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"Leaves readers with the pleasantly hazy sensation of having spent a long day at the beach" — Publishers Weekly

What do you spy with your little eye? Join a young boy on an adventure across the seas and discover the surprising sight he spots through his spyglass! The rhyming, cumulative text with its familiar "I Spy..." refrain invites readers to point out colorful details and engage with the story.

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ISBN-13:	9781782859949
Publisher:	Barefoot Books
Publication date:	02/01/2020
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	1,145,159
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author Stella Blackstone has written many of Barefoot's best-selling titles, including the Bear series and the Cleo the Cat series. She has been writing for children for over twenty years. Stella lives in Somerset, UK.

Nicoletta Ceccoli studied at the State Institute of Art in Urbino, Italy. She has won international acclaim for her distinctive style, and is the recipient of multiple awards worldwide. Nicoletta lives in her native San Marino and has illustrated several picture books for Barefoot Books.

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"Leaves readers with the pleasantly hazy sensation of having spent a long day at the beach" — Publishers Weekly

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Stylized in an otherworldly manner, Italian illustrator Ceccoli's English-language debut begins as a boy sets sail for a tiny island. "I spy with my little eye a bird flying by" reads the accompanying text, the type curving across the skies of the double-page spreads as if tossed by the ocean breeze. The locks of the boy's hair, an aqueous blue, undulate like the tentacles of a sea urchin, as do the rays of the smiling, rosy-cheeked sun, the tail feathers of birds and the branches of trees. Blackstone (Cleo the Cat) enlarges the sentence of text with each page, until: "I spy with my little eye someone waiting for me on a beach beside the sea and a big tangly tree on an island close to me." The "someone" turns out to be a blue dog, and the island looks as if it's made of plasticine, with cheerful, lumpy vegetation and an assortment of sea creatures distributed carefully over its smooth surface. After an afternoon of fishing, the dog and the boy nap in the sun, near a plate full of fish bones. The last spread shows boy and dog sailing together for home under lavender skies and a watchful blue crescent moon. Paired with the incantatory quality of the verse, the off-center illustrations leave readers with the pleasantly hazy sensation of having spent a long day at the beach. Ages 4-7. (Mar.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 1-Against a backdrop of oceany greens and tropical blues warmed by the sun's golden rays, a young boy with blue hair sets sail on a voyage across the sea, his spyglass trained on an island where someone is eagerly awaiting his arrival. And who is there to greet him? A friendly dog that accompanies him on the return voyage. The text begins, "I spy with my little eye a bird flying by." The waves of type rise and fall, simulating the rocking motion of the ocean, as each page adds another phrase to the simple rhyme ("-the sun in the sky-/a big tangly tree on an island far from me-"). Ceccoli's surreal acrylic and oil-pastel illustrations perfectly capture the rhythmical nuances of the text; the images are memorable both for their unique style and unusual color schemes. This is the artist's first English-language picture book; her most recent honor was the Italian Andersen Prize naming her best illustrator of the year for 2001. While the art is stronger than the story, the text is lyrical and suits the mood.-Laurie Edwards, West Shore School District, Camp Hill, PA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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