First Opinion: Look

Stop.Now, look.What patterns can you find when you begin to take a closer view?Gabi Snyder's Look will have readers doing just that, as the bold, colorful images grab your attention and invite you to pause and admire the intricate patterns that make up this vast, bewildering world.With striking three-dimensional mixed media backgrounds by Samantha Cotterill, the pages of Look are reminiscent of a pattern-filled I Spy Series where you will almost certainly find yourself stopping alongside the characters to search for all of the hidden details before you are ready to turn to the next page.Following a young child on a day out with his mother, Snyder invites readers to look alongside the boy as he notices the many patterns that can be found in both the natural world and in everyday human-made structures.Skipping down the sidewalk, meandering through a