Other sets teach such concepts as sets and patterns, cleverly integrating items seen on previous spreads. The puppet theater is hung with cardboard cutouts of figures and props from classic fairy tales. In a spread featuring plastic numerals from one to 12, for example, each number is surrounded by related objects a building block emblazoned with ''X'' and a toy clown wagging the splayed fingers on his hands are among the items illustrating the number 10. But each apparently simple spread wordlessly and playfully reinforces learning skills. Most sets are basic, from a classroom blackboard to a playground floor to a homemade puppet theater. While they stick to the same formula (under a full-bleed photo of artistically arrayed objects, verse challenges the reader to find various objects), this time they eschew special effects and razzle-dazzle compositions in favor of sunny spreads showcasing, for the most part, common items. Here, however, he and Marzollo surpass their previous achievements-by reversing direction. He continues his love for tinkering, photography, and creating picture books at his studio in the Wynwood arts district of Miami.Fans of the elegantly energetic I Spy picture-puzzle series may wonder how Wick could top the lavish sets he created for I Spy Funhouse and I Spy Mystery. Wick lives in Miami Beach, Florida, with his wife, Linda. Wick’s work up close at numerous museums around the United States where he is often invited to exhibit his amazing photography and hand-built model sets for his search-and-find masterpieces. During this period he also invented many photographic puzzles for Games Magazine. Clients included such magazines as Psychology Today, Discover, and Newsweek. He is also the author and photographer of the award winning A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder, and Walter Wick’s Optical Tricks, a book of photographic illusions.Īfter graduating from Paier College of Art, he furthered his technical skills as a commercial photographer in Hartford, Connecticut before starting his own studio in New York City. Together, they have more than forty-five million copies in print and are translated into more than 10 languages. Walter Wick is the photographic illustrator of the I SPY series, and the author/illustrator of the Can You See What I See? series.

I Spy School Days by Walter Wick