  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 09/15/2016 Jackson’s second picture book (following Have a Look, Says Book, 2016) celebrates the joys of close observation. Sophie lives with her parents and wheelchair-bound grandfather. After school each day, Sophie and Grandpa engage in a game in which he challenges her to find an object hidden in plain sight. “I had me a paperclip, you know? Nice and shiny. Now it’s vanished. Help me find it, will you, with your bright eyes?” Pinkney’s signature pencil-and-watercolor artwork portrays a pleasantly cluttered room in a big-city brownstone, offering readers much to ponder as they search for a paperclip, a rubber band, a drinking straw, a paintbrush, and a lemon drop. The objects are moderately difficult (but not impossible) to spot, which should give readers ample time to thoroughly peruse the artistic details: books and newspapers, a stamp collection, photographs and mementos, and an ever-present cat—which all provide insight into the experiences of this loving, African American family. This makes a good one-on-one read-aloud for those not quite ready for Martin Handford’s Where’s Waldo? series. - Copyright 2016 Booklist. Loading...
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