The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Gibbs, Edward

I Spy on the Farm

32 pp. | Candlewick/Templar | February, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6431-2 $14.99

(2) PS First we see the eye of a farm animal through a (fake) hole on the left and a glimpse of its body through a (real die-cut) hole on the right, while the text provides three clues to the creature's identity. Gibbs's digital art combines scribbly, brightly colored animals with more subdued backgrounds in clean cutout shapes. Extra-tough boards and rounded corners entice preschoolers to reach out and experiment.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2013