Where Are You?

by Francesca Simon, David Melling (Illustrator)

SIDE ORDERS is celebrated food writer John Egerton's affectionate tribute to the "forever food" of Southern country ham and skillet-fried chicken, grits and black-eyed peas, cornbread and biscuits, pecan pie and blackberry cobbler, plus scores of other classic dishes and drinks. He has gathered recipes and anecdotes that range from the sea-level Cajun and Creole quarters of Louisiana to the mountain precints of the Ozarks and Appalachia, and from the ethnic ports of Florida to the landlocked country and soul-food enclaves of the Southern heartland.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1998

About the author

Francesca Simon grew up in California and attended both Yale and Oxford Universities, where she specialised in Medieval Studies. How this prepared her to write children’s books she cannot imagine, but it did give her a thorough grounding in alliteration.

She then threw away a lucrative career as a medievalist and worked as a freelance journalist, writing for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Mail on Sunday, Telegraph, and Vogue (US). After her son Joshua was born in 1989, she started writing children’s books full time. One of the UK’s best-selling children’s writers, Francesca has published over 50 books, including the immensely popular HORRID HENRY series, which has now sold over twelve million copies.

Francesca won the Children’s Book of the Year in 2008 at the British Book Awards for Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman. HORRID HENRY is published in 24 countries and is also an animated CITV series. She lives in London with her husband, son, and Tibetan Spaniel, Shanti.

Reviews

[Leila T. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it might be a LITTLE ... frightening to small children? My girl certainly was wide-eyed throughout, and wanted it read several times. I also did lots of supplementary story-telling, to make sure that she understood what was going on and to assure her. The illustrations are cute and evocative, but I also think they're a bit confusing, especially with such a small puppy in such a busy supermarket. Oh! And she also talked about the mess that the grandpa and puppy walked away from at the end---a cupcake wrapper and crumbs. ! So I'm glad that she picked up on the mess they were leaving, but I wasn't thrilled that the book was basically advocating littering (after the reunion).

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

This might be interesting to very young readers afraid of being lost, but I wasn't terribly impressed personally - not much really happens and the way the illustrations were presented it was kind of hard to figure out what was going on.

[Teresa Selders]

This is a fun and quick read for pre-k children ages 2-4 years old. Its about a puppy who is with his grandfather at the grocery store. He runs off to find cupcakes. I would chose this book for my classroom because its a good teaching book for smaller children on how to stay with an adult when you go somewhere (like shopping). I like it because it is simple, the characters were animals, and it teaches a lesson.

[Steven Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book for a 3-5 year old.

[Jennifer Velez · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Where Are you?" is a book about a puppy that went to the grocery store with his grandpa. He started to smell something that had a really good smell, so he wanted to know what it was. He started to follow the smell with his nose, but what he didn't notice was that his grandpa wasn't following him, so he got lost in the grocery store. His grandpa was also looking for him, but he didn't seem to find him. What he found that smelled very good where the cupcakes. The puppy and the grandpa found each other and they went home. What I really liked about this book is that it contains a lot of onomatopoeia. The students are going to have a lot of fun making the different sounds through out the book. I would use this book to show the students how they can incorporate different sounds in their own writing, and how it is going to make it more interesting.

[Yarima Morfin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tiny harry sniffs out cupcakes and get lost in the supermarket trying to find them and he cant seem to find the cupcake or his grandpa! This story is really adorable, and it can relate to many little kids. I means how many kids have walked away from their parents and wandered the store only to realize they are lost? I really enjoyed this book, its funny and it seems like both the grandpa and harry are roaming around in circles trying to find each other. Its a quirky, fun story to read to your children.

[Lbrown107 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Poor little Harry runs off in the supermarket and gets separated from his grandpa. Now he is lost!
I think this is a good book for parents to read to their children and explain to them what they are to do if they do get separated from one another. I wish that the book had said some things about what Harry could have done, like asking an adult for help instead of panicking!

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little dog runs off in the grocery store and gets separated from Grandpa dog. I wish it would have explained more what to do if you get lost. (They find each other again at the end of the book with no problem.)

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

K4 unit: around town

[Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story