Find This Book

If you have a youngster in the house (or even if you don’t) then you might want to get your hands on a copy of Elaine Livermore’s beautifully illustrated Find The Cat storybook. Another jewel from the 1970s, this book is out of print now, though there are still a number of copies scattered throughout the universe (and available via the internet). I discovered mine on Etsy.  Constructed as a simple hide-and-seek story (Dog chasing Cat), these are not your plain variety run of the mill hide-and-seek illustrations – Livermore’s light and gently whimsical (in a good way) pen drawings are a joy to look upon (and maybe just maybe spot that damned elusive cat).  Speaking of elusive, I was curious to know more about Elaine Livermore’s history as a writer and illustrator – and after some unsuccessful internet searching, it seems that information is remaining stubbornly well-hidden – at least for now.