Guess Who?: An Interactive Picture Book About Questions, Ridiculous Answers, and Logical Thinking for Kids (Ages 4-8)

by Margaret Miller

"A simple question is posed along with a picture of a child in a familiar situation. On the opposite page are four picture choices; the answers are funny and ridiculous. Flip the page and the correct picture and words appear, in a clever visual game that develops logical thinking and categorizing skills. Large, color photographs make this a perfect book for sharing."--Boston Globe.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Childrens

40 pages, Hardcover

Published September 15, 1994

Reviews

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A guessing game book where a large picture asks who does something like who cleans your teeth and then four choices are given. I didn't like the four choices did not have the correct answer. The correct answer is the next page. I did love the pictures and the diversity in them. Toddler and up.

[Korah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good for English learners because I can use it to familiarize them with objects and occupations while also allowing them an opportunity to speak because they have to guess what the correct answer is.

[Panda Incognito · Rating 3 out of 5]

The photos are super dated, but pleasantly diverse for 1994. I'm not going to read this for storytime because it's not story-driven at all, and depends solely on audience interaction to work. However, with a known crowd of kids who are outgoing enough to answer, this could be fun.

[Mikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Silly book of guessing games. Good for dialogic reading.

[Libby]

Guess Who? is a book that encourages a child to make distinctions between objects, understanding how objects are grouped together and correctly identifying objects. Appropriate for a 4-5 year old, this book utilizes the practice of playing, talking and reading to make distinctions. Through talking, children are able to use their analytical skills to comprehend the content and make decisions accordingly. Therefore, Guess Who? is a book that supports vocabulary, narrative and print motivation skills because children can read the story over and over and repeats each question for further comprehension.

[jacky · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a story time book on a day our regular librarian wasn't there. It fell flat because about half the kids weren't old enough for it and only one child was outgoing enough to make guesses. However, this would be an alright book with the right audience. I couldn't see from where I was sitting, so I can't comment on the photographs or layout.

[Kim Foy · Rating 5 out of 5]

On each page, a question is asked with four possible responses that included wonderful photos of people doing everyday activities - many of which were outrageous and unexpected. It would be great for teaching categorization and visual thinking.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story time guests enjoyed making guesses from the clues in our DETECTIVE-themed library story time.

[Todd Freer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Older book (1994)--can be played as a recognition game--
Concept book -- who does this?

[Colleen]

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