Books like Pigs in Hiding
By Arlene Dubanevich
For the kid who shrieks with delight every time they spot something hidden, this turns every page into its own small triumph. Playful, busy, and full of visual jokes.
An elephant named Horace turns eleven and throws a costume party for his exotically dressed animal friends, but when it's time for the feast, someone has already eaten it all.
A small mouse's brand-new toy airplane ends up stuck in a tree, thanks to his well-meaning but accident-prone best friend, Rabbit, who then hatches an increasingly ambitious plan to get it back.
Two boys and their dog set off on a mission to find something spectacular, digging straight down through the earth — and along the way narrowly miss treasure after treasure without ever knowing it.
A determined bunny stacks cardboard boxes into an imaginary city, insisting on doing it solo — until building alone starts to feel like something's missing.
Two best friends who've already played every game, baked every cookie, and painted every picture decide to try something harder: standing perfectly still and doing nothing for ten whole seconds.
A shark and a train face off in one absurd contest after another — bowling, Ping Pong, piano playing, pie eating — as two kids' toy chest imaginings spiral into gleeful, unanswerable competition.
An alphabet journey where each letter unfolds into a densely packed illustration, from Armored Armadillos Avoiding an Angry Alligator to Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards, hiding dozens of matching objects to hunt for.
A squirrel named Mr. Peanuts lives a surprisingly human life — playing piano, reading books — and writes to invite his cousin over, hoping for company.
A scene-stealing cat named Chester hijacks his own picture book, swiping the author's supplies and insisting he can write a better story than she can — with mixed results.
A little girl overhears everyday adult expressions and pictures them literally, imagining a king who rains from the sky and a foot prince leaving tracks in the snow.
