Hiding

by Tudor Humphries

Realizing she had been wrong for throwing her dinner on the floor, a small child decides to hide from her mother, so with the help of her stuffed-animal friends, she lingers in closets and under beds until she is found and all is forgiven.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1997

About the author

Tudor Humphries is a an eminent children's book illustrator, landscape painter, wildlife artist, photographer, sculptor, and teacher.

In his own words: "I was born in 1953 and spent my childhood constantly drawing or lost in books, obsessed with mythology and aircraft. An odd mix but one fed my imagination while the other developed my drawing skills. I trained as a costume and set designer for the theatre and was deeply influenced by the lighting and drama of theatre productions which I wanted to reflect in the way I painted.

As soon as I qualified I returned to my first love, books and moved 30 years ago to the rural backwater of North Devon ... I spend as much time as possible out in the landscape, lookinfg for wildlife, drawing deep inspiration fronm the natural, atmospheric world around me. I've also always worked with and for children..."

Reviews

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found the text of this book to be a bit too vague &...overly poetic? I was also very put-off by the line, “and I know I’ve been bad.” Children aren’t bad, it’s their BEHAVIOR that can be bad. A personal pet peeve of mine. The illustrations were nice, but the cutouts do make it more delicate to handle/prone to ripping by eager little hands.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the use of color in this book. And the set-up that had one page as one point of view only to put you in another on the next. And I liked some of the tiny details in the illustrations. It would read aloud well in a story time, but I don't know if children would click with it. I didn't.