Molly, Olive, and Dexter Play Hide-And-Seek

by Catherine Rayner (Author) Catherine Rayner (Illustrator)

Molly, Olive, and Dexter Play Hide-And-Seek
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Kate Greenaway Medal winner Catherine Rayner introduces readers to a trio of animal friends in a warmly humorous story offering reassurance that true friends don't stray far.

Meet Molly the hare, Olive the owl, and Dexter the fox, three friends who live near the oak tree at the edge of the meadow. Hide-and-seek is Molly's favorite game, but things aren't going her way. For starters, Olive and Dexter don't seem to know the rules. And when Molly shows her friends how to play properly, they hide a little too well.

Set in a delicately rendered pastoral world of soft color and shimmering line, here is a picture book that tackles outsize toddler emotions with sensitivity and whimsy. Make way for the singular Molly, Olive, and Dexter--ready or not, here they come!

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Review quotes

A game leads to misunderstanding for a woodland trio. . . . The disagreements among friends are all gentle and easily sorted out. . . A lighthearted look at conflict resolution.
—Kirkus Reviews

Richly pigmented watercolor illustrations make this story of friendship seem plucked from a dream.
—Foreword
Catherine Rayner
Catherine Rayner studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. She fell in love with the city and still lives there with her young family and a small menagerie of creatures including Shannon the horse, Ena the cat and a goldfish called Richard, all of whom inspire her work. Catherine won the Best New Illustrator Award at the Booktrust Early Years Awards for Augustus and His Smile and has been awarded the prestigious CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. Catherine's other titles for Macmillan include the critically acclaimed Solomon Crocodile and the award winning Smelly Louie.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781536228410
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
July 20, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV002210 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Rabbits
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Picture books
Hares
Owls
Foxes
Hide-and-seek

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