Books About Hiding · 14 titles considered

The Best Hiding Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about hiding? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

Anne Frank's Diary (Graphic Novel)
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The Shortlist

Our 10 Favorite Books About Hiding

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Chapter Book · Ages 11–15

The Diary of a Young Girl

By Anne Frank, Susan Massotty (Translator)

A young girl hides from Nazis, documenting her life in a secret attic, revealing courage and humanity's frailty.

400 pages· 100,270 words· Est. 9.5 hour read
4.2/5 Goodreads · 4,296,143 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2017

Anne Frank's Diary (Graphic Novel)

A young girl's diary reveals resilience amidst unimaginable horror.

151 pages· 15,955 words· Est. 3 hour read
4.4/5 Goodreads · 21,539 ratings
$25.00Save 5%
Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2020

Find Fergus

A bear's hide-and-seek skills lead to hilarious misadventures.

36 pages· 172 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
5.3/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 887 ratings
$18.99Save 5%
Chapter Book · Ages 7–11 · 1952

Twenty and Ten

Can French schoolchildren hide Jewish refugees from the Nazis?

80 pages· 12,096 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
4.2/5 Goodreads · 5,954 ratings
$17.80Save 5%
Chapter Book · 2008

10 Days: Anne Frank

Ten pivotal days change a young girl's life and history forever.

152 pages· 15,663 words
4.1/5 Goodreads · 299 ratings
Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2008

The Hidden Girl

A girl hides from Nazis, clinging to hope and a cherished dress.

97 pages· 16,535 words· Est. 2 hour read
4.0/5 Goodreads · 2,345 ratings
$5.99Save 4%
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2012

This is Not My Hat

By Jon Klassen · Book #2 in the The Hat Trilogy series

A character steals a hat from a big fish and tries to hide in a dense plant area.

Caldecott Medal (2013)
40 pages· 205 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
5.0/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 26,539 ratings
$18.99Save 5%
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2009

Chicken Soup

By Jean Van Leeuwen, David Gavril (Illustrator)

Chickens flee from becoming soup, but Little Chickie's sneezes might reveal her hiding spot.

40 pages· 310 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
3.8/5 Goodreads · 287 ratings
$16.95Save 6%
Board Book · Ages 0–3

This is an Ox

26 pages
4.4/7 Bookroo experts
$11.99Save 5%
Picture Book · Ages 8–12 · 2012

The Right Place for Albert

Albert's first kitchen adventure turns into a quest to outsmart the cat.

32 pages· 499 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
3.4/5 Goodreads · 22 ratings
$22.60Save 5%
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Hiding Picture Books

Illustrated read-alouds about hiding for preschool and elementary-age readers.

Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!

Ages 4–8 · 2020

Rocket struggles to win hide and seek. Can his friends help him find joy in the game?

Ride and Seek

Ages 4–6 · 2010

A monster truck counts and then searches for his hidden friends.

7 Ate 9: A Grisly Counting Book

Ages 3–6
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