Come Out, Come Out!

by Pat Lowery Collins, Dee Huxley (illustrator), Lowery Collins

Always eager for attention, baby Hildy delights in playing hide-and-seek with her family and friends, but when she suddenly doesn't get the response she desires, Hildy decides to hide for a good, long time in order to show everyone just how missed she'd be if she didn't return!

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Pat Lowery Collins is the author of many acclaimed novels and picture books. She was inspired to write HIDDEN VOICES when she learned that Antonio Vivaldi wrote countless concertos to showcase the talents of orphan girls — and snare husbands for a lucky few. She lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Gail]

The little girl who is hiding looks so sad and traumatized. The last line of the book is "This time everything turned out just right." Leaves me wondering about what will happen in the future.

Also, my two year old was not interested.

[Kaylie Rahe]

This book caught my eye right when I saw it. As I read, my initial thought was that between the writing and the illustration it might be a little scary for children in a younger level classroom. It gets better at the end when her family finds her and they're all getting along again.