Molly, Olive, and Dexter play hide-and-seek

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Summary:

Meet Molly the hare, Olive the owl, and Dexter the fox, three friends who live near the oak tree at the edge of the meadow. Hide-and-seek is Molly’s favorite game, but things aren’t going her way. For starters, Olive and Dexter don't seem to know the rules. And when Molly shows her friends how to play properly, they hide a little too well. Set in a delicately rendered pastoral world of soft color and shimmering line, here is a picture book that tackles outsize toddler emotions with sensitivity and whimsy. Make way for the singular Molly, Olive, and Dexter—ready or not, here they come! -- Amazon.

Audience:

3-5 years.

Preschool-kindergarten.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Hide-and-seek -- Juvenile fiction.

Hares -- Juvenile fiction.

Owls -- Juvenile fiction.

Foxes -- Juvenile fiction.

Emotions -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9781536228410

Publication Information:

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.

Call Number:

P RAYNER

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Summary

Kate Greenaway Medal winner Catherine Rayner introduces readers to a trio of animal friends in a warmly humorous story offering reassurance that true friends don't stray far.

Meet Molly the hare, Olive the owl, and Dexter the fox, three friends who live near the oak tree at the edge of the meadow. Hide-and-seek is Molly's favorite game, but things aren't going her way. For starters, Olive and Dexter don't seem to know the rules. And when Molly shows her friends how to play properly, they hide a little too well. Set in a delicately rendered pastoral world of soft color and shimmering line, here is a picture book that tackles outsize toddler emotions with sensitivity and whimsy. Make way for the singular Molly, Olive, and Dexter--ready or not, here they come!

Author Notes

Catherine Rayner is an Edinburgh-based British illustrator and writer of children's books. She was born in Harrogate in 1982. She studied at Leeds College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2009 for Harris Finds his Feet, and has been shortlisted in 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015. In 2014, Norris, The Bear Who Shared was named by The Sunday Times as one of the 100 Children's Modern Classics of the past ten years.

(Bowker Author Biography)