A selection of fine art paintings from artists worldwide and throughout history, combined with a simple `I Spy' game of spotting colours. A fun way to introduce children to fine art through concept-based play.

I spy with my little eye...
a red key
a black cat
a yellow sun

Each magnificent painting in this book has a different coloured object for you to look for - some are easy, but some are difficult. And when you have found them all, there are lots of other interesting things to spot.

Lucy Micklethwait has selected a wonderful range of fine art by painters including Magritte, Van Gogh, Miro and Chagall. With a gloriously reproduced piece of art on each spread, this title is the ultimate picture-puzzle challenge for children, making art accessible and fun.

This book is part of a book series called I Spy .

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Lucy Micklethwait is an expert on conceiving art books for young children. Her previous titles include the I Spy Art series for Harper Collins, A Child's Book of Art and Discover Great Paintings (Dorling Kindersley).