I Spy with My Little Eye explained

I Spy With My Little Eye
Author:Edward Gibbs
Illustrator:Edward Gibbs
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Children's picture book
Published:2011 (Brubaker, Ford & Friends (Templar UK))
Media Type:Print (hardback)
Pages:32 (unpaginated)
Isbn:9781848771970
Oclc:1008185858

I Spy With My Little Eye... is a 2011 children's picture book by Edward Gibbs. It is based on the I spy game with the reader being given written and visual clues about an animal on the initial double page and the answer with a picture of the animal on the following double page.

Reception

A review by Booktrust wrote "The guessing game itself is great fun, but it's the bold, elegant illustrations and ingenious design which set this book apart, making it a more complex experience for young readers."[1]

I Spy With My Little Eye has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews (star review),[2] Publishers Weekly (star review),[3] The Horn Book Magazine,[4] School Library Journal, and ForeWard Reviews,[5]

It was a 2012 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award nominee.[6]

External links

Library holdings of I Spy With My Little Eye

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I Spy With My Little Eye . booktrust.org.uk . Booktrust . 31 May 2018.
  2. Web site: I Spy With My Little Eye . 15 March 2011 . An ingenious use of die-cut technology to complement the fun of such favorites as Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? . Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Media LLC . 31 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild! . A classic childhood guessing game gets an elegant treatment from newcomer Gibbs in this introduction to colors and animals. . 7 March 2011 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. 31 May 2018.
  4. Web site: I spy with my little eye . The pattern and hints guarantee success for preschoolers, who will be richly rewarded with each page turn. . chinooklibrary.ca . Chinook Regional Library . 31 May 2018.
  5. Web site: I spy with my little eye . catalog.wccls.org . 31 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award . thelibrary.org . Springfield-Greene County Library District . 31 May 2018.

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