I Spy Little Bunnies [Board book]

Jean Marzollo (Author), Walter Wick (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

This bestselling board book now has a shiny new holographic cover.

Preschoolers will find bunnies galore, as well as other fun objects, in this search-and-find board book by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick.

Picture clues and rhyming riddles guide young readers through twelve delightful puzzles.

With more than 72,000 copies in print, this book, which was published in 2001, now has holographic foil on the cover.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Tiny tots will love the satisfaction of spying a whole array of toy bunnies and other intriguing items in this cute addition to Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick's popular I Spy series.

I spy a bunny mask,
a bride in a gown,
An apple with a bite,
and a bunny upside down.

Wick's crisp photographs, specially adapted from the numerous I Spy books (I Spy, I Spy Funhouse, I Spy Fantasy, etc.), feature old-fashioned toys and the kind of odds and ends you might find in Grandma's cupboard drawers. Wooden tops, marbles, old ticket stubs, harmonicas, tin cars, and jars full of buttons fill the right-side pages of this sturdy little board book. On the left is the minimal text, with each featured object pulled out of the context of the opposite page to help young readers pick it out from the appealing clutter. Delighted toddlers will spot something new every time, and can make up new games and rhymes accordingly. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly

Three books just right for Easter baskets come in fun formats. The board book I Spy Little Bunnies teams author Jean Marzollo's original rhymes with Walter Wick's photographs from previously published I Spy books with a focus on bunny masks, blocks and stuffed toys. ( Mar.)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 24 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel Books (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439785359
• ISBN-13: 978-0439785358
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #22 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Series > Nonfiction > I Spy
  • #31 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( W ) > Wick, Walter
  • #79 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Holidays & Festivals > Easter

More About the Author

Jean Marzollo was born and raised in Manchester, Connecticut.

She says, "As a child, I loved to read and sew dolls' clothes, one outfit after another. I am a graduate of Manchester High School, the University of Connecticut, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. After working as a high school English teacher and editor of Scholastic's "Let's Find Out" kindergarten magazine with Carol Devine Carson for 20 years, I began writing children's books. I have written over 130 books, including the award-winning, best-selling I SPY series for children, written completely in rhythm and rhyme. Rhythm and rhyme are like music without the tune; they lure and excite the ear. Children love rhythm and rhyme, and so do I. Do you know that I SPY actually has the same rhythm as "Old Mother Hubbard" and also rap? I treasure the beautiful, intricate photographs by Walter Wick in the I SPY books. When I wrote the first I SPY book, I automatically thought of kindergarten children so everything that I called for was concrete, something a 5-year-old can find. The result is a hunting game that children and grownups can play together successfully. Sometimes children are better than their parents! In recent years I took up painting and have begun to illustrate my own "books on paper" and "books online." You can see them on my website: jeanmarzollo.com. Writing and illustrating picture books today is as much fun as sewing dolls' clothes was when I was in third grade. As soon as I'm done with one book, I'm happily compelled to start the next."

Jean Marzollo lives in Upstate New York.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sooo Many Things to Find!, February 15, 2001

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kittyblankie "kittyblankie" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

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My 2.5 year old is now very interested in details, so when I saw the well-populated photographs in this book I knew we had to have it. We take it on outings and pull it out when she needs a quiet activity. Both she and her older sister pore over the illustrations (see if you can find the Scotty dog on a bead bracelet) and they even practice counting the items in the photos! This is a sturdy book with illustrations that will hold the interest of even busy youngsters.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Darling little book., June 29, 2008

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E. McDowell "Elaine in TEXAS" (Paris, Texas) - See all my reviews
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My Mom is in the Alzheimer's journey. I use the I Spy books for her to keep her mind working as best it can now. We make it a game & everyone like them. Anyone you hand it to enjoys hunting.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Spy Little Bunnies, July 18, 2008

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Anna M. Ligtenberg "AnnaLovesBooks" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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ISBN 0439785359 - Always a fan of Where's Waldo type books, I had high hopes for the I Spy series of board books for toddlers. My only concern was that the level of detail might be too high and a bit overwhelming for little ones. I didn't need to worry - they're everything I'd hoped for.

One page tells you what to look for, with a picture to guide you, and the facing page has a photograph to hunt for those items in. A drum, a football, a squirrel - and lots of bunnies! - are among the things you must find. Once you've found all of those, you can search for other things, too!

The photographs are photographs - not illustrations; this is a nice touch in books for children who usually get cartoon-y images in their books. The pictures (by Walter Wick) are really well-done, with some detail to hide the items you're searching for, but not so much detail that those items are too hard to find for little ones. The book is sturdy enough to stand up to many, many readings and thick pages are easy for little fingers to handle.

- AnnaLovesBooks