Hide-and-Seek Pig (Tales From Acorn Wood) - Hardcover

Donaldson, Julia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1447273435 ISBN 13: 9781447273431

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books, 2015

Synopsis

Join Pig, Hen and all their friends for lots of lift-the-flap fun in Acorn Wood with this bestselling story from the Tales from Acorn Wood series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of modern classic, The Gruffalo.

Pig and Hen are playing hide-and-seek. Pig looks for Hen behind the fence, beneath the washing and even behind the rose bush, but she can't find Hen anywhere! Lift-the-flaps and help Pig discover Hen's hiding place in time for their picnic tea!

With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, the Tales From Acorn Wood series has been delighting both parents and toddlers for over fifteen years. Join in the fun with Hide-and-Seek Pig, an interactive preschool story from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Zog.

Discover more animal adventures from the Tales from Acorn Wood series: Fox's Socks, Postman Bear, and Rabbit's Nap.

About this title

Book Description

Wander into the heart of Acorn Wood and help Pig find out where Hen is hiding in this bestselling lift-the-flap story.

About the Author

Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognizable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty, gift and poetry books for Macmillan, such as Fish Who Dream of Trees (Two Hoots) and the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes – and of course, he is the illustrator of some of the world's best-loved picture books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide. Axel’s artwork is exhibited internationally; he has illustrated for many charities and designed the Royal Mail Christmas stamps in 2012. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1447273435
• ISBN 13: 9781447273431
• Binding: Board book
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 12
• Illustrator: Scheffler Axel