Where's Baby? - (Baby Animals) by Anne Hunter (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Papa Fox is looking for Baby Fox, who is just out of his sight ... but not ours! ... In this clever introduction to prepositions, a near-sighted Papa is looking for his baby. Is Baby up in the tree? Is Baby under the log? Is Baby around the corner? Where could Baby be?"--

Book Synopsis

A 2020 Geisel Honor book!

Papa Fox is looking for Baby Fox, who is just out of his sight . . . but not ours! An adorable, interactive read-aloud for fans of Are You My Mother?

In this clever introduction to prepositions, a near-sighted Papa is looking for his baby. Is Baby up in the tree? Is Baby under the log? Is Baby around the corner? Where could Baby be?

Readers will delight in spotting the little fox on every page as Papa wanders the forest, encountering other animals all along the way, but never quite able to spot his own baby. Anne Hunter's delicate and lovely illustrations with their limited palette highlight the humor of this adorable hide-and-seek tale.

Review Quotes

A 2020 Geisel Honor book!
Featured in Horn Book's list of picture books for Father's Day.
A 2021 Bank Street Book of the Year

PRAISE FOR Where's Baby?

"The dramatic irony paired with Papa's earnest calls of "Ba-by!" make this a winner for interactive reading, and Baby's final request, "Can we do that again?" will ensure this fun and gently instructive story is repeated." --STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

"Fun and instructive, this forest frolic will have kids eager to play along." --Kirkus Reviews

"Where's Baby? is a beautifully illustrated hide-and-seek book for preschool aged children who want a light, playful read." --CM Magazine

"[V]iewers will get a kick out of finding Baby when Papa Fox can't." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"A hapless father fox sets out to find his cheeky baby pup in Anne Hunter's fresh and entertaining picture book." --BookPage

About the Author

ANNE HUNTER is a Geisel Honor-awarded illustrator and picture-book writer best known for her books about animals and nature. Anne grew up in Lake Worth, Florida, and now makes her home with the foxes and the owls and the skunks and her family in the woods of Southern Vermont.