Join us on Saturday, May 30th at 11 am to meet local artist Steve Teare and have some fun with a drawing activity.
About the Book
A father and son play hide and seek, but the game gets a bit too real when a thunderstorm rolls in.
Play is how children make sense of the world, and hide and seek is no exception. Readers of any generation will immediately recognize the negotiations that go on in this family’s games: Dad should seek, but shouldn’t find his son Ro too fast. Siblings always spill the beans if they see you hide. And no one is as good a finder as Mom.
But sometimes you find a hiding place that is really, really hidden. And if a loud storm kicks up outside, seeming to hiss your name, you might wonder if Dad is ever going to find you. Is he even still looking?
Sixteen Games of Hide and Seek is an effortlessly funny and gloriously relatable family yarn with an ending like a reassuring hug, as Dad affirms that Ro is never forgotten and always safe. Steve Teare’s part-comic, part-painterly illustrations amplify all the humor and warmth of Stephen Barr’s story. Youngsters still trying to figure out how much independence they’re quite ready for, and the grown-ups supporting that journey, will return to this book often.
About the Artist
Steve Teare is an illustrator living in the hilly area of Northwest Philadelphia. His comics and drawings have appeared in The New Yorker, The Believer, The Nib, The Philadelphia Inquirer, VICE and elsewhere. His portfolio won the Silver Award at the 2024 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Winter Conference. He is represented by Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio. He plays music with his band, Flat Mary Road, and lives with his wife, their daughter, and a dog called Pickles.