I Spy is celebrating 20 years of incredible “picture riddles.” Can you believe it? These books have challenged children to look closely and search out hidden items for all these years, and I know that I’ve loved them as a teacher and as a parent.
In honor of their 20 years, Scholastic is releasing I Spy Spectacular, which features all new riddles by Jean Marzollo to accompany some classic photographs by Walter Wick that may look familiar to fans of the books. The pages with rings, wheels, balls, marbles are incredibly challenging as well as just plain fun to look at. Whew,there’s a ton of stuff going on there! My daughter happens to love the ballet page the best, but I’m most fond of the spread that depicts images from nursery rhymes. I’m telling you, just like always, you’ve got to be ready to scan the images with a discerning eye, because sometimes things are not exactly easy to find.
My own children are HUGE fans of the I Spy series, and I love that my ten year old can get as much enjoyment out of them as my three year old! We’ve taken I Spy Spectacular with us to a restaurant to ease the waiting time, and voila- no impatient children! My favorite experience, however, has been watching my kids and their grandfather sit on the couch together to seek out the items as a group.
We have three copies of I Spy Spectacular along with autographed bookplates to give away! Leave one comment here to be entered, U.S. residents only, please.
We’ll announce the winner in this column on April 18.
- The winner of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid prize package is #67 Mia.
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Dawn’s living room often resembles an I Spy page spread, with a remarkable amount of things strewn about… oh, life imitating art. Her blog imitates life at my thoughts exactly.
My entire family loves puzzles and riddles. Thank you for the opportunity to win this book.
I love this series of books. 🙂
All of my kids have enjoyed these books. They are great for cuddling on the couch and working on together.
I used to love these books as a kid!
I Love a good book
My daughter loves these books
I love these books just as much as my children do.
My grandkids love these books. Thank you for the great giveaway.
seriousreader at live dot com
Thanks for the great contest!
These are wonderful books my students would enjoy them
I remember loving these books as a child… Would love to look at one again.
I Spy Books are our favorite
Thank you for the great giveaway please count me in 🙂
kathypease(at)gmail(dot)com
We love the I Spy books.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com
The I Spy books are great fun for kids of all ages–even my teens still like them! If I win, the book would go to my daughter. She’s outgrown a lot of things, but I hope she never outgrows having fun!
The little ones ( and I ) love the “I Spy” books!
My six year old loves these books, would love to win her own copy
cookster77@aol.com
Always liked I Spy
At last! Sonmoee who understands! Thanks for posting!
bet my nephew would love it
Great book series! My kids love them.
my daughter would love this
My granddaughter would really love this book!
This is something I would love to share with the kiddos!
Now we know who the seisbnle one is here. Great post!
I love these books. The pictures are wonderful and very colorful. It would be awesome to win this!
My son will sit for hours looking at these books. Sometimes I am even stumped! This is a great gift that everybody in the family would love.
My mother has several of these books and my children love them. It would enjoyed by all ages. Great gift!
These are wonderful books. It can keep you occupied for hours and the children also love to find the items. All ages will enjoy this book!
We love these books.
I have several nieces and nephews who would enjoy this book when they come to “Auntie’s” for a visit!
BornajhawkATaolDOTcom
My second grade students would really enjoy this book.
Would love to win this for my son!
I Spy books are fun for all ages! This would be a great prize!
mearley1979 at gmail dot com
We love I Spy here too! It does take a bit of time to find some of the things. They are really clever.
oh, we love i spy books! great prize,t hanks!
Hate to admit it but I’ve never read the book. Let me win so I can start? 😉
My niece absolutely loves these games. I’d be thrilled to be able to give her a copy if I win. Thanks for the chance!
My daughters LOVE I Spy! Great giveaway!
Great books! Thanks for the giveaway.
I would love to win a copy for my daughter!
My little ones love these books! Please enter me.
What a great giveaway for National Poetry Month!
My three kids love the I Spy and all the games where you have to find the hidden pictures. The three of them all cooperate nicely when working on these.
My daughter loves I spy books
My little girl would love this. Thanks for the chance!
these are rgeat books for my little friends that sit with me at church
My kids LOVE I Spy books!!
We love I Spy books!! Great giveaway
We have 2 small i spy books which my son loves! We would love to add to our library
My children love books like these from the library and would be thrilled to own one. 🙂
My kids always have fun with I Spy. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
My kids love I Spy books. Please enter me in your giveaway. Thanks!
My kids love these books!
AWESOME Giveaway!! My two toddlers LOVE “I Spy” books! They are truly the books that they never get tired of looking at!!
I love these books as much as my kids do! It keeps them quiet, but it’s also something fun & engaging for us to do together. Love them!
My son loves these books. Thanks for the giveaway!
My children LOVE the I Spy books!!!
My kids would love this!
This is a great giveaway!
My daughter loves I Spy!
I love these books – they’re great for the whole family to enjoy!
I have “spied” these books before but we don’t own any….yet. I would love to win one for my 3 year old (as well as myself.!)
we justd love I spy
My kids love the I Spy series of games and books. Nice to see a new one out.
Awesome! All 3 of my kids, ages 9,6,and 3, enjoy I Spy, and something that accomplishes that is a hard thing to find!
We got our first I Spy book this last Christmas. It’s been way fun! I’d love to have another.
Thanks!
At 20 months, my little one already plays ‘I spy.’ She looks for dogs in every book. She would love something like this!
I’d love to win. I loved these books a as a kid and I’m sure my daughter will too! Thanks 🙂
Forget the kids…I luv these books!
Wonderful giveaway…fingers crossed!
Thanks.
I remember I Spy. I loved it. 🙂
We’ve logged a zillion highway miles playing I Spy with our grandson!
someluckydog at gmail dot com
Would like to win for my brother.
Great giveaway.
My son loves this books!
Sounds great. Count me in please.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
My twin boys have dubbed their room the “I Spy” room because they can see & find everything they need, even if Mommy can’t – LOL Love these books!
i would love to win this book! thanks for the great giveaway!
Love to have this book of riddles – sounds very interesting.
1prizewinner at gmail dot com
my nephew loves these books
nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net
These are great quiet time books! Thank you for the giveaway.
count me in!
I’d love to win. Thanks for the chance.
love to win this
We love I Spy Books – they are endless hours of entertainment.
My kids love their well-worn I Spy books – their cousins handed them down a few years ago!
This is a classic, please count me in!
My youngest grandsons would love this book! Thank you for the giveaway!
Would love to win!!
I’ve been wanting some of these…I think my daughter would love them!
My 5 year old grandson absolutely adores I Spy books & I would love to surprise him with this! Thanks for the chance!
Love to have this. Please enter me. Thanks!
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net
This looks great for my nieces and nephew.
My daughter loves these books.
I love the I Spy books and I would love to have this as well. Thanks for the great review and the chance to win the book!
My kids grew up with these books and a couple of them had to be replaced. I look forward to sharing them with my grandchildren.
My daughter would love this. She is a huge fan,
Our two sons adore these books! Actually, while I am waiting for my doctor to come
in the room, they have pictures on the wall with things to find…This is such a fun and
delightful book giveaway…
Many thanks!
Cindi
Great giveaway! My daughter LOVES I Spy books!
My 4 yo with SPD gets completely entranced in these books. He loves to “read” these to me…and I love it when he does.
My 2 children would really love this! Thanks for the chance!
I would love to win this for my kids (and me) I Spy is such a great series!
We love I Spy at our house – the books and the games!
We LOVE ispy! What a great give a way!
I love these books and so does my daughter!
Wow 20 years? Now i feel as lost as Waldo! Thanks for posting this Dawn. My son, at 13, is at the cusp of being too old for any reading time w/mom. Believe it or not, he loves these books, and this might let me steal a few more bedtimes with this little boy/teen. Tx!
We love I Spy books!
My eight year old loves these books, this would be a nice addition to his Easter basket.
Spectacular giveaway!
Wonderful for my one smart/curious/observant grandson!
We Love I Spy books! We only own one, so the kiddos would be thrilled to get another.
We love these books when I can get them.
My son loves finding objects in any book we read. He would love this book.
I love I Spy Books!! So does my older son – I think my younger would be very good at them.
We love I spy Books!!!!!
We would love to win this!
I love those books!
We LOVE I Spy books. Thanks for the chance. 🙂
How fun! Thank you for the chance to win! 🙂
My kids love I Spy books. I’d love to win this.
Love these books, and that your living room often resembles a page – mine too! Hilarious.
Nice to know I’m not alone, Courtney! 🙂
My two kiddos would love, love, love this!
My kids love these books.
WE have the old style seek n’ find board books we found at Kohl’s. I’ve actually been back and forth on buying the series through his school book club. We would like to try it out wither way!
I SPY…one great prize!!! (Never even thought about taking along to the restaurant…THANKS FOR SHARING!)
Thanks, Mia- with three kids, we’re often toting a bag in with small, and quiet, goodies to pass the waiting time. 🙂
I have a waist-pack of ‘tricks’…crayons, activities and such…LOL
We love I Spy books! Thanks for the giveaway.
We love the I spy books – even have one for the TAG reader! Would love to add to our collection.
My children and I would love to do these. I haven’t tried the i spy books yet but will have to look into them.
Thank you!!
Love these books!
My heart is thrilled when I watch my middle son stare at the pages in the ONE I Spy book that he owns. He’s found almost everything that is possibly hidden or things that I have called out for him to locate. I know that he would love a new challenge in this series of books. Thanks!