Gotcha!
Clotilde Perrin, Daniel Hahn (trans.)
Gotcha!
Clotilde Perrin, Daniel Hahn (trans.)
In this monstrously funny and original lift-the-flaps adventure, a child finds hiding places in three famous fairytale houses before turning on their hide-and-seek pursuers-from the creator of international sensation Inside the Villains.
Quick, hide! Chased by monsters, each hairier and stinkier than the one before, a child finds shelter in the most famous fairytale houses-the three little pigs’ brick home, Sleeping Beauty’s palace and Hansel and Gretel’s gingerbread mansion. Each house is full of hiding places for the reader to explore, with flaps big and small and curious places to discover on the search for the child’s hiding place. And when the hero of our story finally stands up to the monsters, they may be the ones to flee, because this child has read the tales before and knows how to vanquish a villain!
A villianously funny hide-and-seek game in a fairytale world.
Review
Kim Gruschow
French author and illustrator Clotilde Perrin’s newest book is truly a delight!
Open the pages of Gotcha! and you will learn that there are some terrible critters out there: a nasty hairball with frightful fur; a fizzling stinkwort with a rumbling belly; and a creeper dreaming of its next meal. Don’t admire the beautiful illustrations of these creatures for too long though, because they are coming to get you!
Luckily there are three gorgeous houses from familiar fairy tales that make for perfect hiding places.There’s a brick house with some resident pigs, a yummy looking gingerbread cottage and an overgrown castle where everyone has fallen asleep. With 40 lift-the-flaps and interactive elements sprinkled throughout the book, children will eagerly open the cupboards and look through the peepholes to take in all the funny and clever details on each page.
Gotcha! is a magical book of the highest quality. It reminded me of beloved classics like Jan Pienkowski’s classic pop-up book, Haunted House, and the work of Janet and Allan Ahlberg. It’s clever and creative and will be loved by family members of all ages. A perfect book for a special gift. For ages 4+.
Kim Gruschow is the co-manager of Readings St Kilda
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