I Spy Little Book - Hardcover

Marzollo, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0590341294 ISBN 13: 9780590341295

Publisher: Scholastic, 1997

Synopsis

Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.

Filled with fun photos from the original I Spy series, the I Spy little board books build reading and recognition skills.

Preschoolers can search for intriguing toys and trinkets as the picture clues and rhyming riddles guide them through the delightful puzzles.

About this title

Review:

There's certainly not much imagination in the I Spy books, but every parent knows that they are ideal material for getting a 2- or 3-year-old through a restaurant meal or a trip. Probably too simple for children older than 3, the puzzles in this board book have the usual two parts. On the left-hand pages are rhymed couplets ("I spy a spoon and a golden key / I spy a butterfly just for me!") paired with illustrative pictures of the objects named. On the right-hand side is a more complex picture containing the objects on the left, and the task at hand is to pick them out. The objects are simple, the photos are clear, and primary colors predominate. As always, there's extra mileage to be had in discussing the other objects in the pictures--even in making up stories about them. (Baby to preschool) --Richard Farr

About the Author:

Award-winning author Jean Marzollo was the author of over 100 books, including the bestselling I Spy series; Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20; Help Me Learn Addition; Help Me Learn Subtraction; Pierre the Penguin; Soccer Sam; Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King; The Little Plant Doctor; In 1776; Mama Mama/Papa Papa; and I Am Water; as well as books for parents and teachers, such as The New Kindergarten.
Walter Wick is the photographer of the international bestselling I Spy series as well as the author and photographer of the acclaimed Can You See What I See? series. He lives with his wife, Linda, in Miami Beach, Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0590341294
• ISBN 13: 9780590341295
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 26