Look-Alikes Christmas: The More You Look, the More You See! [Hardcover]

Joan Steiner (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up | Series: Look-Alikes

Simple verses challenge readers to identify the everyday objects used to construct nine three-dimensional Christmas scenes, including a cathedral, Nutcracker ballet, and Santa's workshop.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 4-Steiner continues her popular series in which simple verses challenge readers to identify thousands of everyday objects on oversized spreads. What is unique and delightful is that the everyday objects are playing new roles in these photographed vignettes: a loaf of bread is a tunnel, long human hair is a curtain, kidney beans are fireplace bricks, a bar of soap is a footstool. The nine assemblages include scenes from The Nutcracker, grandma's kitchen, and New Year's Eve. Steiner also offers instructions for making ornaments and edible treats, and an interview in which she answers such questions as, "What is the most unusual thing you've ever used?" (Deer vertebrae; a hand grenade). In both presentation and delivery, this is clever, ingenious, and fun both for readers and nonreaders, and for sharing or for browsing alone.-M. W.
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About the Author

Joan Steiner is a graduate of Barnard College and a self-taught artist. Her two previous Look-Alikes books have sold more than one million copies and been published in sixteen countries around the world. Ms. Steiner is the recipient of numerous art and design awards, including a Society of Illustrators Award and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First edition (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316811874
• ISBN-13: 978-0316811873
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 0.4 x 12.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun for kids and adults alike!, November 23, 2003

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This review is from: Look-Alikes Christmas: The More You Look, the More You See! (Hardcover)

My kids (4 and 2) both love trying to find objects in the pictures - we make fun games out of looking for certain things and it's also been a great way to teach them the names of obscure items you don't find in everyday life...

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Halloween Skeleton?, December 23, 2003

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voicewings "voicewings" (Altadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Look-Alikes Christmas: The More You Look, the More You See! (Hardcover)

This book is very clever, the artist uses various objects in a 3D collage to create several Christmastime scenes: Winter Wonderland, The Nutcracker, Santa's Workshop, Grandma's Kitchen, Christmas Windows, Cathedral, Dollhouse, Toy Train, New Year's Eve. Be warned, however, that the objects themselves are not necessarily "Christmas-like"- In the very first scene, a winter landscape, a large Halloween Skeleton is used to create the mountains-- complete with creepy-looking skull, missing teeth, etc. This is something that can be very frightening to small children and you might want to take into consideration before purchasing this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the first., October 8, 2005

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Mocha Mom "Family of AVID readers" (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Look-Alikes Christmas: The More You Look, the More You See! (Hardcover)

My family has owned and LOVED the first book for 4 years now.Our sons (now ages 10 and 8 years) still look at the first book and beg us to play what our family calls "The wacky game"(one person is "IT" and spots something on a page in the book while everyone else has their backs turned , and the challenge is on).When I saw this second book I thought it would be the perfect family Christmas Eve present.Boy was I WRONG!Our whole family was so dissapointed at how unchallenging the pictures where put together.We've look at it for a total of 15 mins and it's sat on the book shelf ever since.
I must say that we STILL enjoy the first book and it's always under one of the boys's pillows.