This is undoubtedly Amelia's favorite story book. In fact, Tyler can recite the entire book because he has read it to her so many times. It's a poetic story about a little girl who is playing hide and seek with her father. Her father has some pretty silly ideas about where to look for her. This book is delightful to read. Even though I have read it to Amelia 100 times I still delight in the amusement Emily and her father find in each other. The ending is very tender and sweet. There are two things besides the obvious that I love about this book.
1. It is a story about a father and daughter (most books seem to be about mommy and child).
2. The father has red hair and the daughter has darker features. I don't know if the illustrator was trying to portray a child who joined her family via adoption but I like that the father and daughter do not look similarly. For those of us who are parenting transracially or have had biracial children, books like this are priceless gems.
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Our little Tongginator loves this book, too!
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