I Spy Spectacular: A Book of Picture Riddles

I Spy

by Walter Wick (Photographer), Jean Marzollo

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

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the I Spy series with I Spy Spectacular!20 years ago, Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick created the first title in their bestselling I Spy series. Now you can celebrate that anniversary with I Spy Spectacular!New riddles from Jean Marzollo are paired with 13 of Walter Wick's photographs from the classic I Spy vault to create a spectacular search-and-find. I Spy Spectacular features a special anniversary section, including the history of the first I Spy book and its creators.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Kids

40 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Walter Wick is an American artist and photographer best known for the elaborate images in two series of picture book activities for young children, I Spy and Can You See What I See?, both published by Scholastic.

Reviews

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Some of the rhymes were pretty poor, and a lot of the pictures are lamer ones. Meh."

[sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Spy Spectacular A Book of Picture and Riddles by Jean Marzollo is a picture book with poetry for children aged 4 to 8 years old. A good book for those who like to just get lost in a scene. In I Spy Spectacular the reader is to read the short poems to learn what they should look for inside the photos. Each page is a beautiful photo filled with carefully placed objects all around the page, can you find them all? I always find these books a great way to watch readers follow the directions of the poems. The pictures are different on each page and the poems are simple to read and follow along with. I like to use this book with my kindergartner's small group games. We pick a page together and they look for each object on the pages. A fun and great way to explore early poetry and practice listening skills.

[Ali Book&Seaglasshunter · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun book for car trips, waiting at the doctor’s office, or other times when you might need to keep busy and quiet for a few minutes.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Always a children's classic. A nostalgic read for anyone who read these books as a child.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of seek and find puzzles for school-agers with rhyming text and bonus challenges.

This is a best-of from the I Spy series so dedicated readers will recognize favorite scenes.