I Spy (book series)
Book series by Jean Marzollo
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I Spy is an American children's book series, first published in the 1990s, with text written by Jean Marzollo, and photographs by Walter Wick, from Scholastic Press. Each page contains a photo with objects in it, and the riddles (written in dactylic tetrameter rhyme[1]) accompanying the photo state which objects have to be found. I Spy merchandise has been sold in at least 31 countries worldwide.[2] Although the first I Spy book contains unrelated pages of still life pictures, subsequent books are more thematic.[3]
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| Author | Jean Marzollo |
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| Illustrator | Walter Wick |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
Several video games based on the I Spy books are available for Windows PC, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS, Leapster, and Game Boy Advance, including I Spy Spooky Mansion, I Spy Treasure Hunt, and I Spy Fantasy. These served as early examples of an increasingly popular hidden object game genre.
Wick stated in a 1997 news article, "My career can really be put into two categories: before I Spy and after I Spy. ... The success of the books has been really nice. I never got that lucky break in my commercial career, but all of that hard work ... was usable for I Spy."[3]
Authors
Jean Marzollo was the award-winning author of over 100 books, including Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, Help Me Learn Addition, Help Me Learn Subtraction, Pierre the Penguin, Soccer Sam, Happy Birthday Martin Luther King, The Little Plant Doctor, In 1776, Mama Mama/Papa Papa, and I Am Water, as well as books for parents and teachers such as The New Kindergarten.[4]
Walter Wick is the author and photographer of the best-selling series Can You See What I See?.[5]
Carol Devine Carson, the book designer for the first I Spy books, is an artist who has designed covers for books by John Updike, Joan Didion, Alice Munro, Bill Clinton and Pope John Paul II.[6]
List of books
Multiple sub-series of the I Spy books have been released.[7]
I Spy
| Book title | Release date |
|---|---|
| I Spy | Spring 1992 |
| I Spy Christmas | Fall 1992 |
| I Spy Fun House | Spring 1993 |
| I Spy Mystery | Fall 1993 |
| I Spy Fantasy | Fall 1994 |
| I Spy School Days | Fall 1995 |
| I Spy Spooky Night | Fall 1997 |
| I Spy Super Challenger! | Fall 1997 |
| I Spy Gold Challenger! | Fall 1998 |
| I Spy Treasure Hunt | Fall 1999 |
| I Spy Extreme Challenger! | Fall 2000 |
| I Spy Year-Round Challenger! | Fall 2001 |
| I Spy Ultimate Challenger | Spring 2003 |
| I Spy A to Z | Fall 2009 |
| I Spy Spectacular | Spring 2011 |
| I Spy Love | Fall 2024 |
I Spy readers
| Book title | Release date |
|---|---|
| I Spy Funny Teeth | Spring 2003 |
| I Spy a Dinosaur's Eye | Spring 2003 |
| I Spy a School Bus | Fall 2003 |
| I Spy a Candy Cane | Fall 2004 |
| I Spy Lightning in the Sky | Spring 2005 |
| I Spy a Scary Monster | Spring 2005 |
| I Spy a Penguin | Fall 2005 |
| I Spy Santa Claus | Fall 2005 |
| I Spy a Pumpkin | Spring 2006 |
| I Spy a Balloon | Spring 2006 |
| I Spy a Butterfly | Spring 2007 |
| I Spy Merry Christmas | Fall 2007 |
| I Spy I Love You | Fall 2009 |
| I Spy a Skeleton | Fall 2010 |
| I Spy an Egg in a Nest | Spring 2011 |
| I Spy an Apple | Fall 2011 |
| I Spy Thanksgiving | Fall 2011 |
| I Spy School | Fall 2012 |
I Spy board books
| Book title | Release date |
|---|---|
| I Spy Little Book | Fall 1997 |
| I Spy Little Animals | Spring 1998 |
| I Spy Little Wheels | Fall 1998 |
| I Spy Little Numbers | Spring 1999 |
| I Spy Little Christmas | Fall 1999 |
| I Spy Little Letters | Spring 2000 |
| I Spy Little Bunnies | Spring 2001 |
| I Spy Little Hearts | Spring 2009 |
| I Spy Little Toys | Fall 2011 |
I Spy 8 x 8
| Book title | Release date |
|---|---|
| I Spy a Funny Frog | Spring 2012 |
| I Spy Animals | Spring 2012 |
| I Spy Letters | Spring 2012 |
| I Spy Numbers | Spring 2012 |
I Spy miscellaneous
| Book title | Release date |
|---|---|
| I Spy Phonics Fun | Fall 2007 |
| I Spy Sticker Book | Spring 2012 |
See also
- I Spy Spooky Mansion (1999)
- Ultimate I Spy (2008)
