Not exactly what i spec
i let me go with the view of the book. never knew it was for kids, i just want my super free shipping. Anyway, the book is thin but it has very good draws
Wonderful pictures
I just recently purchased this book and must say that the graphics are amazingly done. I admit that it is a bit hard to find some of the items in the pictures but that just makes it more challenging. The artwork alone is enough to purchase this book.
A Little Gross for Me
My son thought that this book was gross! In the Woodsman's Hut cobwebs are hanging off a man's eyeballs, and in Smelly Sewers there are rats and ugly people wading in slimy green water. Giant's Kitchen has a dead dog hanging over a railing that is missing part of his leg and bugs are in the food. The Spellroom shows a boy halfway turned into a pig with electricity around his body and his shoes look like they just flew off his feet. Sailor's Rest shows a bunch of ugly, drunk pirates fighting and betting with cards, and there is a dead guy that looks like he got killed by a pirate holding a knife. But he did like Octopus Ocean and Dragon's Cave. 4 out of 28 pages to him were okay.
Great Book
I read this book with my 4 year old! I loved it and so did he! The book was harder than what he could do, but instead of finding every item- we would look for just one of the many. It is difficult, and I did find that I needed to "cheat" at times. The pictures are wonderfully done. However, I warn you if you are looking to read this to your younger child- I just spent an hour trying to settle my son into bed because he said he was scared because the book gave him the "creepies". I don't know what it was that scared him exactly, but it seemed that he was having a hard time understanding it was really only a story book.
Part "Seek & Find," Part Logic Puzzle and Part Story
I bought this book for my eight year old because of the gorgeous illustrations. I'm not much at all for seek and find books, but I thought he would like it.
I found, however, that when he and I sat down together we became completely cuaght up in the book. It is rather difficult, but I guess some kids are better at it than others because Dylan loved it and did much better than I did.
What makes it fascinating and much more interesting than other seek & find books is that there's a story that weaves through the different pages. It's really part seek & find, part logic puzzle and part story. And, of course, the illustrations are beautifully done. I thought the characters--which you really sort of get fond of after following them through the different puzzles were rather reminiscent of Lewis Caroll.
Anyway, my son and I had a wonderful time going through the book together, and I'm definitely going to try others by the same author.
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