1001 Things to Spot in Fairyland

Usborne 1001 Things to Spot

by Gillian Doherty

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Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fairies

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Noelle]

Found this book in a community library box out near the park. blessed our midday jaunt on the dock with its beautiful little creatures. pretended to be seven again, just fifteen years too late to appreciate nostalgia in the form of lavender and pink.

[Connie]

She doesn't need to be able to read to know what things she's looking for, and the items aren't quite as well hidden as in the "I Spy" books, which makes this very appropriate for the younger crowd.

The illustrations are cute as well.

One thing that does stand out is that all the fairies are white. Well, no. Most of them are plainly caucasian, and some of them are maybe kinda tanned. They have all the range of natural hair colors and then some (but not, I note, the range of hair textures, though I appreciate that that could be harder to illustrate), and they have a wide range of wing and clothing colors and styles - it would have been trivial to draw some of them as non-white... or at least color some of them a different shade than peach.

My niece, I think, isn't old enough yet to realize that none of the fairies in this book look like her (even beyond the fact that she doesn't have wings, of course!), but... it would have been nice to see the effort made.

It's still a good book, I'm just disappointed because this oversight is very obvious and it would have been so easy to fix.

[Hannah Allison]

Nostalgic experience for my inner child that loved the I SPY books! This adorable interactive book is absolutely delightful! My daughter loves the surprises in every detail! The involvement with each page, has shown to have a positive imaginative experience, as well as learning colors, numbers, and every day things, along with some fairytale characters! My kids feel so proud and accomplished when they find each thing on the page!

[Jane Condon]

I love the snow queen's ball page.😍❄️👸♥️

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magical childhood book

[Jane]

1001 Things to Spot in Fairyland was one of my favorite childhood books; I found it at a book fair in elementary school and read it at least once a week all growing up. Gillian Doherty and Teri Gower’s illustrations are whimsical and magical, a perfect search-and-find activity book for any kid obsessed with fairies and fantasy realms. The thirteen settings include the Fairy Feast, Enchanted Waterfall, Moon Dance, Fairy School, Magic Market, Secret Garden, Fairy Palace, House Fairies, Rainbow Fairies, Treetop Fairies, Fairy Treehouse, Fairyland Workshop, and the Snow Queen’s Ball. Each scene is fairly complicated (not too hard and not too easy), with dazzling imagery and tons of funny little things happening beyond the search-and-find elements.

The objects to be spotted are just too cute — sugar mice, hatching dragons, flying carpets, boats with leaf sails, self-flipping pancakes, etc. — and Doherty and Gower manage a nice level of worldbuilding within each scene. 1001 Things to Spot in Fairyland spans all four seasons, incorporates variety of species (not just fairies but elves, goblins, unicorns, mermaids, woodland animals, etc.), and uses the recurring character Dizzy Rainbow (who is hidden in every scene) along with a list of extra items to find at the end of the book as an additional challenge. The whole book fascinated me when I was little, as it hints at such a beautiful, colorful world of fairies and magic. Honestly, I’d still live there even as an adult.

[Kimberly]

My daughter is a huge fan of search and find books and we have a ton of them. We always pack a few when we go on long road trips. This happens to be my fav. It's an Usborne book that is full of whimsical, fairy images. There are 13 different scenes: Fairy Feast, Enchanted Waterfall, Moon Dance, Fairy School, Magic Market, Secret Garden, Fairy Palace, House Fairies, Rainbow Fairies, Treetop Fairies, Fairy Treehouse, Fairyland Workshop, and The Snow Queen's Ball. I love that the searcher can find multiples of each item which is a great counting activity.

[Terry]

To read our full review (that includes the kids' opinions!), go to the Reading Tub.

[Heather]

50 months - O likes search and find type books so we grabbed this one because it went well with The Fairy Bell Sister novels she was reading with Daddy and the fairy house we were making. Certainly not a bed time reading book but entertaining for five or ten minutes of quiet time.

[Marlee]

This is a super-fun look and find book. It's great for readers and younger non-readers alike. It has pictures and written words of the items need to be found, along with a numerically written number quantifying it. Fun to look at over and over again.

[Valerie]

An interactive picture book where readers search for items hidden in locations such as a secret garden, a fairy school, and even over the rainbow. Also good as a counting book since readers have to find multiple pictures of the same object.

[Amy]

This is similar to where's waldo in that you have to find different objects in the cute pictures. Girls would love this book because it has fairys and it teaches counting as well.

[Becky Packard]

If your kids like I Spy books they will love these (they are great to bring to church). We bought this one and "1001 Things to Spot in the Sea" and our kids have loved them.

[Beth]

It's like Where's Waldo. But with fairies.

[Aubrey]

My daughter is a big Where's Waldo fan, so this book is a favorite of hers during car rides.

[Jenn]

Not my bag, but the I-Spy book lovers will adore these.

[Brynna]

Great book for four year old. My seven year old daughter enjoys looking for the things too. Similar to a "Where's Waldo". Makes a great birthday gift, lots of pages to go through.

[Chris Webber]

Fanciful magic I spy pages from enchanted waterfalls to secret gardens. Kind of fun! Graphics interesting but pretty primary.