Find the Dots

by Andy Mansfield

Andy Mansfield's innovative paper engineering makes this a counting book with a difference. Lift the flap, pull the tab, look through the window, fold and pop to find the dots. Bright and simple, this is the best sort of smart concept book.

Genres: Picture Books, Counting, Childrens, Stem

Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Andy Mansfield is a paper engineer and writer who has created and contributed to several books for children. He lives in the U.K.

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! This book is great for critical thinking and problem solving. Each page requires manipulation of some kind to locate all of the dots, starting from easy solutions to much more complex ones. Along the lines of Press Here, this book takes the concept up several notches in complexity.

[Eve Costarelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now this is a fun book! My mother was a paper artist, so I was completely enchanted by the crafty pull, push, lift, twist and peek tabs. This book has clever tactile puzzles on each page as the reader is directed to search for a number of certain color dots. This book is challenging but with a bit of focus and some problem solving techniques, every dot will be found. I really enjoyed the splendid color palette. It is bright and engaging yet still soft on the eyes.

I highly recommend this fun and educational book. It can be read alone or together. Reading it together is such a great way to introduce problem solving, cooperation and to instill the joy of discovery in a calm, non-stressful way. My fifteen year old chuckled a few times while reading it and gives it a thumbs up!

Thank you to Candlewick Press for sending me a copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

[mg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best summed up by the HuffPost quote on the back:
"Many nonfiction books over the past few years have tried to emulate the success of Herve tullet's Press Here, but this is the first I've seen that manages a similar level of inventiveness. It's playful, clever, colorful, and educational."

I fully agree! Great gift book as well as one-on-one storytime read.

[Juliana Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very intricate puzzle book. More than your normal lift-the-flap book. Lift, spin, fold, to find and count the colored dots to solve each puzzle.

[Toastkat · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was one of my candidates for our local summer reading program, and I have to say, I was really ehhhhh about the whole experience. It starts off very baby of fold this and that, but then the difficulty ramped up so much that even I couldn't solve a couple of the puzzles. Would I recommend it for story hour? No. Would I recommend it for a long car ride to distract kids with? Yeah, probably actually. Assuming the child in question is patient enough to keep trying and not give up and chuck the book out of a car in frustration.

[SL · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun, creative, and awesome pop-up book! I loved it and had to think about some of the pages as I searched for x amount of dots. It's def geared towards older kids and adults. Whether it's the elegant design of the books, or the design of the pop up puzzles, this is certainly a book that's meant to be admired. Not sure it'd work well in a public library but it's a fantastic addition to a personal collection.

[McKenna R · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super fun and interactive! Might be hard to keep in good condition if you have little kids frequently reading/looking through it. I don’t know if I’d really even call this a “book” though. More of a little activity/project collection.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interactive fun.

[Nichole · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so cool. I'm really worried about how it's going to hold up, though.

[Beroha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cet ouvrage ludique apprend à compter et reconnaître les couleurs dans l'espace.

[Dylan Teut · Rating 5 out of 5]

Taking the interactive books to a brand new level! Love it.

[Earl · Rating 4 out of 5]

A surprisingly difficult puzzle of a book. Interactive elements will have readers searching for dots in the fun inventive ways.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

An moveable book that's full of flaps to lift and fold and tabs to pull all so that the reader can discover the colorful dots in the quantities called for in text. Really fun and imaginative for PreK-2.

[Mrs. Melaugh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Think lift-the-flap book on steroids and you will begin to have an idea what this playful interactive book is like. On the title page, it shows these terms: push, pull, lift, turn, twist, fold, look, peek. Readers will need to do every one of those actions to solve the ten creative puzzles that are posed inside. The first puzzle, for instance, is to “Find 1 red dot.” No red dots appear on the page, but if readers fold four flaps in, the now uncovered corners of the flaps overlap to form a red dot. Each puzzle is unique. What a clever way to introduce youngsters to problem-solving while providing an opportunity to practice counting and recognizing colors! Readers might lose interest after solving the puzzles. Given the fact that it is extremely sturdy, this might be particularly well-suited for a circulating collection.