I Spy Little Numbers

I Spy Board Books

by Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick (Photographer)

In an engaging, age-appropriate learning tool, this fourth book in the I Spy Little Book series includes simple rhymes and bright picture clues that introduce toddlers to the concept of numbers.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Number, Mathematics, Counting

26 pages, Board Book

First published April 1, 1999

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

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed how each number had objects around it related to that number. Lots of items to count and talk about.

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack borrowed this book from the Oxford Public Library. I picked it because he loves numbers and I used to love I Spy books as a kid.

Happily, Jack has really enjoyed flipping through the book to identify and find all the numbers. He has no interest in searching for anything else or letting me read the rhymes, but I’m counting this as a win.

[♥ I’d Rather Be Reading ♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read Count: 2+

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SUMMARY: (SPOILER WARNING)

A super simplified take on the classic I Spy books, perfect for toddlers and younger kids. This one has a theme of a different number for each page.

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REVIEW:

I got a set of these I Spy board books for my kids when they were very little. We have the big I Spy books too and my kids love them (especially my seven year old).

But these are a great introduction to the whole concept for littles. My five year old still likes to read these. Even my seven year old does sometimes, even though they aren't as challenging as the big I Spy books or the Where's Waldo books (which she loves more).

What I liked about this particular one is the attention to detail on each page in regards to the number for that page. If you look closely, you'll notice that every item correlates with the number for that page (i.e. the cow on page 7 has seven spots, and the plane on page 5 has 5 windows). It's all very intentional and I really appreciate those details.

Overall I'd recommend this (and the other I Spy board books) for toddlers and younger kids. They are a great intro to the I Spy world, and they are very well done and detailed. Love them.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Spy Little Numbers (I Spy Board Books) by Jean Marzollo– I read the first one sitting in the floor of the Wake Forest Elementary School Library with such glee that Mrs. Burns started saving the new ones for me. I got to check them all out first until I graduated from 5th grade. This series is still such a happy memory that I know your little reader will love the lush illustrations too! Happy Reading!

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

These little I spy board books are great for Stella. There's a picture of the item to find by itself on one page, and the normal search-and-find picture on the facing page. The numbers one is good for her practicing counting/numbers - each page includes a number to find and everything on that page has to do with that number.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little board book is brightly illustrated and in rhyme. The counting starts with 1 and goes to 9, with questions at the end of the story. The reader is given the chance to go back through the story and find items on every second page.

[K Morlando · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice simple counting book we utilize in our math center area, helps the children recognize the number and connect what they are counting with the digit.

[Jecel Cortes · Rating 2 out of 5]

`It was little short so that's that and the spy game was 2 stars fun so ya.

[Little Champs]

BB 205

[Maeve · Rating 3 out of 5]

An I Spy book for toddlers, focusing on numbers. The rhymes also include pictures of the object children are supposed to find.

[Blair · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute board book. Think it would be perfect for babies to do tummy time with to see all the objects and numbers.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A board book seek and find that works more to build vocabulary using familiar objects and following a number theme as opposed to presenting a real challenge as the picture books series does. Great for sharing with toddlers.

This might be my favorite I Spy board book. The numbers are emphasized in text and pictures and often some of the objects in the picture reflect the number presented on that page.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is turning into a nightly read at our house. My littlest one is crazy about letters and numbers, and insisted the Number book tonight. Fun pictures & rhymes, easy to read format and a lot of color make this a great read for the kids.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good start for I Spy Books with a cute rhyme.

[Joshua's Mom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great beginner I spy for toddlers. A plus that it has rhyming.

[Marieke · Rating 5 out of 5]

G LOVES this book. We might have to get our copy. It's definitely one that will grow with a baby/small child.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A basic I Spy book for babies and toddlers.

[Veronica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice book for kids to find object and learn vocabulary.