We have been fans of the I Spy books since I first bought some of the board books for my daughter. Amanda is now almost eleven-years-old, but Kyle (now 5) also enjoyed the books, as well as some of the easy readers in the series.
When I volunteered in the elementary school library, I noticed that they could not keep the I Spy Picture Riddle books on the shelves. That’s because the signature bright and busy photos along with simple text are second to none. Kids love finding the items on each page — over and over again.
The I Spy books are perfect for this type of quiet play. And with I Spy A to Z the fun has a purpose — helping younger kids hone their spotting skills while reinforcing their letter sounds.
Easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with forty-six object-filled photographs by Walter Wick to create I Spy A to Z: A Book of Picture Riddles, the most engaging alphabet book ever! With more than thirty titles and 36 million books in print, the I Spy series continues to win the hearts and minds of parents and kids everywhere. Find out more at www.scholastic.com/ispy.
These puzzles are just difficult enough to keep your three to seven-year-old child busy, yet not get them frustrated. Each page has a letter devoted to it, and the letter in question is highlighted by red ink. One feature that I haven’t seen in other alphabet books is that the letter is used not only in beginning sounds, but also ending sounds. I love this addition! For example:
My five-year-old son is learning to read. He loves to have me (or his big sis) read to him, but there are times when I want him to be able to entertain himself: when we’re in the car, or I’m doing chores or trying to read my own book. A picture of each item that they need to find accompanies the rhyme so that pre-readers can play with the book without assistance. Not only that, they’ll begin to associate the word with the pictures.
This is already in my stash of supplies that I’ve been accumulating in preparation for the very long driving trip we are taking this summer. I Spy A to Z: A Book of Picture Riddles is perfect for a car or plane trip, or for a quiet activity to keep in the car for all those boring errands.
You can win one of four copies (U.S. addresses only). Leave a comment and we’ll announce the winners on July 13.
What’s more — Please click over to 5 Minutes for Giveaways to enter a grand prize package worth $85 which includes two I Spy books (this one and another) as well as the I Spy Wii game and I Spy memory game.
The winners of Dance Me, Daddy are #9 Heather H. , #4 Carrie F., and #21 Ginger Sims.
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Jennifer Donovan contributes to 5 Minutes for Mom and is 5 Minutes for Books Managing Editor.
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I remember I Spy books from when I was a kid!
Oh these are great car ride books, my little brother was a big fan, and I have a neice and nephew who I know would love them!
That sounds GREAT Jennifer! I might have to buy that for our summer driving and flying!
These are so much fun!
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i haven’t been introduced to these but looks like it is time…i mean, my sisters kids have kids and they have to have tons of books! they have to become a booky as we!
This looks like it would be great addition to our library!
My son loves I Spy books and to be honest I love them too. We both have fun looking for items and seeing who can find them first. lol.
Great giveaway. my kids LOVE I Spy!
how awesome!
Great hot summer day busy books!
My little one and his dad love to read together. This would be great for them!
This would be perfect for my two kids!
My daughter loves I Spy!
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these are so fun
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Fun!
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I’d love to win!
My kids would love these for our road trips this summer!
These are my son’s favorite books too!!
what a fun book!
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June 15, 2009 at 10:18 am
My boys would love this. Thanks for the chance.
My kids love I Spy!
These books are so much fun! This one looks great!
My kids love I Spy books. They are the best.
great!
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My children Love I Spy. The problem is…we don’t usually have the money to purchase these wonderful books so we have to hope that they get them as gifts and such. Anyway…with a 5 year old, 4 year old, and 2 year old….this would be perfect!
My daughter has loved the toddler Look and Finds, but is ready to “graduate” from them. This looks like a great book.
Oooh, pick me, pick me, please!
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We love playing I Spy at our house, this sounds like a great book to share with my kids. Thanks!
We love, love, love I Spy. Thanks for the giveaway – please enter me!
This would be so perfect for our upcoming roadtrip!
My son loves the I Spy books. Thanks for the chance.
I would love this for my kids and for my friends kids to use when they come over.
Thanks!
Jen
This looks like something we could all enjoy!
I Spy books are great! I used to always have one in a bag for my oldest son for all those “waiting” moments.
My son loves I Spy books and hopefully he’d share a few with his cousins even!! Thanks.
y sons both love these books and we don;t have any right now.
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My daughter loves these, so this would be awesome!
My family loves the I Spy series.
I’d love yhis.
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I think Gracie would love this. Thanks!
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Oh that looks wonderful!
pick me!!!!!
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I think my kids would love this book!
My grandchildren would love this book!
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We are such huge fans of I Spy at our house this would be awesome!!
I would enjoy this book as much as Liz and Tristan would.
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these books look very interesting mverno@roadrunner.com
My son loves the I Spy books- he’s been reading the board book versions and is ready to “graduate” to the full-size books.
My grandkids love I Spy
These books are great! I love looking and playing along with my kids!
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All three of my kids love I Spy!
These are the first book my kids ask to look at when we go to the library. I love that there is so much to look at on each page.
We love the I Spy books!
Would love to win this.
I would love to win this for my niece and nephew who just LOVE I Spy!
Thanks for the chance to win!
I Spy books are loads of fun–I think I enjoy them as much as my daughter
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Nice books!
I would like to win the books for my children!
What a fun prize.
please pick Me these are amazing….Great to have in the home for when Kids are in the car and need something to do for short periods thank you KayMI
THanks for the review and giveaway. This book sounds perfect for my 5 year old. She loves the I Spy series.
This book looks like fun!
This is perfect for my 3-year old daughter! She’s just now getting into this kind of thing! I would love to win one of these books for her!
These look so fun-great, long term entertainment possibilities, thanks!
My nephew and I LOVE I Spy.
Would love to win this for my girl!
I would love to win this for my grandson–love I Spy
My son loves I spy! I’ve searched for every I spy book out there that has the pictures for my pre-reader! I know he would love this!!
We love I Spy in this house. We have one of the I Spy Hard Covered books and the binder has fallen apart because we used it so much. We would love to have the New I Spy A to Z edition. Thank You for Sharing this review and giveaway~!
My nephew would enjoy the challenge of I Spy. Thank you!
My daughter loves these I Spy books — I know she’d be very happy to add this one to her bookcase!
My greatgrandkids would love this.
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My kids love I Spy! Thanks for the contest!
my niece loves I Spy!
Please enter me in your giveaway. This would help keep the kids busy when we drive to Grandpa’s house later this summer. Thank you.
I use to read these books all the time growing up. I recently found a bunch of them when I was helping my parents move. Our kids love them too!
This would go to the grandkids
I love the I Spy books. My son and i could have a blast with these. Thanks for the chance.
This totally brings back memories! Love it!
My 2 year old son is just starting to love to play “I Spy.” I bet he would be entertained for hours with these books! Please enter me in your giveaway!
I would love his “I Spy” books for my toddlers… teach them early right??
My grandchildren will love this! Thank you!
It was a beautiful day out today!
My daughter and I would enjoy this.
i spy books are awsome the grandkids love these!!!
Growing up we loved finding these at the library! I would love to have some for our children now! FUN!
My grandson loves books and these are just the kind to keep his mind stimulated.
This would be so much fun! I think all my grandchildren would enjoy this! Thank you!
I love I Spy books!
My son loves the eye spy books, he sits and reads them on his own!
My 2.5 year old twins love the I Spy books! This would be great to help them master their ABCs!
My kids love the I Spy books. Thanks for the giveaway!
Delightful for our summer travels with grandkids! Thanks for entering my name.
I just went to an exhibit by the maker of the I spy books- it was amazing! I would love to win this for my son!
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I would love to win
Thank you for the chance
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My grandson has loved I Spy books since he was 2. Now he is 6 and likes to play I Spy With My Littlw Eye in the car!
I love I Spy! This would be great for my granddaughter both at home and during car trips.
Thanks for the chance to win!
I’m an email subscriber!
I also subscribe to your feed.
This would be so fun for my son in another year or so!
My daughter is a big I Spy fan. We’ve seen a lot of the videos as well as the books.
I would love to be able to pass this on to my niece! Sign me up.
We love I Spy anything! Thanks for the chance.
I am a subscriber.
The I Spy books are so much fun. There is always something new to see!
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I love I Spy books. This would be so fun to win.
A classic, thanks!
looks like a fun book
My son loves I Spy books. He saw the photo here and asked me right away if we could get this book! Thanks for the chance to enter.
My nephew would love this!
I love to play I SPY with the kids..it’s a great way to keep them occupied.
My kids really like this, but we don’t have any right now so this would be great.
My daughter loves her I Spy DVD.
I remember playing I spy when I was younger. It was a great way to stay entertained on long road trips! I really think my kiddos would love this!
Did you say 3 to 7 year old? I guess I won’t tell you my age, but when my grandkids come over, they love to go through the I Spy puzzles – and guess what? So do I! I think your age range has to be adjusted.
Great prize! My kids love the I Spy books!
My son would absolutely *love* this!
My daughter loves I Spy!
My kids love I Spy books! Please count me in. Thanks!
Super giveaway! My daughters have been huge fans of I Spy since pre-K when their teachers introduced them to it! Thanks!
“I Spy” is always so much fun to play. My son and I always played it looking for windmills as we headed down the road.
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My son loves everything I Spy! Thanks for the chance!
My son loves everything I Spy! Thanks for the chance!
Oooh I love I Spy and I’m sure my son would too!
I would love a chance to win. Thank you.
My son loves I Spy books. Thanks for the chance to win one for him.
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My daughter loves I Spy books!
I just love the I Spy series!
I SPY books are SO much fun! Please enter me to win a copy of this one.
I love I Spy books. They are helpful to my daughter too, who has a vision impairment in one eye.
we love I Spy books
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July 5, 2009 at 1:50 pm
We love our I Spy books – we have quite a few!
My son loves the I Spy Books.
Count me in.
My great grandson loves the I Spy books. I would love to win it for him.
my kids just love i spy
I played this and now my grandchildren can do the same.
We love I SPY! GLTA
I Spy is great fun for the entire family. Thanks for this offer.
Please, enter me, great prize!!!
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I haven’t played this in a long time.
My daughter and I love ISpy. We don’t have this book though – looks great!
My son loves to look at I Spy books.
I want to win please.
My son loves I Spy, so he would really enjoy this book.
Our kids love the I Spy books.
My daughter loves I Spy books.
My kids LOVE I spy books. They always look for them at the library- thanks for the giveaway!
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I love I spy! Me and my kids would have so much fun with this one !
My family loves I Spy Books and would love this prize!
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My kids love these books
I would love to win this! It is always good to challenge the mind, young and old.
My son who is 7 love the I spy books! this would be great for him
My daughter loves I Spy so I know she would love this. Thank you!
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I would love to win this for my daughter!
Mu son would love this.
My sisters kids love I Spy
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I Spy books are fun. My youngest daughter would love this!
Happy Summer!
I SPY books are so much fun for the kids and us.. We got the Bingo I Spy and love it..
I love I Spy books and I’d love to introduce my grandson to them.
My nieces would love this book.
My kids love I Spy
I’ve always loved the I Spy books.
We love I Spy! This would be great to win. Thanks!
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My daughter loves the ISpy books.
My son would love this. He has just started liking seek & find puzzles.
I SPY books sound great. I would love to win one for my boys. Thank you for the great contest!
Would love to win this, remember these from a few years ago, I’d go to a now closed bookstore and would stay in the store for hours specifically looking at these.
My grandaughter can look at books for hours!
this would be great!
I Spy is so fun. Thanks for the giveaway!
The whole family loves I Spy!
I would really love to win this for my daughter great giveaway
My granddaughter loves I Spy. She would love this book.
Thank you for the AWESOME GIVEAWAY.. Please count me in
My daughter tries to play I Spy, but doesn’t quite understand the game. I try to help her but she always gives too many clues when she’s describing her object. This would definitely help me to help her. Thank you for bringing it to my attention!
This would be great for our summer vacations with the kids!
I Spy is my son’s favorite game, but we’ve never tried the books.
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
my kids love this series
This would be a great gift for a family friend. He and my son obsess over this series. Thank you
my son would love it
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My daughter and I love iSpy. We don’t have this book though! Thanks!!
Please enter me
My kids love the ISpy books.