Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles

By J. Patrick Lewis and Lynn Munsinger

“This imaginative collection of 13 plot summaries is pure poetry, and a whole lot of fun . . . A wonderful read” from the author of Poem-mobiles (The Miss Rumphius Effect).
 
Thirteen witty and wacky poems pose riddles that challenge readers to “Name That Book.” With a glass slipper here and a spiderweb there, Lynn Munsinger’s adorable illustrations lead young readers to the solutions. From Goodnight Moon to Madeline, children and parents alike will delight in recognizing their most cherished stories.
 
“Use this individually or collectively to spice up a readaloud, or just let kids revel in their pride in their own reading history.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
 
“This book is perfect for an interactive read-aloud, especially if the illustrations are held back until after the text has been read.” —School Library Journal
 
“This book provides teachers and librarians an excellent opportunity to introduce today’s children to these delightful works.” —Library Media Connection
 
“Lots of fun as a story hour entree, and kids might enjoy making up some more of their own.” —The Horn Book Magazine

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Oct 26, 2012
• ISBN: 9781452123837

J. Patrick Lewis

J. Patrick Lewis has published more than 85 children's picture/poetry books to date and is a former Children's Poet Laureate (2011–2013). He lives in Westerville, Ohio.

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Reviews for Spot the Plot

[cheryl_in_cc_nv · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

How many of these will you be able to solve? I highly recommend this to all devotees of children's literature. I got them all, but I sincerely doubt that even children's librarians always do.

[dms02 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

each page is a riddle that gives clues to another book a child would have read. Get to the end of the riddle and see if they can guess the other book.

[tpicou-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There comes a time in class when you have to teach riddles and poems. What better way to teach kids with a plot guessing book to see if they remember?! This book goes through various riddles that all children should know but you have to guess what riddle the book is talking about. I would probably use this book for an educational game or a pop quiz.

[matthewbloome · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not unlike "Once Upon a Time...The End" or the more recent "Fairly Fairy Tales" by Esme Raji Codell this is a fractured anthology of fairy tales in game form. Basically, the individual tales are stripped to their barest bones and the reader is asked to "name that book". The end contains an answer key and the reader can smack their foreheads about anything they missed. What I liked about this one than most books in this style is that he chose to use some more modern classics. One can only have fun identifying the same Mother Goose Tales and Brothers Grimm stories so many times before the love is gone. This used some of the "modern classics" and it revived a basically dead genre for the moment. Nicely done, though with J. Patrick Lewis that's usually the case.

[mdrumgold_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book of riddles is about books. How crazy is that? A book about books. But this book has riddles about book you already know. Read to see what book they are.

[thecajunlibrarian · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This collection of riddles challenges readers to guess which tale each poem is describing. The guessing game is fun, but the book seems like an advertisement for other books by this publishing company.

[nancyjensen · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A fun filled book about familiar childrens' stories, that's told in riddle and rhyme. Each page is whimsically illustrated. Clues are given in riddle form. When my oldest daughter read this book, she knew all the answers. When my younger daughter read it with me, there were a few titles that she missed, oops!