Because I wasn't introduced to Wiesner as a kid, this was my favorite picture book as a kid. It may not teach literacy, but it teaches attention to detail and expands the imagination a bit. The pictures are extremely fun to look at and may bring out the more artistic side of a young kid.

I Spy books are always fun for a quick look. ( )

Once again, rhyming riddles direct a hunt for a series of objects in each of 13 sumptuously styled photographs, and once again Wick goes to extraordinary lengths to achieve just the right look.

Contents: City blocks -- Into the woods -- Clouds -- Yikes! -- Blast off! -- Flight of fancy -- Sand castle -- Ballerina -- Monster workshop -- Toy planet -- Sweet dreams -- Deep blue sea -- Rainbow express -- Extra credit riddles.