Where's Waldo? [Hardcover]

Martin Handford (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: October 6, 1997 | Age Range: 5 - 9 years

The amazing original that set off the worldwide search for Waldo! Perfect for the youngest Waldo searcher, this special edition contains all the fun of the original but with lots of eye-boggling extras! Anyone who has found Waldo before will want to find him all over again because he's in a new place in every scene. And now readers can also search for Woof, Wenda, Wizard Whitebeard, Odlaw, and much more—all newly added to this special edition!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I love the idea of an exciting journey that never ends, filled with colour energy and people smiling - what could be better?" (Martin Handford)" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Martin Handford began his career as a freelance illustrator specializing in drawing crowd scenes for numerous clients. The turning point came when
he was asked to create a book showcasing his singular talent, and the character Waldo was born. "I can’t tell you how pleased I am that Waldo has taken on a life of his own," says the man behind the Waldo books. "I’d like to inspire children - to open their minds, to explore more subjects, and to just be aware of what’s going on around them. I’d like them to see wonder in places that might not have occurred to them."

Product Details

• Age Range: 5 - 9 years
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; 2 edition (October 6, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763603104
• ISBN-13: 978-0763603106
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 0.4 x 12.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #276,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Martin Handford is the creator of the hugely popular Where's Wally? series. Beginning in 1987, the books went on to become a multi-million-selling global success.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining February 27, 2004

By apoem TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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This is a very fun book. I enjoyed the Waldo books when I was a preteen. The pictures teaming with people from every walks of life with lots of little stories in the greater scene.

Now my kids are old enough to begin looking for Waldo. My four year old son is very entertained by looking for Waldo. He has spent hours looking at this book.

This book you have to find the dog's tail, waldo, the thing he lost, and several Waldo watchers. It's fairly hard and yet my son still loves it.

Enjoy.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The first and the best September 25, 2011

By EcoDesigner

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I will always be partial to the first 2 Waldo books in the series. There is real creativity, freshness, and fun.

My personal opinion is that the later books have more people (i.e., the people are packed on the pages like sardines), but less creativity/spunk. Honestly, when there are 5,000 people on a page like it seems there are in some of the later books, it can become more frustrating than fun. Instead of looking at the cute scenes and interactions between the characters, you're busy searching through a mass-reproduced mob for an all-but-impossible to find Waldo. It's like if another artist/illustrator tried to copy the original Waldo books, but lost some of the spirit of the books in the process.

I own all of the Waldo books, and as a general rule of thumb with Waldo books I'd say the earlier it was published, the better it is...with the exception of the Hollywood book, which is better than the 3rd.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars My 3-year old's favorite. June 23, 1999

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

Entertaining for both children and adults. This book is full of visual puns and amusing drawings like a flying Ace (of spades) and a human snowball. Long after we've found Waldo everywhere, we're still seeing something new and surprising. This is a great (but slightly bulky) book to keep kids entertained on long trips.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Same content-TINY size! August 1, 2012

By ConvivialMama

Format:Paperback

Shame on me for not looking carefully at the listed product dimensions, but to help anyone else avoid my mistake-this is the mini version! Anyone familiar with the "Waldo" series knows that the illustrations are already highly detailed in their original size. This size is so small that it includes a magnifying lens with the book! I bought it to help keep a five year old occupied during a fourteen hour car ride, but I think the combination of a moving vehicle and trying to focus through a piece of plastic seems like a recipe for a headache, or at least some major frustration, so back it goes. I will exchange for the standard size.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Where's Waldo January 31, 2006

By Sandi K. Bonito

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

Always a great book - baught the original when my children were young for road trips - I baught this reissue for my 22yr old son to take to Iraq the original was worn out. Had to sneak a peak thou and all five of us spent hours

together like we did so many years ago.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect! December 17, 2012

By Lindsey Baslock

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

The book was great and my boyfriend loves it. He brags about the book I got him. Thanks again for the great condition.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Too Small October 21, 2012

By lela

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Book is way too small to have fun finding Waldo - spend the extra money and buy the larger book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars "Where's Waldo" is truly entertaining and fun May 13, 2009

By Elliott

Format:Hardcover

I loved all of the Waldo's books ever since I was a kid. I got "Where's Waldo" when it first came out in 1987, I opened the book and I was instantly hooked looking for Waldo everywhere.

I enjoyed hours of pouring over the book looking for Waldo in every place possible. It helped me excercise my mind and not even care about a certain thing called television, which is one of the best things about books and reading. I am a huge lover of and passionate about books, and always have been captivated about books since I was a kid.

The adventures are always great and looking for Waldo is always fun. It has excitment and fun to keep you captivated and looking for Waldo and so many fun things to find in the book.

At first it was just you're job to find Waldo, then look in the back of the book for wacky and funny stuff that is in each of the places that Waldo was at.

After you did all of that you had to go back to look for all of the things Waldo lost on his travels. This is hours of enjoyment and fun.

Waldo has been some of my favorite books ever since I was a kid and still is. I recently found the ten year anniversary editions of all the Waldo books at my library and was so glad to see them again.

I was wondering what the new changes to the books were and I suddenly found out new characters were in the books that werent in the originals. At first I was kind of disappointed with the new characters, because I thought the originals were so much better.

I found it odd, that you werent just looking for Waldo and what he lost anymore. It was odd seeing a list of all of these new characters. I did get over that eventually and I loved that these were new editions of the Waldo books....

I enjoyed looking all over the place for Waldo, all the things he lost along the way and all the new characters in the books. I also found it enjoyable that they kept the places all the same and in the same order, even if Waldo was in different places than in the originals.

I still have the first editions of these books and I would try to find those first to look at and find Waldo everywhere he is. I would then buy these new editions to further the excitement and fun of Waldo.

I recommend all of these books for kids to start out and looking at. I also recommned them to anyone of any age who is starting to get into Waldo, or for us Waldo fans rediscovering these new versions again and keeping the Waldo fandom alive. Read more ›