A Good Place to Hide

by Louis Slobodkin

Second printing, originally included dust-jacket.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Louis Slobodkin entered the Beaux Arts Institute of Design, where he studied drawing, composition, and sculpture, at the age of fifteen. In his six years there, he won over 20 medals for his work, and was awarded the Louis Tiffany Foundation Fellowship.

In 1927, Slobodkin married Florence Gersh, a poet and children's author. However, Slobodkin did not become involved in children's literature until 1941, when he illustrated The Moffats, by his friend Eleonor Estes.

In 1944, Louis Slobodkin won the Caldecott Medal for illustrating Many Moons, written by James Thurber.

During his career, Slobodkin illustrated nearly 90 books, 50 of which he also wrote. He and his wife collaborated on five books.

Reviews

[David Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Good Place To Hide by Louis Slobdokin (MacMillan Publishing 1961) (Fiction – Children's). I loved this book as a child. Remember looking for the one “great place to hide” as a kid where nobody could find you if you just stayed still and quiet? Our stand-in in this story looks and looks and finally finds the perfect place: under the canopy of the weeping willow tree in the yard, where nobody can look in, and nobody climbs under just to check. Hey! That truly is a great place to hide! My rating: 7.5/10, finished 1961.

[Ramona Cantaragiu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little girl searches for a place to hide from her brothers. A bunch of charactera suggest different places but she always gets spotted. She ends up discovering her own hiding place under a huge willow tree right under everyone's noses. Awesome peaceful story.

[Cana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the willow tree that Susan hid under. I wish I had a tree like that.