The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Lewin, Ted

I See and See

24 pp. | Holiday | February, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-3544-9 $14.95

(4) K-3 I Like to Read series. With each page turn, readers see what a boy observes outside. Brief, purposefully repetitive sentences pair with full-spread illustrations: "I see a bird," for example, accompanies a lifelike perched pigeon. There's no plot and little specificity (various vehicles are all "a truck"), but Lewin's sun-dappled, detail-rich art invites closer inspection, and the story's unexpected meta ending may spark conversations about artistic observation and inspiration.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger