The Sea Hides a Seahorse shares facts about seahorses through brief prose and beautiful art. I actually learned more about seahorses than I was expecting to through the main story and there are additional facts and resources at the end of the book. The page count lends itself to a young reader's attention span, but be aware that it mentions mating very briefly and vaguely (to also show how baby seahorses are born) and you might want to be prepared for that convo if you have a kiddo who likes to ask questions.

Thanks to Collective Book Studio and NetGalley for an eARC of this book for an honest review.

This is such a fun book! My nephews will love this! It is a cute hide and seek type book that teaches kids real facts about sea horses! I myself used to be obsessed with sea horses.

What. The heck? I have to be brutally honest: I did not really like this book. It was super repetitive, boring, and took a weird turn about 3/4 of the way through.
So, as I said, this book was so, so repetitive. There was not much page diversity, and each page was the same exact layout/formula (in terms of writing), just with some different pictures and words. Other than those little changes, every single page was identical. This made the entire book a total bore, which will not appeal to young readers at all. They have short attention spans and a book as basic as this will likely be a painful read.
However, there was one thing I did like about this book: the illustrations. They were very well-done, and definitely captured the beauty of the sea. Additionally, I like the hidden seahorses on every other page. This allows a Spot-It game to be seamlessly incorporated into the book, which is great. Unfortunately, that was the only thing I liked about this book.
Lastly, a bit towards the end of the book, everything really went downhill. First of all, why include mating in a kids' book? This might lead to parents being asked unwanted questions, or might just straight-up confuse young readers. Additionally...*bulging*? Really? You couldn't think of a better word? And, even further, you had to have a whole page dedicated to the seahorse being pregnant? This works really well in certain kids' books, but including it in a book that's supposed to only be about seahorses doesn't make sense.

What a fun aquatic adventure this read was! My child with autism LOVES aquariums and looking at all things under the sea. Diving into this with him this evening was so fun. We loved looking at the BEAUTIFUL illustrations, and seeing how the sea can help camouflage sea horses in the various environments. The colors were rich, bold and eye captivating, and paired perfectly with the storyline. I love when children's authors are able to create captivating and educational stories that help young readers find passion and adventure on newer topics.

Thank you Sara T. Behrman for creating such a fun adventure for my little reader. And NetGalley for hosting this story for us to explore!

I enjoyed this book and the illustrations. I especially liked the seahorse facts at the end of the story.