Has Anyone Seen My Emily Greene?

by Norma Fox Mazer and Alex Brown

The perennial game of hide-and- seek between parent and child inspires a lilting text and charming illustrations. It's time for lunch, but where, oh, where is Emily Greene? Her father searches for her everywhere, but without any luck. Look carefully, and don't forget to check behind the curtains In her first picture book, acclaimed author Norma Fox Mazer teams with renowned illustrator Christine Davenier to create a merry game of hide-and-seek. Readers will delight in searching for giggling Emily and in the warm relationship between this irrepressible little girl and her loving, good-humored father.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763613843
• ISBN13: 9780763613846
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.5" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

My 15-month-old is absolutely enthralled!

This was the first book my 15-month-old daughter used her sign language to ask for "more, more!" Fox Mazer's beautiful story of a special father-daughter relationship is told in rollicking rhyme that glides easily off the tongue and makes for a fun read for both reader and child. My daughter, who is at the age of loving hide-and-seek, seemed to understand immediately what was going on in the story -- that Emily was hiding from her father -- and she smiled and pointed with satisfaction at the last page where father and daughter are reunited. We often read the story at lunchtime -- the time when Daddy is looking for his Emily Greene. It has become a special treat and ritual for both of us. All librarians should have a copy of this book for their toddler story times!

Father and Daughter at Play

Emily Greene is a wee girl who likes to hide. She is still small enough to believe that she is actually hidden from sight when she sits in a chair and covers herself with her blanket. She won't come to eat her lunch until she decides - loudly - to be "found." The artist does an exceptional job of expanding the excellent rhyming text by depicting the first person narrator as a father. He plays along with his child in a very understanding way - not to mention his fine culinary skills. With large, loose drawings painted in bright colors, this easy -to-understand, gentle adventure with a happy ending is a perfect "lap book," for a toddler.

Cute & entertaining

I highly recommend this book. Both my 4 year old and my 2 1/2 year old love it. They like to hunt for Emily on each page and giggle at all the silly places her Daddy searches for her. This book has opened up a whole new level of play...hide and seek, that is, with the whole family.