(3) K-3 Photographs by Walter Wick. Twelve photographs of spooky scenes in and around a haunted house are paired with rhyming couplets that prompt readers to search for numerous objects hidden in the double-page spreads. Similar to the previous books in the I Spy series, this volume will hold appeal for picture puzzle fans. Originally published in 1996; now with new bonus challenges by Dan Marzollo and Dave Marzollo.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019

(4) K-3 Photographs by Walter Wick. Celebrating twenty years of publication, this volume compiles twelve photographs from previous I Spy books; some "Extra Credit Riddles" are appended. As usual, the rhyming riddles are bland, but picture-puzzlers will still love poring over the images.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Photographs by Walter Wick. Wick's sharp, well-designed photographs once again enliven Marzollo's singsongy rhyming picture riddles. On one or two pages the featured letter is printed in red--in both upper and lower cases and in different places within words. Instructions for using the book as a reading aid precedes the text.

Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden

(4) K-3 Photographs by Walter Wick. A brief, rhymed text identifies items that the reader is supposed to find within a series of busy double-page spreads. The photographic tableaux include a store window crowded with antiques and a dresser top covered with jewelry and mementos. Most of the material has been published in previous I Spy books, making this dizzying volume necessary only for the uninitiated.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) K-3 Photographs by Walter Wick. Using collages from previous I Spy books, picture puzzles for each month of the year are presented, while the clunky rhyming verse asks viewers to find specific objects in each visually engaging photograph. "Extra credit riddles" at the end provide a different kind of challenge as readers must pore over all pages to locate the items. Marzollo gives instructions to children who want to create their own visual riddles.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Photographs by Walter Wick. This book uses twelve photographs from previous I Spy books and adds new "harder" riddles. There's nothing particularly challenging about the riddles themselves, however. The often clunky verses simply itemize obscure objects for readers to find in the meticulously arranged photos. Picture puzzle lovers won't care, though; they'll still delight in poring over these pages.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

(4) K-3 Photographs by Walter Wick. Using the familiar formula, Wick creates and photographs a coastal village. Pedestrian rhyming riddles lead the reader back to the pictures as they hunt for treasure. Additional riddles are provided for the advanced searcher. Marzollo's piece on "How to Write I Spy Riddles" will help teachers and librarians replicate this type of wordplay, which will appeal most to picture puzzle fans.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) K-3 Photographs by Walter Wick. "Classic" photographs from seven previously published I Spy volumes are repackaged with a different set of rhymes asking readers to hunt for new objects in each double-page spread. As with other titles in this series, this book will appeal to picture puzzle fans, but there's not much that's fresh or original here.

Reviewer: Jackie C. Horne