops, Katie is sensational at roller-skating, and Lizzie is incredible at climbing. Heidi then realizes that she has fun doing the activities her friends like, even if she isn't the best. From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 2—Heidi has a special talent. She is a natural at hiding. She always wants to play hide-and-seek with her friends, and they agree until one day Heidi hides too well. At her birthday party, she hides and her friends can't find her, so they go on to have fun at the party without her. The next day, Heidi decides to play different games with her friends—games that her friends are good at. The four friends have lots of fun, and Heidi realizes that they don't always need to play hide-and-seek just for her. This is illustrator Woodcock's first picture book. She also has a line of greeting cards, and this is reflected in the illustrations for this book. Each page could be a greeting card, with bright, translucent colors against a cream background. Soft charcoal lines with a smattering of dots subtly shade the hand-cut rubber-stamped and stenciled images. Geometric shapes naturally compel readers' eyes to find Heidi's perfect hiding spot on the page. It will be difficult not to be charmed by Heidi and her chameleon talent, and the subtle lesson about being a good friend is a bonus. VERDICT A solid storytime selection and an engaging addition to most collections.—Mindy Hiatt, Salt Lake County Library Services

About the Author:

Fiona Woodcock knew ever since growing up in Leicester, England, that she wanted to draw for a living. Since graduating from Glasgow School of Art, she's been working freelance in London on animated films, commercials, and other illustration work. She derives inspiration from new places, brilliant people, bold patterns, structures, and subtle details in everyday life. Hiding Heidi is her debut picture book. Find out more about Fiona at fionawoodcock.com....

EAN: 9781499803501

Release Date: 01-11-2016

Languages: English

Item Condition: New

Binding: Hardcover