Animals: Hide and Sneak

Board book

Main Details

Title Animals: Hide and Sneak
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bastien Contraire
Physical Properties
Format:Board book
Pages:26
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 180
ISBN/Barcode 9780714874227
ClassificationsDewey:793.73
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd
Publication Date 22 May 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

One of these things is almost like the others... Inspired by the picture book Undercover, a sixty-four-page masterpiece of spot-the-odd-one-out published in 2016, comes a series of odd-one-out board books for the youngest readers. Bastien Contraire creates spreads with four to eight images each - all of which belong together, except one that may resemble the others but has no business joining the lot. A teapot amongst sitting cats, a belt amongst snakes, and a feathered hat amongst birds are all hiding in plain site for the delighted toddler to discover giddily! Young readers will exercise skills of categorization and visual acuity in finding the 'poser', and bask in the preposterous silliness.

Author Biography

Bastien Contraire is the co-founder of Papier Gache, an independent publisher of fanzines and art books that promote contemporary drawing and comics. His work in design encouraged him to explore numerous hands-on art techniques, leading him to discover the stencil-print technique he uses for this book. Contraire lives in Paris. This is his first board book.

Reviews

"A clever and artful odd-one-out book that will engage young readers... The stylish illustrations are simple and recognisable for young readers who love to identify shapes."-Families Surrey East "Young readers will exercise skills of categorization and visual acuity in finding the 'poser', and bask in the preposterous silliness."-The Children's Book Review "As in Undercover, there's sly humor at work in many scenes... but the book's real delights come from contemplating the visual or thematic reasons why it's there."-Publishers Weekly