I discovered “Let’s Find Momo!” By Andrew Knapp when my first child was born and we LOVED it as a dog family. Momo is a border collie and each page of the board book has the reader looking for not only Momo but other objects that fit the scene as well. I see now he has a few other Momo books as well, including “Find Momo Everywhere” if you want to introduce to your kid the concept of no dog books having a HEA lol
I also love these books! Did you see the google doodle search that was Olympics themed earlier this month? I feel like they should have to publish those weekly. I need more! I think there's a lot to learn from search and find books even if they aren't "reading". Good points shared from Trelease's book.
It’s also worth mentioning that for very young children still learning to read, anything which aids visual discrimination is a plus. Being able to pick out and identify various objects from a tangle is not dissimilar from being able to recognize letter shapes and distinguish between b, d, p and q.
Love these recs, thank you! I really like a seek and find book I found at the library called All Along the River by Magnus Weightman, which has beautiful scenes from the Netherlands.
I also like the Big Book of Look and Find, a Mouse Mansion book -- good for little kids.
Cyndi Georgis was my children's-lit professor at UNLV!! She is the kindest person in the entire world. Once, when she went to a literary festival, she purchased a book for all 20 of us in the class, each book purchased for a specific reason and gifted with a tender, individualized speech.
Anyway, I remember her having us pour over illustrations and even discussing the color of the end papers. Nothing escaped her notice!
I have used Around the Workd in 80 Puzzles so many times, my copy is in pieces. So many people have bought that book for family and friends of all ages after looking through mine. I also love her Maps book. Definitely lots to look at there!
I just got a fun book called Hidden Adventures by Lisa Hawthorne. It has a red magnifying piece attached to it and it is a real hit. And my son loves the Wimmelbooks. You can never go wrong with seek and find!
We LOVED these books growing up, and they made for such fun bonding moments with my mom! She got so mad because my brother would remember where everything was lol. The Mercer Mayer books were some of our favs, because there was a hidden mouse (? I think it was a mouse?) on every page, in addition to the story!
It's a little bit of a different twist on the seek and find book, but my kids and I loved Welcome to the Zoo by Alison Jay. There is a list of things to find on the pages in the back. But mostly we'd start at the beginning of this beautifully detailed, wordless book, pick out a character or two, and follow them through the book to see what they did on their day at the zoo. So it's more of a self directed seek and find, with a bit of story telling thrown in.
There is in fact a wildly successful adult search and find called Micro Macro: Crime City where you solve crimes.
https://www.micromacro-game.com/en/
It won a bunch of awards and has spawned a number of sequels.
I'm sure folks scoffed at the idea of colouring books for adults before mandala books were a thing. You're not alone ha
I discovered “Let’s Find Momo!” By Andrew Knapp when my first child was born and we LOVED it as a dog family. Momo is a border collie and each page of the board book has the reader looking for not only Momo but other objects that fit the scene as well. I see now he has a few other Momo books as well, including “Find Momo Everywhere” if you want to introduce to your kid the concept of no dog books having a HEA lol
These books are just so beautiful.
I also love these books! Did you see the google doodle search that was Olympics themed earlier this month? I feel like they should have to publish those weekly. I need more! I think there's a lot to learn from search and find books even if they aren't "reading". Good points shared from Trelease's book.
It’s also worth mentioning that for very young children still learning to read, anything which aids visual discrimination is a plus. Being able to pick out and identify various objects from a tangle is not dissimilar from being able to recognize letter shapes and distinguish between b, d, p and q.
Such a great point, Kerry! Thank you for adding that.
Love these recs, thank you! I really like a seek and find book I found at the library called All Along the River by Magnus Weightman, which has beautiful scenes from the Netherlands.
I also like the Big Book of Look and Find, a Mouse Mansion book -- good for little kids.
https://www.themousemansion.com/products/the-mouse-mansion-big-book-of-look-and-find
Cyndi Georgis was my children's-lit professor at UNLV!! She is the kindest person in the entire world. Once, when she went to a literary festival, she purchased a book for all 20 of us in the class, each book purchased for a specific reason and gifted with a tender, individualized speech.
Anyway, I remember her having us pour over illustrations and even discussing the color of the end papers. Nothing escaped her notice!
That’s so cool! I love that.
I have used Around the Workd in 80 Puzzles so many times, my copy is in pieces. So many people have bought that book for family and friends of all ages after looking through mine. I also love her Maps book. Definitely lots to look at there!
I just got a fun book called Hidden Adventures by Lisa Hawthorne. It has a red magnifying piece attached to it and it is a real hit. And my son loves the Wimmelbooks. You can never go wrong with seek and find!
You really can’t.
Thanks for this! My three year old is so into seek and find books right now!
We love the Wimmelbooks! Usually we each pick a character and follow their story through the book, then start all over again with a new choice…
Oh, what a great idea!
We LOVED these books growing up, and they made for such fun bonding moments with my mom! She got so mad because my brother would remember where everything was lol. The Mercer Mayer books were some of our favs, because there was a hidden mouse (? I think it was a mouse?) on every page, in addition to the story!
It's a mouse!
It's a little bit of a different twist on the seek and find book, but my kids and I loved Welcome to the Zoo by Alison Jay. There is a list of things to find on the pages in the back. But mostly we'd start at the beginning of this beautifully detailed, wordless book, pick out a character or two, and follow them through the book to see what they did on their day at the zoo. So it's more of a self directed seek and find, with a bit of story telling thrown in.
I love the creativity of that.
Have you ever heard of The Ultimate Annotated Alphabet by Mike Wilkes? That's a great search and find for adults.
I have not! Looking it up now.
Oooh, love a good search-and-find book. Blythe received a customized version from Wonderbly (https://www.wonderbly.com/personalized-products/where-are-you-book?gbraid=0AAAAADfyocvO1Z1iXn4-4bHf1KNvjWue3&gclid=CjwKCAjw_Na1BhAlEiwAM-dm7JVsCWMANCfQcPdLHkJZr6l86Uj_YxDmiDetQHqBFdW0k3Ix7bzc1RoC6AkQAvD_BwE) as a gift that has been a hit in our house.