{Giveaway!} Can you see what I see?

Mady and I love the I Spy books and this new Can You See What I See book is similar but with a story behind it. It's called The Toyland Express and is fabulous! The book is by Walter Wick and has something for all ages.

Here's a peek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrHnmBcnfY
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CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? TOYLAND EXPRESS, the eighth title in the bestselling search-and-find series, follows the life of a toy train from the workshop to the attic, only to be rescued at a yard sale and brought to life once again in a new home. As readers search for more than 250 hidden objects, they will also notice how the train takes on various transformations along its journey.

The text of this page reads:
Can you see what I see? A rocking horse, a rolling hoop, a birthday candle, an ice cream scoop, a wheelbarrow, a cat, a goose, a green race car, a red caboose, a jack, two dice, a hammer, a sword - Now load the train it's time to board!

We enjoyed the story and searching for objects. Some were too challenging for Mady to locate
{she's not yet 4} so I just had her find something else instead. She also enjoyed spotting things for *me* to find. We actually spent quite a bit of time enjoying this book, then looking again to really see how the train changed as the story progressed. The train also gave us the opportunity to talk about shapes and how we can combine them to create something new; like a train! The opportunities for learning are pretty endless with this book - and the cool thing is that the kids are learning while engaged with the book and not just learning by rote memorization.
Mady gives this book 5 Princess crowns.

About the author:
Walter Wick has opened millions of eyes to a world of treasures big and small in his award-winning, bestselling I SPY and CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? picture-puzzle books. Walter discovered his passion for building picture puzzles by accident. One day when cleaning out a drawer, he scattered odds and ends on a glass tabletop and photographed them. The photo appeared in a magazine and caught the eye of Jean Marzollo, editor of Scholastic’s Let’s Find Out. This photo inspired the first I SPY book, with riddles by Jean Marzollo, and led to their long collaboration.

In his more recent CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? series, Walter’s detailed photographs convey subtle hidden stories. Walter meticulously constructs 3-D sets for CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? in his Connecticut studio. For videos and more photos, visit www.walterwick.com or www.facebook.com/walterwick.

Win it!
1 lucky reader will win... A signed copy of Can You See What I See? Toyland Express!
(Prizing courtesy of Scholastic)