I Spy Little Letters

I Spy Board Books

by Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick (Photographer)

Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.

Filled with fun photos from the original I Spy series, the I Spy little board books build reading and recognition skills.Preschoolers can search for letters galore, as well as other intriguing toys and trinkets! Picture clues and rhyming riddles guide the youngest readers through the delightful puzzles.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Unicorns, Fiction, Photography

30 pages, Board Book

First published March 1, 2000

About the author

Jean Marzollo was an American children's author and illustrator best known for the I Spy series, a best-selling and award-winning collection written entirely in rhythm and rhyme and illustrated by Walter Wick. Over her career, she wrote more than 100 books for children, parents, and educators, including Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, The Little Plant Doctor, and Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. Born and raised in Connecticut, she graduated from the University of Connecticut and earned a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She taught high school English and later worked in educational publishing, serving for 20 years as editor of Scholastic’s Let’s Find Out Magazine. Later in life, she began illustrating her own books.

Reviews

[Marcy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was rather fun!

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

My child loves this I Spy book.

[Maeve · Rating 3 out of 5]

Readers search for one letter on each page, as well as objects that start with the letter.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A picture book for learning the shape of letters for a child. Easy read and quick.

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Library book - This is not Charlotte's favorite I Spy book. I'm not sure whether it is a case of too many words per page, not enough items on the picture page, or just that she has no interest in large letters, but she definitely prefers some of the other I Spy books. As the reader, I liked this one quite a bit, constantly curious to see how the letters would be portrayed. For example, the F is painted with flames, the C is blue with cold and dripping with icicles. My favorite is the E, which is a soft pink eraser. But again, not Charlotte's favorite in the series.

[Kelsey Bigelow · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love reading this book with the little ones that I stay with. They enjoy finding the letters and naming the corresponding objects around the page. This is a good and quick read so the tots do not lose interest.

[Kaethe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeah, I know, you've seen a fair few of these on my list. They are brain savers. Seriously. The youngest child likes the simple rhymes, but there are so many little things to look at in every picture, than an adult can sit with a toddler and stare and stare for ever without getting too bored.

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect book to introduce the alphabet to Ellie (as if we don't have alphabet books already, but this one is really good)

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good review of naming objects