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Where's Waldo? #6
Where's Waldo? The Great Picture Hunt:
Waldo's back in the picture in a brand-new adventure! Find the bespectacled traveler in never-before-seen illustrations, along with special stickers and a slew of other novel features.
Waldo's back, and he's anxious to show you his pictures. But not so fast — you have to find them first. Enter Odlaw's Picture Gallery and admire the framed images, then try to track them down in the crowded scenes that follow. Got the picture? Now frame it, using the handy stickers at the back of the book. But your challenge is just beginning! There are hidden characters and objects to hunt for, spot-the-difference spreads, silhouettes to match with originals, and plenty more. And don't even think of cheating: virtually all the art in here is new or previously unpublished, and as maddeningly intricate as ever. Happy hunting!
Waldo's back, and he's anxious to show you his pictures. But not so fast — you have to find them first. Enter Odlaw's Picture Gallery and admire the framed images, then try to track them down in the crowded scenes that follow. Got the picture? Now frame it, using the handy stickers at the back of the book. But your challenge is just beginning! There are hidden characters and objects to hunt for, spot-the-difference spreads, silhouettes to match with originals, and plenty more. And don't even think of cheating: virtually all the art in here is new or previously unpublished, and as maddeningly intricate as ever. Happy hunting!
24 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Martin Handford
455 books107 followersMartin Handford, the man behind the mind-boggling Waldo books, began his career as a freelance illustrator specializing in drawing crowd scenes. The turning point came when he was asked to create a book showcasing his impressive talent, and the character Waldo was born—originally to provide a link between each scene. "I can't tell you how pleased I am that Waldo has taken on a life of his own," Martin Handford says. "I'd like to inspire children to open their minds to explore subjects more, to be aware of what's going on around them. I'd like them to see wonder in places that may not have occurred to them." Martin Handford lives in England.
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May 30, 2017
A way to really get the eyes, brain, and finger working in unison! Neo loved trying to find the numerous characters within these larger animated scenes. Some days Neo battled, wondering if Waldo actually COULD be found. That said, these books often ended up open as Neo fell asleep next to them, another adventure tuckering him out.
March 24, 2020
When Wally returned, we knew he was not as before. His clothes were the same, that memorable striped livery, but in his eyes, in his smile, lay the ravages of time.
Was it the fame which had changed him? Perhaps. He had become a star of the screen, an international totem, a universal Rorschach test - representing hopefulness, frustration, the eternal quest... what you will.
We welcomed Wally in with that delicate mix of awe and disdain with which old friends greet newfound celebrity. We found in him a figure changed, but not by fame and fortune. His dry wit and natural compassion were unaffected, his world-weary eyes still sparkled when he saw dancing girls or clowns or the other novelties which seemed to flourish in his presence. Instead, it was clear he was yet another victim of that old common arbitrator: Time.
When one has seen the world, they say, one finds the path home. For Wally, though, that path had always seemed opaque. He had made a life in the margins. He was the human lacuna, the man in the mist, the faithful companion never quite within reach. And now, after so many years, he felt no more sure of where his journey would end. Worst of all, it was our fault. His attempts to form a détente with Odlaw forever dashed because of the public's demand for a recognisable villain. Their desire to remove the influence of that old straight white man, Wizard Whitebeard, rejected due to a misguided sense of tradition. And that eternal beating of the drum, calling Wally, Wenda and their friends to disappear into the crowd once again.
To disappear but never to be forgotten: that, ultimately, was what had changed our friend so powerfully. The knowledge that no party, no panorama, no amount of pandemonium could allow him true anonymity. They would always be there - searching for him, calling his name, demanding to discover him. To millions, he was merely an object, a riddle. When would he ever just be Wally?
I pray only that one day the streets will empty, the world go silent, and that peace descends just long enough for him to wander, unspotted, unnoticed, through this vale of tears.
Was it the fame which had changed him? Perhaps. He had become a star of the screen, an international totem, a universal Rorschach test - representing hopefulness, frustration, the eternal quest... what you will.
We welcomed Wally in with that delicate mix of awe and disdain with which old friends greet newfound celebrity. We found in him a figure changed, but not by fame and fortune. His dry wit and natural compassion were unaffected, his world-weary eyes still sparkled when he saw dancing girls or clowns or the other novelties which seemed to flourish in his presence. Instead, it was clear he was yet another victim of that old common arbitrator: Time.
When one has seen the world, they say, one finds the path home. For Wally, though, that path had always seemed opaque. He had made a life in the margins. He was the human lacuna, the man in the mist, the faithful companion never quite within reach. And now, after so many years, he felt no more sure of where his journey would end. Worst of all, it was our fault. His attempts to form a détente with Odlaw forever dashed because of the public's demand for a recognisable villain. Their desire to remove the influence of that old straight white man, Wizard Whitebeard, rejected due to a misguided sense of tradition. And that eternal beating of the drum, calling Wally, Wenda and their friends to disappear into the crowd once again.
To disappear but never to be forgotten: that, ultimately, was what had changed our friend so powerfully. The knowledge that no party, no panorama, no amount of pandemonium could allow him true anonymity. They would always be there - searching for him, calling his name, demanding to discover him. To millions, he was merely an object, a riddle. When would he ever just be Wally?
I pray only that one day the streets will empty, the world go silent, and that peace descends just long enough for him to wander, unspotted, unnoticed, through this vale of tears.
March 29, 2024
This is my fifth favorite of the seven
September 16, 2020
What can you say about Where's Wally? Nothing, except that it is fabulous.
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May 9, 2024why is isaac's reading list THIS wild?
one minute he's reading les misérables while everyone else is busy staring at parisian streets, and in the very next he's just sandwiched in the middle of nick and charlie like their little aroace baby, trying to find poor waldo in these chaotic illustrations.
(i basically didn't have to read any words. i just glanced through cartoons HELP :omg:)
one minute he's reading les misérables while everyone else is busy staring at parisian streets, and in the very next he's just sandwiched in the middle of nick and charlie like their little aroace baby, trying to find poor waldo in these chaotic illustrations.
(i basically didn't have to read any words. i just glanced through cartoons HELP :omg:)
December 28, 2020
I've read quite a few of these Where's Wally, Stig, Wookiee, et al books and this one looked particularly appealing, being in a large-page format, brightly coloured and very well drawn. Alas, it was maddeningly difficult. Even at 24 pages, finding all the things required - the 5 main characters, their accessories and the other things in the checklists at the back - would take a lifetime. After the first few pages, I realise that finding just Wally, Wenda and maybe one of the others was plenty difficult enough as they were obscured behind the crowd scenes, so you only see half their faces or the dog's tail or whatever. Even when you find them, you think "what? really?" so when you can't find them, you just want to throw the book down. Hardly what I call fun. I did eventually find Wally, Wenda and a few other things on each page, but the page with the lookalikes and the spot-the-differences were beyond a joke. I don't think many people have got enough patience to complete this book, and even fewer of those will be children, so unless you are on a very slow boat to China or on a desert island, I can't see this holding anyone's attention for the necessary duration. 2.75/5
July 1, 2008
very hard to spot waldo.
June 21, 2011
hehe:)
October 26, 2011
i needed at least a week to find all of them!!
March 27, 2018
Most certainly NOT for 55-year-old bifocal eyes. This was a toughie!
July 15, 2025
Another great Waldo book. Some of the new challenges, like finding the shadows or the spot the difference puzzles were too hard to be fun, and I didn't complete them. Everything else was excellent.
This book included a new challenge where they showed pictures on the first page of people and other creatures that appear once in one of the puzzles that follows. They could be anywhere in the entire book, which makes them harder to find than any of the normal things you look for. I found them all, but it was hard and it took me about a week. It was a very fun and well-designed challenge though. Here's where you can find them all, if you're interested:
1) Woman pointing (Exhibit 5, middle, with all the other pointing people)
2) Happy green snake (Exhibit 8, middle, with all the other smiling people)
3) Guy with big sword and yellow beard (Exhibit 4, left edge)
4) Woman with frazzled hair (Exhibit 5, very bottom near right corner)
5) Yellow & red snake (5, upper left)
6) Frankenstein (Exhibit 1, a little to the right of his portrait)
7) Ear covering guy (Exhibit 2 lower right, near basketball court)
8) Guy with snowcap hat (2, lower middle, above volleyball "court")
9) Smiling woman with red shirt (Exhibit 10 lower left. She's actually an alternate version of Wenda with no glasses)
10) Love horse (8, top right)
11) Strong man (2, lower left, entering sauna)
12) Nya nya man (11 bottom right, in a small row boat)
13) Square blue thing (6 middle, it's actually a blue human with a flag from the 5th book)
14) Guy with brown beard, orange shirt, and blue hat (8 middle, slightly to lower left)
15) Young Black guy with red shirt (2, upper left, to the right of the Ace card)
16) Dancing cricket (5, lower right, left of the banana peels)
17) Kissy face woman (5 upper left, lower floor, near the stairs)
18) Scared man (11 upper left, on rope ladder)
19) Whistling man (2 upper right, leaning on a tree)
20) Angry green snake (3, in water, lower left)
21) Guy with blue shirt seen from back (5 upper left, in the dense crowd)
22) Sad yellow hat guy (8 lower right, behind bipedal green monster)
23) Musketeer (11 middle, climbing rope ladder)
24) Guy with brown jacket and green shirt with eyes not visible (5 upper left, he's actually wearing glasses)
25) Wizard Blackbeard (Exhibit 9 lower right, modified version of Wizard Whitebeard)
26) Upside-down viking (8 lower middle, near red snake)
27) Sideways woman with green shirt (7 bottom right. She is surprisingly short, which made this the hardest person in the book for me to find. She also has Waldo's key on her shoe, which was hard to find too.)
28) Pirate lady (11 lower left, on main deck of the big ship)
29) Shocked captain (Exhibit 4, lower left near tilted boat).
30) Smiling woman with pink sweat shirt (Exhibit 5, upper left, near the spinning knight armour)
This book included a new challenge where they showed pictures on the first page of people and other creatures that appear once in one of the puzzles that follows. They could be anywhere in the entire book, which makes them harder to find than any of the normal things you look for. I found them all, but it was hard and it took me about a week. It was a very fun and well-designed challenge though. Here's where you can find them all, if you're interested:
1) Woman pointing (Exhibit 5, middle, with all the other pointing people)
2) Happy green snake (Exhibit 8, middle, with all the other smiling people)
3) Guy with big sword and yellow beard (Exhibit 4, left edge)
4) Woman with frazzled hair (Exhibit 5, very bottom near right corner)
5) Yellow & red snake (5, upper left)
6) Frankenstein (Exhibit 1, a little to the right of his portrait)
7) Ear covering guy (Exhibit 2 lower right, near basketball court)
8) Guy with snowcap hat (2, lower middle, above volleyball "court")
9) Smiling woman with red shirt (Exhibit 10 lower left. She's actually an alternate version of Wenda with no glasses)
10) Love horse (8, top right)
11) Strong man (2, lower left, entering sauna)
12) Nya nya man (11 bottom right, in a small row boat)
13) Square blue thing (6 middle, it's actually a blue human with a flag from the 5th book)
14) Guy with brown beard, orange shirt, and blue hat (8 middle, slightly to lower left)
15) Young Black guy with red shirt (2, upper left, to the right of the Ace card)
16) Dancing cricket (5, lower right, left of the banana peels)
17) Kissy face woman (5 upper left, lower floor, near the stairs)
18) Scared man (11 upper left, on rope ladder)
19) Whistling man (2 upper right, leaning on a tree)
20) Angry green snake (3, in water, lower left)
21) Guy with blue shirt seen from back (5 upper left, in the dense crowd)
22) Sad yellow hat guy (8 lower right, behind bipedal green monster)
23) Musketeer (11 middle, climbing rope ladder)
24) Guy with brown jacket and green shirt with eyes not visible (5 upper left, he's actually wearing glasses)
25) Wizard Blackbeard (Exhibit 9 lower right, modified version of Wizard Whitebeard)
26) Upside-down viking (8 lower middle, near red snake)
27) Sideways woman with green shirt (7 bottom right. She is surprisingly short, which made this the hardest person in the book for me to find. She also has Waldo's key on her shoe, which was hard to find too.)
28) Pirate lady (11 lower left, on main deck of the big ship)
29) Shocked captain (Exhibit 4, lower left near tilted boat).
30) Smiling woman with pink sweat shirt (Exhibit 5, upper left, near the spinning knight armour)
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April 16, 2024
this was very hard to look away. this is one of my personal favourites of the Where Waldo collection.
the book was full of characters I think the Waldos were a bit easy to find probably bc I do a lot of these.
other people might find the Waldos too hard to find bc they probably don't do a lot like me so it would be harder to find.
in conclusion, this is a good book to read
the book was full of characters I think the Waldos were a bit easy to find probably bc I do a lot of these.
other people might find the Waldos too hard to find bc they probably don't do a lot like me so it would be harder to find.
in conclusion, this is a good book to read
July 26, 2017
Read this today for the "Read A Book In A Day" category for the booktubathon. I work at a pre school so I read it with a bunch of kids :).
Picture books aren't my thing (unless they're manga) so that's why I gave this only 1 star.
Picture books aren't my thing (unless they're manga) so that's why I gave this only 1 star.
January 8, 2019
It's Waldo. It's in a gallery setting. What's not to love? Except the headache you'll get from looking for Waldo and his friends.
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January 22, 2020twas great
November 14, 2013
Exhibit 9 was really tough! Even when I counted the stripes, I found multiple people that had the same amount of stripes and looked like the characters. So I'm not even sure if I found the right ones. It was difficult.
The rest was pretty easy. There was only two pages I had to have Seth look at and find one item on each page for me.
The rest was pretty easy. There was only two pages I had to have Seth look at and find one item on each page for me.
October 6, 2010
this book was a great adventure of tormoil and suspense
one of the greatest novels of all time
jk its torture
its a book for 3 year olds and highschoolers on the chess club
i would join the wheres waldo cult be initiated to be the leader and then probably chuck it into a flaming river
one of the greatest novels of all time
jk its torture
its a book for 3 year olds and highschoolers on the chess club
i would join the wheres waldo cult be initiated to be the leader and then probably chuck it into a flaming river
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March 14, 2007
Goes well with Georg Simmel's "The Metropolis and Mental Life." Don't skip this fundamental read on the modern white male subject and the crowd!
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July 17, 2007Can't go without reading a "Where's Waldo?" book. Can you?
June 7, 2009
i gave this book 3 stars because the thought of a "Waldo dog" is just preposterous.
the fact that you would insult my intelligence like that is an outrage.
however, i am eager for the next book.
the fact that you would insult my intelligence like that is an outrage.
however, i am eager for the next book.
February 9, 2011
found him!
March 7, 2013
better than most
May 19, 2008
I love where's waldo books!
Recommended to teenagers.
Recommended to teenagers.
November 24, 2010
This book was tottaly asome. I found Wally on every page with a bit of help
July 27, 2011
good book
July 29, 2016
20 years in, nothing new.
May 28, 2017
I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/13132121
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/13132121
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