First Steps in Art: Hide-and-Seek with Little Hippo

"Designed as a marvelous introduction to fine art, this book brings a blue Egyptian hippopotamus figurine to life as a baby hippo playing hide-and-seek with a butterfly. Heavy lines modeled after Ancient Egyptian artwork and glowing colors fill Little Hippo’s merry game that readers can join as he camouflages within his habitat." School Library Journal starred review

The First Steps in Art series introduces toddlers to the world of fine art from ancient figurines to famous paintings. Count 1, 2, 3 as Little Hippo looks for a place to hide. His game of hide-and-seek leads him to his bath, where he, in turn, will have to look for his friend the butterfly. Part of the First Steps in Art series, this colorful tale introduces toddlers to fine art and features a bright-blue Egyptian hippopotamus figurine from the Louvre Museum. Can you find him hiding along the banks of the Nile in the golden sands and cool blue waters? Young readers can immerse themselves in the colors surrounding the waters of the Nile as they follow the story of a curious little hippo.
14 pages | Board Book