Hide by Steve Henry - ESSENTIAL

Hide by Steve Henry. PICTURE BOOK/EARLY READER. Holiday House, 2018. $15. 9780823437733

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Pat, a fish, and Mike, an elephant, are on a boat when Pat jumps in and swims after other fish. Pat is taken by a shark and Mike rescues him. Only now, Mike can’t get to the top of the water so the fish help him. 

This is a great book full of kindergarten sight words. The story is easy to follow which is important when a reader is hyper-focused on sounding out words. The illustrations do not distract from the words, but are good aids for understanding. 

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher