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I Spy Board Books
I Spy Little Hearts
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 hearts galore, as well as other intriguing toys and trinkets! Picture clues and rhyming riddles guide the youngest readers through the delightful puzzles.
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 hearts galore, as well as other intriguing toys and trinkets! Picture clues and rhyming riddles guide the youngest readers through the delightful puzzles.
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
26 pages, Board Book
First published January 1, 2009
About the author
Jean Marzollo
404 books76 followersJean Marzollo was an American children's author and illustrator best known for the I Spy series, a best-selling and award-winning collection written entirely in rhythm and rhyme and illustrated by Walter Wick. Over her career, she wrote more than 100 books for children, parents, and educators, including Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, The Little Plant Doctor, and Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. Born and raised in Connecticut, she graduated from the University of Connecticut and earned a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She taught high school English and later worked in educational publishing, serving for 20 years as editor of Scholastic’s Let’s Find Out Magazine. Later in life, she began illustrating her own books.
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February 28, 2017
A $7 book that I got for $1 at Walmarts Valentine's Day clearance aisle.
February 26, 2009
I love reading these books with my nieces and nephews. A great way to have bonded time with kids.
July 31, 2021
I'm back!
Five days with no children's books. I guess I won't quite make my goal of reading one children's book a day. But, they are heavy! I didn't want to tote them around with me. Life happens, it's okay.
This book...is good for what it is. I think that if you are going on a long car trip this could keep your child occupied for 15-30 minutes. Which is pretty good for a book this small. It would keep your child occupied even longer if you prepared ahead of time a list of objects for them to find in addition to the little rhymes the book provides. An easy enough prospect, as there are dozens of objects to each page so your child could have fun hunting for whatever you decide to send them looking for.
That being said, I thought it was kind of dumb. I found all of the objects in less than 3 seconds for each page. It helps that they give you the exact same picture, slightly enlarged, to direct you what to look for. It would be good for kids though who are learning to differentiate objects from each other. I probably wouldn't buy this book new. It's just kind of meh. 'I spy' with poems...I didn't even realize the poems were there until I read the cover. That's how little they impinged on my consciousness. It's probably because I was more occupied in finding the objects than in the words that told me what objects to find.
Story: Process-poems
Art: Nonexistent
Price: 6.99
Five days with no children's books. I guess I won't quite make my goal of reading one children's book a day. But, they are heavy! I didn't want to tote them around with me. Life happens, it's okay.
This book...is good for what it is. I think that if you are going on a long car trip this could keep your child occupied for 15-30 minutes. Which is pretty good for a book this small. It would keep your child occupied even longer if you prepared ahead of time a list of objects for them to find in addition to the little rhymes the book provides. An easy enough prospect, as there are dozens of objects to each page so your child could have fun hunting for whatever you decide to send them looking for.
That being said, I thought it was kind of dumb. I found all of the objects in less than 3 seconds for each page. It helps that they give you the exact same picture, slightly enlarged, to direct you what to look for. It would be good for kids though who are learning to differentiate objects from each other. I probably wouldn't buy this book new. It's just kind of meh. 'I spy' with poems...I didn't even realize the poems were there until I read the cover. That's how little they impinged on my consciousness. It's probably because I was more occupied in finding the objects than in the words that told me what objects to find.
Story: Process-poems
Art: Nonexistent
Price: 6.99
January 5, 2019
{My thoughts} – Valentine's Day is fast approaching. As a parent I am always on the look out for books that revolve around the holidays so that my children can learn and read more things. The I Spy Book Series is incredible in my opinion.
This Valentine's Day book is filled with rhymes and pictures of various objects. The pictures of various objects go together with the rhymes. You read the rhyme on one page and then you find the objects mentioned in it on the next page. There is so much that can be learned by reading through these books.
There is so much to be learned with this books. The various objects in the pictures are helpful in teaching children word association. After you are through finding the objects in the rhymes you can look through the pictures and point out other objects that you may want your child to find. Hopefully your child will repeat the objects back to you and help work on increasing their vocabulary.
I recommend this book for any parent looking for a fun book/activity for their child to share with them. There is so much to be learned by reading these books with your child.
This Valentine's Day book is filled with rhymes and pictures of various objects. The pictures of various objects go together with the rhymes. You read the rhyme on one page and then you find the objects mentioned in it on the next page. There is so much that can be learned by reading through these books.
There is so much to be learned with this books. The various objects in the pictures are helpful in teaching children word association. After you are through finding the objects in the rhymes you can look through the pictures and point out other objects that you may want your child to find. Hopefully your child will repeat the objects back to you and help work on increasing their vocabulary.
I recommend this book for any parent looking for a fun book/activity for their child to share with them. There is so much to be learned by reading these books with your child.
February 20, 2019
I SPY LITTLE HEARTS is a cute little look-and-find for toddlers. It's in a board book format. The pictures are simple enough for them to find. The theme of this one is hearts and there are several to find throughout the book.
I love the foiled cover and thing it's a nice touch. This would be a good gift for Valentine's Day for those children who enjoy look-and-finds. My two-year-old had fun pointing them out. Since the pictures are small to fit the board book format, there aren't many items to find per page. I wish there were a little more, but overall it works for younger children.
Look-and-find books are a perfect way to challenge a child's mind. It engages them and gets the gears in their mind moving. The I SPY series has so many to choose from that it keeps things interesting.
Final Verdict: I would recommend this to fans of hearts and look-and-find activity books.
I love the foiled cover and thing it's a nice touch. This would be a good gift for Valentine's Day for those children who enjoy look-and-finds. My two-year-old had fun pointing them out. Since the pictures are small to fit the board book format, there aren't many items to find per page. I wish there were a little more, but overall it works for younger children.
Look-and-find books are a perfect way to challenge a child's mind. It engages them and gets the gears in their mind moving. The I SPY series has so many to choose from that it keeps things interesting.
Final Verdict: I would recommend this to fans of hearts and look-and-find activity books.
December 10, 2017
Honestly, I find "I Spy" books so frustrating! My brain just doesn't work that way and the kids are often much better at finding the images than I am. However, this tiny board book is easy! It might even be too easy for some. Also, I was hoping to use it for a Valentine's Day theme but it doesn't feel enough like Valentine's Day to me; ultimately, that just means I get to have it out year around!
February 23, 2018
This book was also given as a gift and I had just been thinking it would be fun to have some of these books in our collection. And it’s excellent for capturing the attention of kiddos.
I believe a precursor to Where’s Waldo books!!!
I believe a precursor to Where’s Waldo books!!!
February 5, 2021
So happy to find an I Spy book perfect for toddlers. Love the smaller, simpler version. Love that there's picture prompts. Love the same rhyming text and extras in the back. We will be getting more of this series!
June 17, 2020
Lots of things to look at, fun book!
February 17, 2022
These I spy board books are great because there's the search and find page on the right and the clues with a picture of what you're looking for on the left. Stella has loved all of them.
June 28, 2023
It’s always interesting to look at the intricate found object collages, and good for keeping kids occupied for a bit. My preschooler liked it well enough for two readings in a row.
February 18, 2017
A great board book for ages 1-3. There are only two things to find for each page flip.
February 29, 2012
Saved this for Valentine's Day with Natalie. She can match things, but doesn't in books. I'm not sure if it is lack or interest or difficulty or both. The images weren't exciting, but they had plenty to explore.
February 26, 2009
There's nothing much to these books, but my kids, especially the two year old, delight in looking at them and finding things for long periods of time.
July 6, 2011
I love reading these books to my boys as they feel like they are doing the reading spying the objects asked about. The board book format is perfect for the youngest of readers.
May 10, 2012
This is a great way to scaffold the children's reading. I love to let my children use these book as a free time event and when they are just learning to read.
December 13, 2020
one of our favorites in the classroom!
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