10 Hidden Heroes - by Mark K Shriver (Hardcover)

About the Book

A seek-and-find picture book that portrays everyday altruistic efforts. Shriver's text invites readers to notice more than 50 heroic deeds in 10 illustrations. A hospital scene shows "Ten Hidden Heroes working night and day, nursing others back to health until they are okay," including medical staff members reading an X-ray and taking blood pressure. Other images highlight people reading to children, working at a food bank, building homes for those in need, running in a charity race, and doing other helpful activities.

Book Synopsis

2022 Christopher Award Winner - Books for Young People

"I can't wait to share 10 Hidden Heroes with the kids in my life!" -Jennifer Garner, actress and producer

10 Hidden Heroes helps children develop counting skills while learning ways to make the world a better place.

In this fun-filled and inspiring seek-and-find book, New York Times bestselling author Mark K. Shriver highlights the various ways children and adults can be real-life heroes in their everyday lives. Little ones learn to count the individual heroes who shine a light on the importance of helping others whether it's through teaching, caring for animals, protecting the environment, or keeping others from harm. Adults who read along can help their children make connections to the unseen acts of compassion that occur in their very own neighborhoods.

Illustrated with colorful drawings by Laura Watson, 10 Hidden Heroes proves that acts of kindness and generosity can be found all around us. We just need to know where to look.

Join the search!

Review Quotes

"Readers can see for themselves the different ways in which people work with others. An educational, interactive read." --Publishers Weekly

"An inclusive, visually delightful story that may give youngsters the confidence to be heroes themselves." --​Kirkus Reviews

"Everyday heroes are all around us, but too often they are overlooked. 10 Hidden Heroes is fun and inspiring reading. I can't wait for the exciting adventures searching for real-life heroes with my granddaughter!" - Maria Shriver, author of the New York Times bestseller, I've Been Thinking


"Yes! From a thoughtful and caring man, 10 Hidden Heroes is a fun kid's book that plants the seeds about the ordinary being extraordinary." -Joan Cusack (actress) and Richard Burke (CEO, Envoy Global, Inc.)


"10 Hidden Heroes is not only beautifully illustrated, it's filled with positive life lessons for the whole family to learn, discuss, and share with the world." ---Vanna White, co-host of Wheel of Fortune


"10 Hidden Heroes teaches children about the people who make this world a better, safer, and more compassionate place. This book will not only get kids excited about seeking out real-life heroes in their day-to-day life, but inspire them to make a difference in their community, and even change the world. " --Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt


"I have always loved the expression, "If you can see it, you can be it." In that spirit, what could be more impactful than to teach a generation of children (and future heroes) to look for the everyday heroes in every circumstance? 10 Hidden Heroes is a gift for the future." --Kelly Corrigan, author of the New York Times best seller, Tell Me More.


"Parents and children alike will love snuggling up to read this fun rhyming book, hunting down the heroic acts on every page, and talking about all of the ways ordinary people can make the world a better place. I can't wait to share 10 Hidden Heroes with the kids in my life!" --Jennifer Garner, actress and producer


"The Gaffigan family loves Mark Shriver's new children's book, 10 Hidden Heroes and the way it highlights gestures of kindness, compassion, generosity and service as the truly heroic acts that they are. Young children will be mesmerized searching for and discovering the real heroes of everyday life among all the beautiful illustrations that reflect our communities populated by recognizable characters from all backgrounds, creeds and colors working together in service to each other to make the world a better place. At an early age kids will understand that they don't have to look to the skies for a caped super-human. Heroes surround us every day if we learn how to find them and recognize how their actions save lives and make the world a better place. Most importantly, your child will understand that by choosing to love others, they can be a hero too!" --Jeannie and Jim Gaffigan

About the Author

Mark K. Shriver is president of Save the Children Action Network in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Pilgrimage: My Search for Pope Francis and the New York Times best-selling memoir, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver, which received a 2013 Christopher Award. Shriver lives with his wife, Jeanne, and their three children, Molly, Tommy and Emma, in Maryland.