This book immediately brought to mind, "Are You My Mother" with the lost baby bird. In this story, Papa Fox is looking for his baby. He looks in the trees, under the water, and around the bend, but still can't find his sweet, playful, little Baby. Fortunately for him, Mama Fox always knows where her baby is. I loved the illustrations of this story. Most of the image is in muted tones, done in simple format, but there is always a part of Baby Fox in bright, orange tones. I can just imagine a little one "finding" the baby on each page. The text was easy to read and I can see older siblings showing off their emergent reading skills reading this to their parents or younger siblings. Overall, just a cute story that would delight young children. A great choice for family libraries, kindergarten classrooms and public libraries.

That was a super cute and very fun read. The vocabulary is easy, for a kinder - 2nd grader to read or to be read to. The illustrations are unique and give a vintage feel to the book. and the plot of searching for the baby fox was very entertaining.

I can see this one going over well with toddlers and preschoolers. The plot is simple - the father fox hunts of his child, talking to a few animals and looking in hiding places. And the baby is visible on each page, allowing the child reader to point out what the adult character cannot see. The illustrations are muted in color, the brightest point on the page being the titular baby. Simple and pleasant.

This is absolutely adorable! Any child, of any age will love learning to find the baby hiding on every page. While Where's Baby? is very simple with it's words and illustrations; it just feels perfect. I could imagine a small child (2-4 years old I'm thinking) sitting with this book and flipping the pages with squeals each time they find the baby.
Not a bedtime story in my mind, but a great book for the playroom.

Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.

Papa Fox can't find Baby anywhere! He looks in the trees, under the water, and around the bend, but still can't find his sly little Baby.

I love the contrasting colors in this book. This is a PERFECT book for storytime. I just did a Fox themed storytime and really struggled to find a books that weren't super text heavy, that toddlers and preschoolers could enjoy. The kids would really like this book and love trying to find Baby on each page. I'll be adding this to my Fox storytime book list for sure!

I really liked it. The art is very cute, all sharp ink lines and muted colors except for baby, always present albeit sometimes only a little on each page, who is bright orange red. I like the main character foxes and how they were able to remain distinct characters. Mama fox is darker around the muzzle and her whiskers turn up instead of down, so it is easy to tell them apart without resorting to any personifications of jewelry or long eyelashes. On a personal note, my kids call their dad Papa (not daddy) and are always happy to see childrens books where the dad is Papa.

The repeated lines as Papa Fox looks for baby bring to mind Are You My Mother?, but if your child is extra sensitive they will be aware that the baby bird is actually lost and in danger, whereas with this one, Papa may or may not be playing a hiding game with baby, but at least Mama Fox saw baby and knows where they are the whole time. It seems like a little thing, but there are days with my little ones where I know they feel a little extra fragile and don't want anything but safe exploration.

I liked the art a lot, especially this take on mostly bipedal but still not anthropomorphized foxes (I like foxes when they get to be long boys) and want to see this illustrator on a lot more books.

Where's Baby? is a delightful picture book. Parents and little ones will enjoy following along as Papa Fox searches high and low for his baby. The story is very simple and the pictures are adorable. Kids will love spotting where baby is on each page. If you liked Are You my Mother? as a child you will enjoy Where's Baby? as a parent.
Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for an advance reader copy.

Where's Baby? is about an oblivious fox who's trying to find his offspring. It's not quite clear whether Papa knows Baby is hiding nearby and is just humouring the kid, but in any case, Baby thinks it's quite the clever game, and the reader gets to see their reactions as Papa encounters various creatures that are definitely not a baby fox.

The book does sort of work as an introduction to various prepositions, but little kids will probably be more interested in trying to pick out Baby in each of the illustrations. Sometimes it's obvious... but other times, the little fox is a bit more hidden. The limited colour palette (mainly black and white with a blue sky) is used to great effect, making the orange baby fox stand out.

The story is simple, but I can see this appealing to very young children.

Where's Baby? is a sweetly illustrated hunt-and-find short read for babies to the youngest readers. Due out 7th Jan 2020 from Penguin Random House Canada, it's 40 pages and will be available in hardcover format.

Papa Fox is having a hard time finding Baby. His searches take him all over, but without success. He comes back home and finally finds Baby. The art and text, done in ballpoint ink and colored pencils is beautifully detailed, whimsical, and appealing. Artist/author Anne Hunter has a lovely and appealing style which will entertain and engage. Papa encounters a number of characters on his search for Baby which will also provide adult readers with a nice selection for silly character voices when reading.

This is a sweet and interactive book for bonding with even the smallest readers and revisiting over and over. It will likely become a favorite. It would make a good library or kindergarten class or reading circle selection as well as a read-to-me or bedtime story.

Five stars. Really a beautiful little book.

Papa Fox and his adorable little pup are playing a game that most kids are familiar with... hide-and-seek.

"Have you seen Baby, Mama Fox?"
"Why, Baby must be somewhere, Papa Fox."

He heads off into the forest hunting down his adventurous little guy. Papa looks indoors, outside, inside a log, over the hill, under the water, down a hole, up in a tree, and around the bend, asking a variety of animals if they might have seen his clever little son who seems to have become invisible and completely disappeared. The animals assure him that no, to their knowledge they have not seen Baby Fox.

Finally Papa comes full circle and arrives once again back home. He could no find his little one for the life of him. He asks Mama Fox,

" Mama Fox, I can't find Baby anywhere."
" Have you looked behind you, Papa Fox?"

Ta! Da! Baby Fox is now visible to Papa. He IS right behind him. Papa scoops him up in a big Daddy hug and Baby breaks into a huge smile. I wonder why? What have those sly Foxes been up to?

This is an interactive read-aloud where prepositions are introduced. Kids will love spotting Baby Fox and outfoxing Papa. The illustrations are sweet. Baby is easy to target because of his pointy ears and orange-coloured body against the pale, muted pallette. Kids will love to re-read the book again and again so they can participate in the hide-and-seek game that Papa and Baby are engaged in. I highly recommend this book.

Where's Baby is an easy read that my students who are emerging readers would devour. The pictures are adorable and help with the story and the ending will have my students enjoying this book multiple times.

This was a fun and fast read. I would recommend for a younger toddler. The illustrations are really great!

This is one of the cutest, most eye catching books for the very young that I have read in a very long while. The story is the universal hide and seek theme but done in such a clever way. The illustrations are incredibly appealing and had my 3 year old granddaughter giggling. The animals are all in areas where one would normally find them in nature and I loved that little reality in this book. I think this one will become a classic!

The littlest ones will have fun going back over the pages to find where baby was hiding on every page, once they know what to look for!!!

I would highly recommend this for any child ages 1 to about 3. Really great little book for every toddler's library.

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Do you ever read a book with your kids that they demand you read over and over and over til they can say every word even though they can read and instead of “reading” it themselves they insist you read it for an eternity? This is that book. My son demanded I read this book til I had it memorized. And he had it memorized. And at bedtime he’s still asking me... “ba-by... where are you?”

Great color scheme. Great little story. Adorable and addictive.

This is an adorable story about a missing baby fox with a hide and seek component. It's simple enough that young ones can find the baby, making it engaging instead of frustrating. The illustrations are wonderful!