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<i>I Spy with My Little Eye</i>

I Spy with My Little Eye

2011 children's picture book by Edward Gibbs

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.

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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,[5] and ForeWard Reviews,[5]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "I Spy With My Little Eye". booktrust.org.uk. Booktrust. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. [2]
    "I Spy With My Little Eye". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2018. 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?
  3. [3]
    "Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild!". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2018. A classic childhood guessing game gets an elegant treatment from newcomer Gibbs in this introduction to colors and animals.
  4. [4]
    "I spy with my little eye". chinooklibrary.ca. Chinook Regional Library. Retrieved 31 May 2018. The pattern and hints guarantee success for preschoolers, who will be richly rewarded with each page turn.
  5. [5]
    "I spy with my little eye". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award". thelibrary.org. Springfield-Greene County Library District. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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