Here is a puzzle book with a difference. There are lots of things inside that you might predict but there are also some surprises!
What's inside
Mum's handbag "an invisible mobile phone (left on the kitchen counter); a purse with four marbles"
The hall table drawer "a piece of plastic (no one can remember what it's for); a dice"
The fridge "An ace of spades; two strawberry jellies"
My raincoat pocket "A clothes peg; a pen lid; a snail shell"
Granny's beach bag "A recipe for pudding; my wet swimming costume (inside a plastic bag)"
What's on
The kitchen counter "A cobweb with a spider; two bottles without tops"
My bedroom wall "A small hole (I suspect it's the door to an ant's nest!)"
Publisher Blurb: There are thousands of objects surrounding us in our everyday lives: in the hallway drawer, the kitchen fridge, mum’s handbag, your bedroom wall, even in your raincoat pocket. But how many objects can you remember when you’re put to the test? Inside this book are dozens of pictures, puzzles and a mega memory game providing amusing challenges for all ages, from those still learning to talk to reader- detectives who like to follow the clues and put two and two together.
What's Inside was first published in Portuguese with the title O que há. The English translation by Isabel Alves and Bergen Peck was published in 2015 but this book is still in print. I was lucky to pick up a half price copy at recent book sale. You might like to read my previous post about another book by this talented team of Isabel and Madadena - Where do we go when we disappear?
Take a look at this post by Zoe at Playing by the Book where she shares illustrations from What's inside along side her own real handbag, kitchen counter etc.
One of my favourite alphabet books shares its title with this book:
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