Review by Booklist Review
The most familiar fairy-tales' worlds are the settings in Wick's latest seek-and-find book. As in previous titles in the Can You See series, each meticulously constructed, double-page spread features a crisp photo (here the images have been digitally manipulated) of a scene filled with miniatures, and the accompanying, rhyming text offers a list of objects to search for in the picture. The fairy tales will be instantly recognizable in scenes of the Three Bears and their cottage, Puss and Boots on the road, Cinderella on the palace steps, and so on. Children will delight in poring over the images, finding new things to look at even after the text's game becomes too familiar. A final scene, which mixes the characters into one chaotic world, breaks down boundaries by featuring some of the artist's tools in the picture's corner. Like others in the series, this should offer lots of interactive fun. --Gillian Engberg Copyright 2006 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Favorite characters and series come to the fore this fall. Walter Wick transports readers to a fairytale realm in the latest addition to his paper-over-board Can You See What I See? series, Once Upon a Time. Those waiting for pigs to fly can witness the Three Little Pigs, sent airborne by the wolves huffing and puffing; a stunning underwater scene for The Little Mermaid, and a closing "Ever After" spread that reunites the characters from the previous pages-some more happily than others. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 4-Wick continues the successful formula used in Can You See What I See?: Dream Machine (Scholastic, 2003), this time tackling fairy tales. Each of the 12 spreads depicts a dramatic moment from a particular tale, accompanied by a rhyming sidebar that tells children what to search for and gives a plot element or two from the story. The rhyme for "Steadfast Tin Soldier" concludes with "a steadfast soldier,/standing so smart,/and a lovely dancer/who's stolen his heart." Each scene is crammed with delightful details that will be a pleasure to examine while hunting for the specified items. A few of the tableaux are a little on the dark side, but individual elements are sharp and clear. An author's note explains how the pictures were created.-Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Rhymes tell readers what to search for--""a kettle for cooking, / a spool for thread, / and long golden locks / in a little bear's bed!""--in twelve dazzling color photo spreads featuring miniaturized tableaux devoted to Goldilocks, Cinderella, and other classic tales. Wick is in his element, especially in the last spread: a curtain call starring his cast and countless props. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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