I Spy With My Little Eye... is a 2011 children's picture book by Edward Gibbs. It is based on the I spy game with the reader being given written and visual clues about an animal on the initial double page and the answer with a picture of the animal on the following double page.
 First edition | |
| Author | Edward Gibbs |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Edward Gibbs |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 2011 (Brubaker, Ford & Friends (Templar UK)) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9781848771970 |
| OCLC | 1008185858 |
Reception
editA review by Booktrust wrote "The guessing game itself is great fun, but it's the bold, elegant illustrations and ingenious design which set this book apart, making it a more complex experience for young readers."[1]
I Spy With My Little Eye has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews (star review),[2] Publishers Weekly (star review),[3] The Horn Book Magazine,[4] School Library Journal,[5] and ForeWard Reviews,[5]
It was a 2012 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award nominee.[6]
References
edit- ^ "I Spy With My Little Eye". booktrust.org.uk. Booktrust. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "I Spy With My Little Eye". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
An ingenious use of die-cut technology to complement the fun of such favorites as Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
- ^ "Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild!". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
A classic childhood guessing game gets an elegant treatment from newcomer Gibbs in this introduction to colors and animals.
- ^ "I spy with my little eye". chinooklibrary.ca. Chinook Regional Library. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
The pattern and hints guarantee success for preschoolers, who will be richly rewarded with each page turn.
- ^ a b "I spy with my little eye". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award". thelibrary.org. Springfield-Greene County Library District. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
