I SpyReturns withLove: Check Out the Book's New Romantic Puzzle (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

I Spy Loveand photographer Walter Wick.Photo:Scholastic Press; Courtesy Walter Wick studio

Scholastic Press; Courtesy Walter Wick studio

Per Scholastic Press, “love is in the air with this brand-newI Spybook,” which features whimsical, charming and heartwarming scenes filled with everything from a Cupid and his bow, wedding rings, a bride and groom, as well as plenty of heart-shaped objects.

I Spy Love.Scholastic Press

Scholastic Press

The longtime photographer tells PEOPLE he collaborated with Dan and Dave Marzollo, the sons of Jean who took over writing the clever rhyming puzzles after the celebrated writer died at the age of 75 in 2018.

“Dan and Dave did some clever things [withLove],” Wick, 71, says about working with them on their first title in the series, referring to how they were able to capture the spirit of love through their clues, including one about stuffed animals — a bear and a sock monkey — hugging in another scene.

“It’s just the sweetest thing,” he adds. “That’s why it works.”

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While “Love Is in the Air” is the only original image made specifically for the Love edition, the rest of the scenes — taken fromI Spy Christmasand other classic installments — were chosen because of how they relate to the overall theme.

Admittedly, Wick did some retouching on some of the older pictures “to add some objects that helped support the concept of love a little bit more.” He says he hopes the additions mean readers “feel like that when you’re reading the book, it lives up to the concept.”

“And it does — in the most unusual way,” he continues.

Walter Wick in his studio in 2024.Walter Wick

Walter Wick

“It was this perfect marriage of two different talents coming together,” Wick says of the dynamic duo.

I Spy Lovecomes out from Scholastic Press on Nov. 12 and is available for preorder now, wherever books are sold.

source: people.com