Look-Alikes Jr. : Find More Than 700 Hidden Everyday Objects

Look-Alikes

by Joan Steiner

In the companion volume to the original Look-Alikes, younger children can view pictures of a three-dimensional world and discover more than seven hundred everyday objects, such as pencils, crackers, and a flashlight, transformed into very different items. 150,000 first printing.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a hard book to review, mainly because I did it as a read aloud and you barely scratch the surface that way. It is much better suited to a slow perusal where you take in the huge amount of details per page. I imagine it took way more time to make each setup than we spend looking at them which is kind of sad.

[Apollo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've always loved these book since I was a kid! Still do!

[Francesco · Rating 5 out of 5]

fantastic book

[Juli Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clever and creative.

[Lu · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pictures in this book are made up of everyday things that readers are supposed to find and identify. E.g. a house whose siding is actually a miniblind. The windows are tea bags. The grass is actually a green towel. But on first glance it looks like a normal house and lawn.

I've enjoyed being surprised by the unexpected uses of familiar items. It makes me wish I had a dollhouse to furnish. I think I could make some really unique pieces of furniture using the pictures in this book as my inspiration.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Joan Steiner's Look-Alikes series is a great resource in my preschool classroom. The children are drawn to it in the same way they love "I Spy" books (and games), but it offers the additional depth of helping children ask the question, "If I use my imagination, what ELSE could this object become?!" The books became a great reference and inspiration when helping kids do collage work with found materials. I try to have one or two books from the series in my classroom at any given time.

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very creative. It takes simples verses and challenges the reader to identify everyday objects used to construct a three dimensional scene. Some scenes include a house, kitches, bedroom, school bus, train and rocket. My son loves these books.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty Darn Cool. Warning! It takes a long time to read with a child because there is so much to find.

[Jellybean · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is totally cool and its sooo amazing!

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really creative! Similar to the I spy books, my boys had fun hunting for things and seeing how things were put together to create the scenes.

[Veronica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting use of normal, everyday knick-knacks to create adorable, everyday scenes. Very cute!

[Erin Fitzgibbon · Rating 5 out of 5]

fantastically entertaining book kids love it. Hours of searching the pages.

[blue reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

got this fro birthday have spent hours pouring over it loveit