Secret Seahorse (Hide & Seek Books) - Hardcover

'Bath publishers Barefoot Books have - rightly - elevated children's illustration to a form of high art, and this is a fine example of a book so mouth-wateringly illustrated your instincts will want to protect it from grubby mitts with shrink wrap. Using fabrics, sequins, buttons, beads and assorted bric-a-bric, ex-BBC artist Clare Beaton has created eye-catchingly fishy collages for this simple rhyming story of an elusive seahorse, with clownfish, octopi and a mermaid, plus a brilliant factual section on coral reefs and their creatures' - Venue magazine 'This rhyming, hide-and-seek adventure explores the enchanting world of the coral reef. Following an elusive seahorse as he swims through different watery environments, the book introduces children to wonderful sea creatures' - Junior Education 'A small, brown sequinned seahorse hides in a coral reef. The reader has to spot it amongst felt seaweeds, lace and ricrac jellyfish, gingham coral and button-eyed octopuses...Clare Beaton's delightful embroidered, beaded and jewelled under-the-sea collage is beautifully produced.' - Child Education magazine

The underwater world of the coral reef is explored in this delightful story from best-selling duo Stella Blackstone and Clare Beaton. The rhyming, hide-and-seek adventure follows an elusive seahorse as he swims through different watery environments and along the way meets sea anemones, crabs, starfish, eels and a variety of fish. Now out in durable board book format!