Written by	Caleb Burroughs
Illustrator	Sue DiCicco
Published	2007
Publisher	Publications International
Series	First Look and Find
ISBN	1412787122

Hide & Seek, Near & Far is a "First Look and Find" book featuring Grover and Elmo traveling around the world to seven countries. In each country, they find interesting things to look at.

In a desert in Egypt, Grover and Elmo find pyramids, a camel and a mummy.

On a mountain in Tibet, they find a monastery, with a monk, a yak and a snow leopard.

A small town in China is celebrating Chinese New Year, and they see a panda, a rickshaw, and some bamboo.

In the Australian outback, they see a boomerang, a kookaburra, and a didgeridoo.

In the Costa Rica rainforest, they see a snake, a jaguar and a mango.

In a meadow in Canada, they see a maple leaf, a loon and a mountie.

Finally, in Paris, France, they see the Eiffel Tower, a fountain and a painter.

Cameo appearancesEdit

Characters from international Sesame Street co-productions appear in two of the scenes. The cameos are surprises for readers who happen to spot them; they're not specifically acknowledged in the text.

• Hu Hu Zhu and Xiao Mei Zi from Zhima Jie appear in the Chinese scene.

• Nac, Griotte, Yoyo and Olive from 5, Rue Sésame appear in the French scene.

TriviaEdit

• In Sesame Family Robinson's video, Telly Plays Hide and Seek, Telly reads this book to the unborn babies in Annie Evans' stomach.

See alsoEdit

• Look and Find books