Can You See What I See? Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve

Can You See What I See?

by Walter Wick

Deceptively simple, Walter Wick's Can You See What I See? pairs rhyming lists of miniature objects with big, jam-packed photographs of the kinds of odds and ends found in any toy chest: blocks, beads, robots, dice, marbles, plastic animals, and game-board playing pieces. As in the I Spy series by Wick and rhymester Jean Marzollo, readers are invited to find the objects buried within the carefully chaotic piles. But Wick goes beyond the original formula in this book, slipping extra puzzles into the picture. Each rhyme ends with the beginning of a new game; in "Spare Parts," for example, after finding the listed items, readers must match 10 parts to 10 broken toys. In other games, readers spot the differences between objects, find their way out of a maze, decipher cryptic messages, or figure out optical illusions. Clever, sharp-eyed kids who are ready for greater challenges than the I Spy picture riddle series (I Spy Year-Round Challenger!, I Spy Funhouse, etc.), fire up those brain synapses! (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Art, Fantasy

Hardcover

First published March 1, 2002

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

[Ted · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite a mind workout!

[Snail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read together with my older brother. Total throw back to our childhood. I Spy was always a favorite in our household.

[Steven R. McEvoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains 12 prints with pictures to explore, find hidden objects and puzzles to solve. This is also the first book in this series. The photos are amazing and the time and effort required to lay out the spread and capture the images, let alone the hint rhymes that guide you through finding the required items in the pictures - are impressive. Plus, after you have done the book over and over as children are want to do, you can find your own items and take turns calling out items to find and discover in the picture. The spreads in the book are:

String Game
In Bins
Card Tricks
See-Through
Wood Shop
Domino Effect
Magic Mirror
Picture Blocks
Assembly Required
Bump, Bump, Bump!
Alphabet Maze
Spare Parts

Going back and reading this first book after encountering some of the others, show that Wick's genius was present from the beginning.

Read the review and with links to other reviews of books by the authors on my blog Book Reviews and More.

[Restokes92]

This book is filled with image puzzles that challenge the reader's mind to see what is seen by the author. This is one that I would have in my classroom library and would not use for a particular lesson. I think this would be a great book for my students to read quietly when they are done with their work, coming in in the morning to read quietly, or to just read for pleasure on their own time.

[Rochelle Sondae · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for travel. There is so much to discover on each page that you could get lost for hours looking at the details.
It's also a great book to inspire creativity. Everyday objects are put together in novel ways to create extraordinary ordinary scenes.

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good eyesight.

[Massas · Rating 1 out of 5]

Felippe- Is the worst book ever, everybody hate it. It dont make sense.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

my 4 year old son just loves look-and-finds, this one is good, if a little hard for him at 4!

[Stacy Vance · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked the puzzles in the book. Great pictures.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a hand-me-down from Grace and Tyler. Tommy has loved it since the first day he saw it. He is very good at finding tiny objects in busy scenes.

[Mrs Tupac · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this book it really occupy your mind I cannot wait until my son is old enough to enjoy these books :)

[Mandi]

Read by self

[Rani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picture puzzle for sharpening your mind!

[Shaye Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

With beautiful, creative, full-color photographs that span across two pages, this is one of the better "search and solve" books I've seen.

[Kayla Zabcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish there was an answer key in the back, because there were one or two things I simply could not find (nor could my coworkers!)