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|title=Have You Seen Elephant?
|author=David Barrow
|isbn=978-1776570089
|website=http://www.davebarrowillustration.co.uk/index.php
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'''Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2016: Illustrated Books'''
Elephant wants to play hide and seek and Boy agrees that he Elephant should hide first. Elephant is completely fair and warns Boy that he's ''VERY'' good. Boy's fair too - he says that he'll try his best - and off Elephant goes to hide. Dog is looking slightly bored - actually he's having a good scratch - as Boy counts to ten and shouts ''Coming! Ready or Not!'' in the tradition of all hide and seek games and Boy and Dog go in search of Elephant. Now Elephant wasn't joking when he said that he was good, because he doesn't so much ''hide'' as ''disguise'' himself within the rooms. Boy doesn't spot him, but watch Dog! He spots Elephant every time, whether he's an armchair, a duvet, television stand, standard lamp or a shed.
There's a lovely finale when Tortoise invites Boy to play tag with him, but warns him that he's VERY good as he reveals his go-faster stripes and dons his sports gear. I'd like to thank the purchasers for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag.
This book will appeal to the three- to five-year-old age group. Younger children who would enjoy the theme will love [[Bear and Hare: Where's Bear? by Emily Gravett]]. You might also appreciate [[Fum by Karl Newson and Lucy Fleming]].
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