Help Me Find My Hamster!

Ages 4 to 8

Fuzzy floofy ears, chubby cheeks, peanut-sized paws, and other animal parts that seem to lead to the narrator’s missing pet hamster actually belong to hilariously huge and more fearsome wild creatures in this fun interactive follow-up to Watch Out for the Lion!

Readers, your help is needed—something terrible has happened! The narrator is missing their pet hamster, and the snuggable, huggable pint-sized pet was spotted in this book.

Fuzzy floof ears, a nibble nubbin nose, precious peanut paws, and a bitty button tail seem to hint that it’s somewhere nearby.

But do itty bitty ears always belong to a hamster? When you spot a soft snoot or cute padded paws, will they be attached to a pocket pet, or something much wilder? Watch out! You never know what could be lurking around the corner. That tuft of a tail might just belong to a grizzly bear’s behind!

Prepare to laugh along as clues to the narrator’s missing furry friend reveal ever larger and wilder creatures in this surprising story that encourages readers to stretch their imagination, make predictions, and always expect the unexpected.

About the Author

Brooke Hartman is an award-winning author of multiple picture books, including Lotte’s Magical Paper Puppets and Pega Sisters Go to Camp (both Page Street Kids). When her daughter battled issues with anxiety, Brooke wrote this up-roar-iously funny book to show that circumstances are often not as dire as they seem. She lives in Alaska with her husband, two kids, and a chocolate lab who barks at every car that passes their house—because it just might be driven by a lion.

Anna Süßbauer got the nickname “Angsthase” (“scared bunny” in German) from her daughter for being easily frightened, so she would like to give the narrator of this story a supportive hug. Anna is the illustrator of several children’s books, including Rock-a-Bye Tree Sloth (Little Bee Books). She lives in Cologne, Germany.