Synopses & Reviews
Review
"The sunny illustrations capture the mood and the setting perfectly with bright colors and simple lines."
Review
"Ehrlich captures the catch-in-the-throat feeling that comes with a lost child, and the exuberance of the reunion is right there too... A lost-and-found story that will work for lap sits or story hours." Booklist, ALA
"The sunny illustrations capture the mood and the setting perfectly with bright colors and simple lines." School Library Journal
Synopsis
Louie and his mother had a favorite game.
He would run away . . .
And she would catch him!
Then she would say, Gotcha, Louie” And give him a squeeze and a tickle.
One day, while Grandma and Grandpa are visiting, Louie tires of listening to the grownups talk. He wants to play gotcha” instead. So he runs outside with his goose, Rosie, calling, Catch us, Mommy!” When the grownups realize Louie is missing, everyone looks high and low for him, but hes nowhere to be found. Luckily, his mother figures out just the right way to make Louie come out of hiding.
About the Author
Bolam was born and raised in the English countryside. She studied Illustrations at Brighton College of Art and is the illustrator of many popular books for children, including Murphy Meets the Treadmill, Louie's Goose, Clara Ann Cookie, and I Swapped My Dog, also a big fan of swapping, hopes to make at least one good swap this year. She makes her home in England.