* Caldecott Honor Book * ALA Notable Book * New York Times Best Illustrated Book *
Children romp and play throughout a heavy fog in a Cape Cod seaside village in this classic Caldecott Honor Book, from legendary picture book duo Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin.
The worst fog in twenty years rolls in and clouds the seaside village. For three days, the adults wait impatiently for the fog to lift. But the children love the mysterious fog—playing hide-and-seek, making scrapbooks, and toasting marshmallows.
Roger Duvoisin’s watercolors bring brightness to each foggy scene, complementing the text’s celebration of childhood rainy beach vacation days.
First published in 1965, Hide and Seek Fog is one of eighteen timeless collaborations by this legendary duo.
Alvin Tresselt (1916-2000) grew up in Passaic, New Jersey and worked in children’s book publishing in New York City for many years. He is the author of more than 50 picture books, including the retelling of the Ukrainian folk tale The Mitten. His first of eighteen collaborations with Roger Duvoisin, White Snow, Bright Snow, earned the 1948 Caldecott Medal.
Roger Duvoisin (1904-1980) was born in Geneva, Switzerland and moved to the United States in 1930. He lived and worked in NYC until 1938, when he became an American citizen and moved to New Jersey. He was the illustrator of more than 140 picture books, 40 of which he wrote himself. He earned the Caldecott Medal in 1948 for White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt.
Children will feel the chill and dampness as they study Roger Duvoisin’s exquisite water colors. — School Library Journal (starred review)
Another distinguished achievement by the author-illustrator team. — Horn Book Magazine