{"product_id":"sixteen-games-of-hide-and-seek-isbn-9780823460465","title":"Sixteen Games of Hide and Seek","description":"\u003cb\u003eA father and son play hide and seek, but the game gets a bit too real when a thunderstorm rolls in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlay is how children make sense of the world, and hide and seek is no exception. Readers of any generation will immediately recognize the negotiations that go on in this family’s games: Dad should seek, but shouldn’t find his son Ro too fast. Siblings always spill the beans if they see you hide. And no one is as good a finder as Mom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut sometimes you find a hiding place that is really, really hidden. And if a loud storm kicks up outside, seeming to hiss your name, you might wonder if Dad is ever going to find you. Is he even still looking? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSixteen Games of Hide and Seek\u003c\/i\u003e is an effortlessly funny and gloriously relatable family yarn with an ending like a reassuring hug, as Dad affirms that Ro is never forgotten and always safe. Steve Teare’s part-comic, part-painterly illustrations amplify all the humor and warmth of Stephen Barr’s story. Youngsters still trying to figure out how much independence they’re quite ready for, and the grown-ups supporting that journey, will return to this book often.Barr and Teare masterfully evoke the tension many children feel between wanting to hide but needing to be found; they convey both Ro’s vulnerability and emotional security. Teare’s loose and playful portraiture emphasizes the wholesome theatricality of these romps. . . . This compassionate gem has the heft of William Steig couched in gentle humor, with quick potential to become part of the kid lit canon. Look no further—you found a real winner.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarr . . . and Teare . . . spin the childhood ritual of playing hide-and-seek into a wholly original work that captures the game’s underlying anxieties and giddy joys. . . . This thoughtfully built story knows the game’s tensions—the thrill of vanishing and the comfort of being sought, the pride of independence and the reassurance of rescue—and gently affirms that needing both is exactly right.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cb\u003eStephen Barr\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime literary agent at Writers House, and the author of the picture books \u003ci\u003eIf This Were the World\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by AG Ford, and \u003ci\u003eThe Upside Down Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Gracey Zhang and named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Stephen grew up near Disneyland in Southern California; he now lives in Brooklyn with his wife, son, and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Teare\u003c\/b\u003e's comics and drawings have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nib\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, VICE and elsewhere. He lives in Northwest Philadelphia with his wife, their daughter, and a dog called Pickles.","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233554182373,"sku":"NP9780823460465","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823460465.jpg?v=1767736709","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sixteen-games-of-hide-and-seek-isbn-9780823460465","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}