Other editions of book The Looking Book

In THE LOOKING BOOK, beloved author P. K. Hallinan uses lively rhyming verse to invite children to delight in the wonders of the world around them. Given a pair of "lookers" by their mom, two boys venture outside to see what they can find. To their surprise, they discover "tree-things and bee-things and roses and weeds . . . small things and tall things and flowers with seeds," right in their own backyard. Before long, the boys realize that they don't need the lookers at all. Whimsical illustrations and sturdy pages will make this book a favorite with young explorers.

Presented in a new format, this delightful book encourages children to take a look at the wonder of the world around them. In The Looking Book, beloved author P. K. Hallinan uses lively rhyming verse to entice children to delight in the wonders of the world around them. Given a pair of 'lookers' by their mom, two boys step outside and see how much fun they can have. 'This grass is amazing!' he suddenly said. 'There are all kinds of things here -- brown, yellow, and red! There are twig-things and rock-things And dirt-things and string-things, Along with a whole lot of little black bug things!' Before long, the boys realize that they don't need the lookers at all. Delightfully whimsical illustrations convey the excitement of the characters. Ages 4 to 8.

A delightful story that encourages children to put down the TV remotes and video-game controllers and take a look at the wonder of the world around them. 'This grass is amazing!' he suddenly said. 'There are all kinds of things here -- brown, yellow, and red! There are twig-things and rock-things And dirt-things and string-things, Along with a whole lot of little black bug things!' In The Looking Book, author P. K. Hallinan uses lively rhyming verse to entice children to delight in the wonders of the world around them. Given a pair of 'lookers' by their mom, two boys soon realize that the lookers aren't needed at all. They just need to take the time to step outside, and they will see how much fun they can have.