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MYSTERYA BOOK OFPICTURERIDDLES

Photographs by Walter Wick

Riddles by Jean Marzollo

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For Elizabeth Page Wick

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For Act II and French Woods

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I SPY: A BOOK OF PICTURE RIDDLESNew York Public Library List ofBooksfor Reading and Sharing

California Children's Media Award, Honorable Mention llI SPY CHRISTMAS: A BOOK OF PICTURE RIDDLES

Publishers Weekly, starred review

Parents Magazine, Best Books List

Publishers Weekly Bestsellers List

I SPY FUN HOUSE: A BOOK OF PICTURE RIDDLES

Book design by Carol Devine Carson

AcknowledgmentsHeartfelt thanks to Grace Maccarone and Bemette Ford at Scholastic; Molly Friedrich

at Aaron M. Priest Agency; and to Linda Cheverton-Wick, Kathy O'Donnell, Maria

McGowan, Greg Clark, Sue Coc, and Tina Chaden.

Text copyright © 1993 by Jean Marzollo.

Photographs copyright © 1993 by Walter Wick,

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Marzollo, Jean.

I spy, mystery: a book of picture riddles/riddles by Jean

Marzollo; photographs by Walter Wick.

p. cm.

Cartwheel books.

Summary: Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in

the photographs.

ISBN 0-590-46294-6

1. Picture puzzles—

^Juvenile literature. [1.Picture puzzles.]

I. Wick, Waiter, IIL 11, Title.

GV1507.P47M37 1993

793.73—dc20 92-40863

CIP

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12 8 9/9

Printed in the U.S.A. 37

First Scholastic printing, October 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Hidden Clue 8

The Birthday Hunt 10

The Mysterious Monster 12

The Ghost in the Attic 14

Masquerade 16

Lost in Marbles 18

The Toy Box Solution 20

Mystery by the Sea 22

The Naughty Kittens 24

The Secret Note 26

The Golden Cage 28

A Whale of a Tale 30

Chain Reaction 32

Extra Credit Riddles 34

More Mysteries 36

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Picture riddles fill this book;

Turn the pages! Take a look!

Use your mind, use your eye;

Be a detective—play I SPY!

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I spy a hammer, a rabbit, a pail,

A whistle, a button, a horse on its tail;

A pencil, a penguin, a car that is blue—What else should you find? The blocks give a clue.

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I Spy two combs, a man with a bat,

A birthday greeting, a party hat;

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A prancing horse, a bo\v on a bed,

And then, there it is! A present in red.11

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I Spy a dancer, a clothespin man,The letters in PLAY, a chair, a fan;

A racket, a gate, a squiggly shoelace-

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I Spy a coin, a carriage, a nest,

A spring, and the missing key to the chest;

Tea for two, a toaster with toast,

Backward BOATS, and the doUhouse ghost. 15

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I Spy a thimble, a straw hat, a saw.

Six musical frogs, a red lobster claw;

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A spoon, a cage, a wedding cake man,And proof that a cat knocked over the can.

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I Spy a yo-yo, a red roller skate,

A mouse, and the numbers one through eight;

A soccer ball, a piece of string,

A house, and the stolen diamond ring. 19

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I Spy a monkey, three coins, the word FOX,Two fish, four airplanes, a domino box;

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A calf, AUNT CORA, a block with a B,

And the puzzle piece missing from page 33.21

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I Spy an anchor, a brown-speckled egg,

Twelve bird tracks, and a horse's leg;

A fishhook, a comb, an old pair of specs,

A butterfly—and the pirate's X! 23

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I Spy a frog, a dolphin, a horn,

A cake with a B, a fiddle, some corn;

Four-and-twenty blackbirds, three white kittens.

RUB-A-DUB-DUB, and six lost mittens. 25

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I Spy a bell, a bubble, a lamp,A pig, a bee, the moon, a stamp;

A pinecone, a phone, a pair of gloves,And the name ofthe boy whom Kristen loves.

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I Spy a cricket, three hats, and a boot.

Two clothespins, a broom, a basket of fruit;

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A watering can, a box that is taped,

A trumpet, an egg, and the bird that escaped. 29

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I Spy GLITTERS, a rooster, a frog,

A fish bone, a clown, a little hot dog;

Four anchors, a racehorse, a sewing machine,

And the eye for the mask on page 17. 31

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I Spy four horses, a peanut, a plane,

Seven red stars, a colorful train;

A chick, a fork, a four-leaf clover.

And the sneak who's kicking the dominoes over. 33

EXTRA CREDIT RIDDLES

^ "Find Me" Riddle

I'm in every picture—and that is that;

I'm black and dainty; I am a

Find the Pictures That Go with These Riddles:

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A hook on a Hne, and a watering can.

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I spy an iron, a swan, a pen,

A runner's shadow, and number ten.

I spy a bug, a snail, a spoon,

And the one whojumped clear over the moon.

I spy a basket, an apple with a bite,

A fish, a hen, and a little flashlight.

I spy three ducks, a hot dog, a flower,

And a flag that matches the one on the tower.

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tm*I spy a camel, a queen, four aces,

Three boats, a bear, and two bunny faces.

I spy a bee, a pencil, a broom,

A little blue bird, and a key in each room.

I spy a zebra, a football, a scale.

Nine small hearts, a horn, and a whale.

I spy a boot, a tiny white owl,

A rabbit, a car, and a little trowel.

I spy a cow, a tawny colt,

A safety pin, and a small red bolt.

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I spy a fish, a king, a key,

A gumball machine, and a ship on the sea.

I spy a glove, a wagon, a cork.

Six craft sticks, and a little pitchfork.

I spy a pen, a pig, and a parrot.

Two brass tacks, and an orange carrot.

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MORE MYSTERIES!

Mystery #1The Mystery of the Charm Bracelet

This charm bracelet was taken apart, and its charms

were scattered throughout the book. Be an / Spy detec-

tive and find them all. Clue: Each photograph contains

one charm. .^4

Mystery #2The Mystery of the Heart-shaped Box

What was in this empty heart-shaped box? To solve the

mystery, find the box when it was full. Then, find each

of its treasures hidden throughout the book.

Write Your Own Mystery Riddles

There are many more hidden objects and many more

possibilities for riddles in this book. Write some rhym-

ing picture riddles yourself, and try them out with

friends.

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Write Your Own Mystery Stories

Use your imagination to make up stories and plays for

the pictures in this book. There are no "right" an-

swers— so be creative!

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How the Pictures in This Book Were Made

All the sets for the pictures in this book were created by photog-

rapher Walter Wick. The sets, ranging in size from approxi-

mately 4' to 8' wide, were made ofwood, paper, sand, toys,

jewelry, furniture, plants, and other props.

As the sets were constructed, Walter Wick andJean Marzollo

conferred on the mysteries to be suggested and on various

objects in the sets, selecting them for their rhyming potential, as

well as their aesthetic and playful qualities. The objects were hid-

den so they would be fun for readers to find. Walter Wick lit

each set carefully to create the right shadows, depth, and myste-rious mood. Finally, he photographed the set with an 8" by 10"

view camera. Each set was then dismantled before the next one

was created. The sets survive only as photographs to inspire

rhyming, riddle making, visual creativity, and the exciting chal-

lenge of the / Spy hunt.

Walter Wick, the inventor ofmany photographic gamesfor Games magazine, is the photographer of/ Spy: A Book of

Picture Riddles, I Spy Christmas, and / Spy Fun House. He is also

a free-lance commercial photographer with credits for more than

300 book and magazine covers, including Newsweek, Fortune,

Psychology Today, and Scholastic's SuperScience and Let's Find Out.

This is his fourth book for Scholastic.

Jean Marzollo has written many rhyming children's books

including / Spy: A Book ofPicture Riddles, I Spy Christmas,

I Spy Fun House, In 1492, Pretend You're a Cat, The Rebus

Treasury, and Close Your Eyes. She is also the author o{Happy

Birthday, Martin Luther King; The Green Ghost ofAppleVille; Soccer

Sam; and Pizza Pie Slugger. Carol Devine Carson, the book

designer for the / Spy series, is art director for a major pubHshinghouse in New York City. For nineteen years, Marzollo and Car-

son produced Scholastic's kindergarten magazine. Let's Find Out.

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