Spot It!: Find the Hidden Creatures

by Delphine Chedru

This stylish, unusual search-and-find picture book features fifteen animals and one farmer hidden in sixteen abstract designs. Following clues in the brief text, readers must search out the hidden creature in each spread, often disguised in clever and unexpected ways. The unique designs and concealed animals turn this book into a treasure hunt for clever young readers. Once parents and children begin the hunt, they won’t be able to resist finding all of the creatures.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals

40 pages, Hardcover

First published March 3, 2008

About the author

Delphine Chedru a fait les Arts décoratifs de Strasbourg. Elle aime les histoires gaies et fantaisistes, les images colorées. Elle vit à Paris où elle exerce le métier de graphiste en free-lance. Elle a décidé de s'aventurer sur le chemin de la création des livres pour enfants depuis qu'elle est devenue maman.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

beautiful seek and find! I think I may have to buy it!

[Connie T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

A simple "can you find" type book using repetitive patterns to hide the creatures. Once the child spots the creature there isn't much more to maintain engagement.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a fun book! Surprises and secrets fill throughout pages of this picture book. In Spot It! Find The Hidden Creatures, Delphine Chedru's debut as creator of picture book for children, young readers are asked to look carefully at a series of beautifully designed patterns and layouts to be able to find cute pictures of animals - plus a girl. There are always hidden creatures and surprises on every page, embedded in the design. It will inspire multiple reads and careful examination!

[Loren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite of the "Spot" books which are a huge hit @ the "berry." It took Erin awhile to find the hidden hamster. The sea urchin confused her a bit but it was still great fun! I like this one because of the old fashion feel of the papers and the rounded page corners so retro and sooo cool.

[Marcie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this in the vein of I Spy, but I liked that it was graphic illustrations and the last page made it more like a math activity than reading. Too bad it's too old for CCBA, besides being French. Thanks to Woodbury for shelfing it display face out.

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

AWESOME hidden picture book. Really lovely pictures with a graphic design feel.
Some really were challenging for me to spot the first time, but once you know where they are, they're easy to find again, so it wasn't frustrating for my two-year-old.

Wish our library had the "sequel" Spot It Again!

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fresh new take on "Where's Waldo?" and "I Spy"!

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my new favorite search and find book.

[Tracie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this - the papers are so compelling and tactile.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Christopher really liked this book - he found all of the items!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun seek and find.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yet another addition to my 'wallpaper my room with picture books' collection.

This is a nice seek and find, especially for younger kids not ready for Waldo.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations.

[Thia]

lift the flap find it book, wheres waldo or i spy alternative

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful patterned illustrations. Interactive book that every one can enjoy.

[Niki · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 4 year old son picked this book out and he loves it.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really fun! Actually hard-to-find creatures with cute and fun designs.

[Joan Arbogast · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spot it! Find the Hidden Creatures. Anna Alter, Henry Holt, 2009. Clever, wallpaper-like illustrations with patterns hide miniature critters mentioned in sparse text. Adorable.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3* art
3* concept

Squirt loves to find the animals and then hide them from me. "You lose!" he says triumphantly.