Look-Alikes Christmas: The More You Look, the More You See! (Hardcover)

by Joan Steiner (Author) "When the snow of December makes all the world new, It's time for a sleigh ride-in dolly's new shoe..." (more)
Key Phrases: spiral pasta, chess pawns, alphabet blocks, Cheez Doodle

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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Product Description
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . and the more you look, the more you see.

Using everything from dog biscuits and candy canes to gloves and starfish, Joan Steiner has created an entrancing three-dimensional world for puzzlers of all ages to pore over. This long-awaited follow-up to the bestselling Look-Alikes and Look-Alikes Jr. has nine more original, breathtaking images, including a cathedral, nutcracker ballet, Santa's workshop, and cozy Grandma's kitchen scene. For added value, the book includes instructions on how to create your own Look-Alikes Christmas decorations, as well as a question and answer session with Joan Steiner, including color photos from her studio.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers; First Printing edition (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316811874
• ISBN-13: 978-0316811873
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #205,501 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the first., October 9, 2005

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

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.