I Spy (book series)
Encyclopedia
I Spy is a children's book series with texts written by (Jean Marzollo) based on photographs by Walter Wick
published by Scholastic Press
. The books are named after the I spy guessing game
.
The typical I Spy book contains photographs of an array of items, either in massive clutter, or set up to portray a scene, such as a haunted house. Below each picture is a rhyming riddle that asks the reader to search for specific items or words spelled out within the photo.
The photographs in the books are works of art in themselves, and are often noted for their highly expressive quality. Many of the shots, besides being visually interesting, are intriguing and imaginative, with eerie or sentimental themes. School teachers often use the photos to inspire pupils to write short fiction set in the created scenes.
Walter Wick is also author of his own series, similar to I Spy, called Can You See What I See?. These books feature photographs and poems that require readers to find objects in the picture. The puzzles are slightly easier than those of the I Spy books.
Several video games based on the I Spy books are available for Windows PCs, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Apple Applications, Leapster, and the Game Boy Advance, including I Spy Spooky Mansion
, I Spy Treasure Hunt, and I Spy Fantasy.
A long time fan of the series decided to create his own plotted adaptation of I Spy Fantasy on February 4th, 2011.
California Children's Media Award, Honorable Mention
NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
"Definitely fun, and educational, too; this is a true eye-opener."—Los Angeles Times
Parents' Magazine Best Book
"Features gorgeously styled, full-spread color photos of many objects."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
"Sumptuously styled.... A lot of mirror mazes and magic tricks."—Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, National Parenting Publication Award Honorable Mention
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
"A must, in multiple copies, for any Halloween collection."—School Library Journal, starred review,
"Spectacularly eerie pictures chock full of hidden objects."—Booklist
2001 Parent’s Choice Award
"Intricate and ingenious."—Booklist
"Marzollo's structured rhymes provide the clues while Wick's stunningly detailed miniature village provides the hidden answers for readers to seek out."—School Library Journal
2008 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award Winner
2001 Parents’ Choice Software Recommended Award
Best Selling PC Games PlayDate 2001
2001 Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award
The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval
Choosing Children’s Software Best Picks Award
The #1 Best-Selling Educational Title October 2001, NPD Intelect
Kids First! Endorsement
2001/2002 BESSIE (Best Educational Software) Award
2002 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist, Association of Educational Publishers
2002 Parenting Magazine’s Software of the Year Award
Top Choice Software Award, Museum of Science Boston
All Star Software, Children’s Software & New Media Revue - 4.9 Rating
The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
Child Magazine Best Software & Video Games of 2003
Parent & Child Teacher’s Pick Best Tech 2003
Best Educational Software, Review Corner
2004 BESSIE (Best Educational Software) Award
2004 Parents’ Choice Gold Award
2004 Distinguished Achievement Award "Best Graphics", Association of Educational Publishers
National Parenting Publications Awards NAPPA Gold Award Winner 2004
All Star Software, Children’s Software & New Media Revue - 5.0 Rating
2004 Parents’ Choice Recommended Award
2004 Top Choice Software Award, Museum of Science Boston
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products for 2006
Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Software//CD-ROM/High-Tech Products for 2006
Best Interactive Games of 2006, Child Magazine
Best of 2006 Technology, Parent & Child Magazine
2006 Best Video Games for Kids, Best PC Puzzler – Nick Jr. Magazine
Editor’s Choice, Children’s Technology Revue
National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
Parents’ Choice Silver Award
The National Parenting Center’s 2008 Seal of Approval
Kids First! Endorsement
Parents’ Choice Recommended
iParenting Media Award
Parents’ Choice Gold Award
2004 USA Film Festival – Finalist
Telly Awards – Finalist
Parent’s Choice Award – Silver Honor Award
Chicago International Television Award – Certificate of Merit
2003 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival – Certificate of Merit
Chicago International Television Award – Certificate of Merit – Program
Chicago International Television Award – Certificate of Merit – Series
Daytime Emmy Award – Winner – Individual Animation (Pete Sluszka)
International Film & Video Festival – Screening & 3rd Place certificate
Literacy in Media Awards – Finalist
Parent’s Choice Award – Silver Medal
Shenandoah University Parent’s Guide – Recommended
USA Film Festival – Finalist
1998 Canadian Toy Testing Council Three Stars
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
Parents Choice Approved
2002 PlayDate Top-Selling Board Game
2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award
2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
2003 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
Canadian Toy Testing Council Three Stars
Creative Child Magazine "Preferred Choice"
1995 Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products
Duracell Kids Choice National Toy Award
Learning Magazine Teacher’s Choice Award
National Parenting Publication, Honors Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal Award
Parenting Magazine Best Toys of the Year
Parents Choice Gold Seal of Excellence
Parents Magazine Best Toys & Games
Working Mother Magazine
The Right Toys for the Right Age
1997 Specialty Retailer Top Toys
2004 Dr. Toy’s Best Classic Products
2003 Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Vacation Products
2002 Parents Choice Gold Seal of Excellence
2008 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal Award
2007 Dr. Toy’s Best Vacation Products
IParenting Media Award
sCanadian Toy Council 2 Stars
2006, Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Games
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products
National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
National Parenting Publications
Honors, Creative Child Magazine "Preferred Choice"
iParenting Media Award
Canadian Toy Testing Council Three stars
2007 Learning Express Best Game
2008 National Parenting Seal of Approval Award
Creative Child Preferred Choice Award
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products
Dr. Toy’s Top 10 Games
NAPPA Award Winners
2004 Canadian Toy Testing Council Award Three Stars
Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice
Educational Games
Dr. Toy’s Best Smart Play/Smart Toy Products
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products
iParenting Media Award
Nick Jr. Family Magazine Top 50
1998 Working Mother Magazine
The Right Toys for the Right Age
1998 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
I Spy GO FISH Card Game
1999 Canadian Toy Testing Council Award Three Stars
Crayola Kids Magazine "The Years Best Toys"
Women’s Day "Top Toys Under $10"
1999 Canadian Toy Testing Council Award Three Stars
Crayola Kids Magazine’s “The Years Best Toys”
2000 Southeastern Wisconsin “Big Cheese” Toy Test
Walter Wick
Walter Wick is an American artist and photographer best known for the elaborate images in two series of publications, the I Spy and the Can You See What I See? books, which were published by Scholastic Books....
published by Scholastic Press
Scholastic Press
Scholastic is a global book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. It also has the exclusive United States' publishing rights to the Harry Potter book...
. The books are named after the I spy guessing game
I spy
I spy is a guessing game usually played in families with young children, partly to assist in both observation and in alphabet familiarity. I spy is often played as a car game....
.
The typical I Spy book contains photographs of an array of items, either in massive clutter, or set up to portray a scene, such as a haunted house. Below each picture is a rhyming riddle that asks the reader to search for specific items or words spelled out within the photo.
The photographs in the books are works of art in themselves, and are often noted for their highly expressive quality. Many of the shots, besides being visually interesting, are intriguing and imaginative, with eerie or sentimental themes. School teachers often use the photos to inspire pupils to write short fiction set in the created scenes.
Walter Wick is also author of his own series, similar to I Spy, called Can You See What I See?. These books feature photographs and poems that require readers to find objects in the picture. The puzzles are slightly easier than those of the I Spy books.
Several video games based on the I Spy books are available for Windows PCs, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Apple Applications, Leapster, and the Game Boy Advance, including I Spy Spooky Mansion
I Spy Spooky Mansion
I Spy Spooky Mansion is a search and find PC game created in 1999 by Scholastic based on the I Spy books. In the game the player is locked in a haunted mansion. They search the various rooms of the mansion for the objects specified on the bottom of the screen...
, I Spy Treasure Hunt, and I Spy Fantasy.
A long time fan of the series decided to create his own plotted adaptation of I Spy Fantasy on February 4th, 2011.
Classics
- I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles
- I Spy Christmas
- I Spy Fun House
- I Spy Mystery
- I Spy Fantasy
- I Spy School Days
- I Spy Spooky Night
- I Spy Treasure Hunt
- I Spy Spectacular
Challengers
- I Spy Super Challenger!
- I Spy Gold Challenger!
- I Spy Extreme Challenger!
- I Spy Year-Round Challenger!
- I Spy Ultimate Challenger!
Paperback Readers
- I Spy Funny Teeth
- I Spy A Dinosaur's Eye
- I Spy A School Bus
- I Spy Lightning In The Sky
- I Spy A Candy Cane
- I Spy A Scary Monster
- I Spy A Pumpkin
- I Spy A Penguin
- I Spy Santa Claus
- I Spy A Butterfly
- I Spy Merry Christmas
- I Spy A Balloon
- I Spy I Love You
- I Spy A Skeleton
- I Spy An Egg In A Nest
- I Spy An Apple
- I Spy Thanksgiving
Board Books
- I Spy Little Book
- I Spy Little Animals
- I Spy Little Wheels
- I Spy Little Numbers
- I Spy Little Christmas
- I Spy Little Letters
- I Spy Little Bunnies
- I Spy Little Hearts
- I Spy Little Learning Box
Old CD-ROM s
- I Spy
- I Spy Junior
- I Spy Junior Puppet Playhouse
- I Spy Spooky MansionI Spy Spooky MansionI Spy Spooky Mansion is a search and find PC game created in 1999 by Scholastic based on the I Spy books. In the game the player is locked in a haunted mansion. They search the various rooms of the mansion for the objects specified on the bottom of the screen...
New CD-ROM s
- I Spy Treasure Hunt
- I Spy Fantasy
- I Spy Spooky Mansion DeluxeI Spy Spooky Mansion DeluxeI Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe is a game for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows. It is based on a house that has a door that can only be opened from the outside. As many Ispy games are, you look for anything that is mentioned. With the Ispy games, anything that moves, can be a whole Ispy puzzle. These...
- I Spy Mystery
- I Spy Fun House
Awards
The I Spy series has won numerous awards http://www.scholastic.com/ispy/awards.htm#tGames:Books
- I SPY A BOOK OF PICTURE RIDDLES (HC)
California Children's Media Award, Honorable Mention
NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
"Definitely fun, and educational, too; this is a true eye-opener."—Los Angeles Times
- I SPY CHRISTMAS A BOOK OF PICTURE RIDDLES (HC)
Parents' Magazine Best Book
"Features gorgeously styled, full-spread color photos of many objects."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
- I SPY FUN HOUSE A BOOK OF PICTURE RIDDLES (HC)
Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
"Sumptuously styled.... A lot of mirror mazes and magic tricks."—Publishers Weekly
- I SPY MYSTERY A BOOK OF PICTURE RIDDLES (HC)
Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, National Parenting Publication Award Honorable Mention
- I SPY SPOOKY NIGHT
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
"A must, in multiple copies, for any Halloween collection."—School Library Journal, starred review,
"Spectacularly eerie pictures chock full of hidden objects."—Booklist
- I SPY TREASURE HUNT- 2001
2001 Parent’s Choice Award
"Intricate and ingenious."—Booklist
"Marzollo's structured rhymes provide the clues while Wick's stunningly detailed miniature village provides the hidden answers for readers to seek out."—School Library Journal
- I SPY PHONICS FUN BOXSET
2008 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award Winner
Interactive
- I Spy Treasure Hunt CD-ROM
2001 Parents’ Choice Software Recommended Award
Best Selling PC Games PlayDate 2001
2001 Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award
The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval
Choosing Children’s Software Best Picks Award
The #1 Best-Selling Educational Title October 2001, NPD Intelect
Kids First! Endorsement
2001/2002 BESSIE (Best Educational Software) Award
2002 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist, Association of Educational Publishers
2002 Parenting Magazine’s Software of the Year Award
- I SPY Fantasy CD-ROM
Top Choice Software Award, Museum of Science Boston
All Star Software, Children’s Software & New Media Revue - 4.9 Rating
The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
Child Magazine Best Software & Video Games of 2003
Parent & Child Teacher’s Pick Best Tech 2003
Best Educational Software, Review Corner
2004 BESSIE (Best Educational Software) Award
2004 Parents’ Choice Gold Award
2004 Distinguished Achievement Award "Best Graphics", Association of Educational Publishers
- I SPY Spooky Mansion Deluxe CD-ROM
National Parenting Publications Awards NAPPA Gold Award Winner 2004
All Star Software, Children’s Software & New Media Revue - 5.0 Rating
2004 Parents’ Choice Recommended Award
2004 Top Choice Software Award, Museum of Science Boston
- I SPY Mystery CD-ROM
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products for 2006
Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Software//CD-ROM/High-Tech Products for 2006
Best Interactive Games of 2006, Child Magazine
Best of 2006 Technology, Parent & Child Magazine
2006 Best Video Games for Kids, Best PC Puzzler – Nick Jr. Magazine
Editor’s Choice, Children’s Technology Revue
- I SPY Fun House CD-ROM
National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
- I SPY Treasure Hunt (Leapster)
National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
Parents’ Choice Silver Award
- I SPY FUN HOUSE (Nintendo DS)
The National Parenting Center’s 2008 Seal of Approval
Kids First! Endorsement
Parents’ Choice Recommended
- Ultimate I SPY (Wii)
iParenting Media Award
Parents’ Choice Gold Award
TV
- I SPY TV Series
2004 USA Film Festival – Finalist
Telly Awards – Finalist
Parent’s Choice Award – Silver Honor Award
Chicago International Television Award – Certificate of Merit
2003 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival – Certificate of Merit
Chicago International Television Award – Certificate of Merit – Program
Chicago International Television Award – Certificate of Merit – Series
Daytime Emmy Award – Winner – Individual Animation (Pete Sluszka)
International Film & Video Festival – Screening & 3rd Place certificate
Literacy in Media Awards – Finalist
Parent’s Choice Award – Silver Medal
Shenandoah University Parent’s Guide – Recommended
USA Film Festival – Finalist
Games & Puzzles
- I Spy Preschool Game
1998 Canadian Toy Testing Council Three Stars
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
Parents Choice Approved
2002 PlayDate Top-Selling Board Game
- I Spy Flip 5
2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award
- I Spy Ready, Set, Silhouette
2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
- I Spy Bingo Game
2003 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
Canadian Toy Testing Council Three Stars
Creative Child Magazine "Preferred Choice"
- I Spy Memory Game
1995 Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products
Duracell Kids Choice National Toy Award
Learning Magazine Teacher’s Choice Award
National Parenting Publication, Honors Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal Award
Parenting Magazine Best Toys of the Year
Parents Choice Gold Seal of Excellence
Parents Magazine Best Toys & Games
Working Mother Magazine
The Right Toys for the Right Age
1997 Specialty Retailer Top Toys
2004 Dr. Toy’s Best Classic Products
- I Spy Travel Game
2003 Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Vacation Products
2002 Parents Choice Gold Seal of Excellence
- I Spy 3D
2008 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal Award
2007 Dr. Toy’s Best Vacation Products
IParenting Media Award
sCanadian Toy Council 2 Stars
- I Spy Eagle Eye Game
2006, Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Games
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products
National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
National Parenting Publications
Honors, Creative Child Magazine "Preferred Choice"
iParenting Media Award
Canadian Toy Testing Council Three stars
2007 Learning Express Best Game
- I Spy Private Eye
2008 National Parenting Seal of Approval Award
Creative Child Preferred Choice Award
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products
Dr. Toy’s Top 10 Games
NAPPA Award Winners
- I Spy Spooky Night
2004 Canadian Toy Testing Council Award Three Stars
Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice
Educational Games
Dr. Toy’s Best Smart Play/Smart Toy Products
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products
iParenting Media Award
Nick Jr. Family Magazine Top 50
- I Spy Monster Workshop Puzzle (63 Pc)
1998 Working Mother Magazine
The Right Toys for the Right Age
- I Spy 1,2,3 Floor Puzzle
1998 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award
I Spy GO FISH Card Game
1999 Canadian Toy Testing Council Award Three Stars
Crayola Kids Magazine "The Years Best Toys"
Women’s Day "Top Toys Under $10"
- I Spy SNAP Card Game
1999 Canadian Toy Testing Council Award Three Stars
Crayola Kids Magazine’s “The Years Best Toys”
2000 Southeastern Wisconsin “Big Cheese” Toy Test