Notes for parents

and caregivers
The single most important thing that helps children
succeed as learners is an ability to communicate.
This book supports the development of a rich vocabulary
as children talk about the pictures, and the adventures
and everyday lives of the different characters.
Children will also develop their ability to concentrate as
they search the scenes, spotting entertaining happenings,
familiar situations, and tiny details. Every page is perfect
for sharing or for children to look at on their own. They
will enjoy finding more things the closer they look!

To get the most out of this book:

• Search the scenes for the items at the top of each page and read
the prompts at the bottom to encourage observation and conversation.

• Follow the characters through the day. Describe what they do and tell their stories.
• Play I-spy: find things to count, an item that’s a certain color or shape,
something with a pattern, or an object beginning with a particular letter sound.

• Encourage the use of positional language: behind, next to, on, under, etc.
• Look for fun events happening on the page. Discuss what the
characters might be saying or feeling, and what might happen next.

• Make links to children’s own experiences. For instance,

you could ask, “What did we do at the park today?”
Penny Coltman
Educational Consultant
 Let’s meet the characters!
These characters appear in each scene
in this book. Let’s follow them through the
pages and discover what they’re doing.

Mommy Martha Daddy Danny and

and her daughter, his twins, Dottie
Melody and Dexter

Best friends, Nina’s cat,

Niki and Nina Coco

Posy Pooch

Daddy Bob and Piper Patch Grandma Greha,

his daughter, Grandpa Gatu, and
Betsy Mr. Mutley and his four dogs their grandson, Gagan

Let’s look in the book to find out...

Who goes for Who likes listening

a bike ride? to music?

Who loses a red kite Which dog helps

and what happens to it? herself to sausages?

Who celebrates a birthday?

In the town Let’s find...

a book with a a space a boy on

3 pigeons a clock a teddy bear rabbit picture mobile roller skates

Wise Owl Book s

It’s morning. Mommy Martha is waving goodbye to Melody.

Where is Melody? What’s on the roof of Daddy Danny’s car?
 a blue a man holding a striped cat 2 women a bus stop a girl
scooter some books carrying drinks sign running

SU NS HIN E Vets
NU R SER Y For Purrr fect Pets !

Open

Can you spot Coco the Cat? And guess where Mr. Mutley’s going.
Now think of a place you go to in a town. How do you travel there?
At the park Let’s find...

a strawberry a dog 4 scampering a boy being

ice cream sign with a ball squirrels a sandbox pushed on a swing

At midday, the park is full of people. Whose kite is stuck in a tree?

What are the twins Dottie and Dexter riding?
 a boy with a pond Nina on her a purple bicycle 5 flying birds
a soccer ball skateboard

SU PE R- DU PE R
IC E CR EA M !

What’s Patch the Dog doing? Don’t forget to spot Coco the Cat!
Now choose some things you’d like to do at the park.
At the toy store Let’s find...

a roll of starry a blue an orange bucket

wrapping paper cat robot a fire engine 4 cuddly unicorns with a white handle

PLEASE PAY HE RE

BEACH TOYS

At the busy toy store, Mommy Martha is buying a birthday present

for Melody. What might it be? What would you like to buy?
a girl holding 3 gray 2 cuddly mice a boy holding
a cuddly lion narwhals 3 red spaceships a princess doll

GREAT GIFTS !

SPACE TOYS

Gagan is choosing a new kite. But someone has rescued

his red kite from the park tree. Spot it in Daddy Bob’s backpack!
At the market Let’s find...

2 orange a chocolate cake 3 pink a man playing

8 red cans ice pops with purple frosting rabbit balloons a cello

Now everyone’s at the market. What’s in Daddy Danny’s

shopping bag? And what does Grandma Greha have in her bag?
Dexter carrying a clock Niki drinking Patch carrying a couple buying
a bag of chips a milkshake some sausages some cheese

VERY
TASTY
CAKE

How many balloons does Melody have? What has her mom bought?
Can you see something at the market you’d like to eat?
At the beach Let’s find...

2 yellow a baby in
butterflies a sea star a garbage can a crab a stroller 3 sandcastles

It’s late afternoon. Melody has opened her present from the toy store.
What is it? Betsy’s found Gagan. What is she giving back to him?
 Betsy with Melody’s 2 children playing a pink present a girl on
the lost red kite birthday cake paddle ball with a blue bow a unicorn float

Patch is being good. But which dog is splashing Mr. Mutley?

Now choose some things you’d like to do at the beach.
Let’s look back in the book and find...

a boy wearing a baguette a green car a vet with a dog

red boots and running in a bag (clue: this is really small
and near some green hills)

If we can’t find them all,

we can try again another day!

Mommy Martha a red bucket Dottie sitting on Niki with a

patting a dog with 4 shovels a beach ball basketball

a man carrying 19 birds! (clue: 3 are in the town, 11 are Daddy Bob
a baby in the park, and 5 are in the market) waving
 2 children on a boat a slice of cake

Grandpa Gatu
wading

4 llamas

2 children with a sunshine sign

a rabbit balloon
a gray and white a green spotted present
dog lying down with a blue bow

a wedge of
3 space posters orange cheese a fountain

a cat in 5 blue butterflies (clue: Nina eating

a cat carrier they are all in the park) an ice cream cone

Betsy doing
And before we go, let’s choose
a cartwheel our favorite things on each page!