So, I was going through some of my picture books … not ones from when I was little, mind you, but ones that I bought when my niece and nephew were little (though I read them more than they did).

This one definitely caught my eye. Look-Alikes by Joan Steiner.

One of the niftiest visual books ever. It takes ordinary objects and turns them into … something else.

Like, say, a cardigan sweater being a store front.

A building made of dog biscuits? (Chappy particularly likes this one–and, since those kind of biscuits claim to clean your dog’s teeth, I love that they house a dentist’s office).

How about a sofa made from a pair of gloves?

A train station made of tennis rackets and brushes?

An ice cream parlor’s chairs made from pretzels–and the booth cushions are fig newtons!

Check out some of the wallpaper detail.

How about a close-up of the wharf? (A mailbox?)

Although, there is ONE thing that is just being itself … the life saver. (Though I didn’t notice the buoy in the water was a crayon, or that the telescope was a chess pawn until I took the photo. That alone is the sheer fun of this book.)

Absolutely amazing–whole new levels of creativity. I love this book–and imagine my joy when I just now discovered there are sequels! Look-Alikes Jr. Look-Alikes Around the World. Look-Alikes Christmas.

I am completely enchanted.

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