I Spy (book series)

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I Spy is an American children's book series, first published on April 1, 1992, with text written by Jean Marzollo, and photographs by Walter Wick, from Scholastic Press. Each page contains a photo with objects in it, and the riddles (written in dactylic tetrameter rhyme) accompanying the photo state which objects have to be found. I Spy merchandise has been sold in at least 31 countries worldwide. Although the first I Spy book contains unrelated pages of still life pictures, subsequent books are more thematic. Several video games based on the I Spy books are available for Windows PC, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS, Leapster, Leapster Explorer, LeapPad Explorer, and Game Boy Advance, including I Spy Spooky Mansion, I Spy Treasure Hunt, and I Spy Fantasy. These served as early examples of an increasingly popular hidden object game genre. Wick stated in a 1997 news article, "My career can really be put into two categories: before I Spy and after I Spy. ... The success of the books has been really nice...

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