Review by Booklist Review
K-Gr. 2. Wick, cocreator of the popular I Spy books, adds to his solo Can You See What I See? seek-and-find series with a book featuring collections. Divided into categories like Button Fancy, Traffic Jam, Washed Ashore, and Chock-a-Block, Wick's photos invite children to get lost in dazzling arrays of baubles, toys, seashells, and bric-a-brac, all drawn from collections Wick has accumulated since starting his children's book career in 1991. Unlike Wick's inaugural Can You See What I See? title, which included rebus puzzles and camouflage tricks, this book's more straightforward premise consists of images accompanied by rhyming lists of objects to be found. Kids familiar with the more challenging first book may be disappointed by the simplicity of this one, but for those who still find satisfaction in old-fashioned picture puzzles, this volume offers them up in spades. Of special interest is the author's note, in which Wick credits flea markets, junk drawers, and hardware stores as sources of inspiration, along with good old Mother Nature. --Terry Glover Copyright 2004 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 3-The creator of Can You See What I See? Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve (2002) and Can You See What I See? Dream Machine (2003, both Scholastic) is back with another photographic adventure. This time, the focus is on collections, and the 12 picture puzzles feature intriguing assortments of buttons, plastic dinosaurs, nature's autumn contributions, stuffed animals, wooden blocks, and the contents of a junk drawer. The same beaded toy figure from the other titles is also concealed in each scene. As a wordsmith, Wick offers pleasing rhymes that clearly direct readers to retrieve a requisite number of objects. Once again, his photography engages, even mesmerizes viewers, though these scenarios appear a tad less complex and less tricky to solve than those found in the former volumes. The theme of collections is bound to be popular and has a classroom application for lessons dealing with sifting and sorting. An author's note unveils some of the book's mysteries and may encourage readers to create their own games and mazes with everyday items.-Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT (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
A dozen themed tableaux teem with objects that children might collect, including buttons, dinosaur figures, toy cars, and stuffed animals. An uninspired verse in the margin of each busy spread lists specific objects to look for in the corresponding color photo. Some will find the pursuit mildly diverting; others will be overwhelmed and give up. (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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