Raise your hand if you like Waldo! I remember liking him when I was little. I only remember looking for him a couple of times and I have a vague recollection that my searching was done in a newspaper. Was there a weekly or monthly cartoon in some newspapers way back when (you know – like way back to the 80’s?!) Well, well, I like Waldo and I wondered what my son would do with him. My two year old will stare at picture puzzles for awhile. He LOVES the I Spy books and so I thought we’d give Waldo a whirl. Insta-success. He pours over the pages looking for waldo. I mentioned before that he got really excited when he found Waldo before mommy did. Oh, the day! Fabulous, fabulous.
I was stoked (yes, I did just use that word) to discover that Candlewick Press is home to Waldo. I was happy about that because I love Candlewick Press and a marriage of one of my favorite children’s book publishers to one of my favorite puzzle characters seemed like a match made in heaven. Better yet, they’ve combined “Five Fantastic Adventures” into one easy travel book of a decent size in Where’s Waldo? The Ultimate Travel Collection.
Your eyes will not be strained and your fingers will not grow weary as you find Waldo in this combined book featuring Waldo puzzles from Where’s Waldo?, Where’s Waldo Now?, Where’s Waldo? The Fantastic Journey, Where’s Waldo? In Hollywood, and Where’s Waldo? The Wonder Book. At the beginning and end of each adventure there are also fold-out pages that include a check list of additional things that you can be looking for within the pages. HOURS of fun. For anyone who has ever loved Waldo, this is the book to pick up.
I got it just in time for our long plane trip to Texas. Instead of the “Are We There Yet?” question, I’d much rather be asked, “Where’s Waldo?” Wish us luck! And go find this book!
Carrie comes by her book obsession honestly, having descended from a long line of bibliophiles. She blogs about books regularly at Reading to Know.
We have one copy of Where’s Waldo? The Ultimate Travel Collection to offer to one U.S. resident as part of our Summer Fun Giveaway.
Just leave a comment on this post to win. We will announce all the winners on June 11.
My son loves the I Spy books too. He’s so much better at them than I am.
This will work great for our upcoming road trips, thanks for the review!
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This would be great!
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I didn’t grow up with Waldo, but I have a 5yo that will surely love this. 🙂
I think both of my kids would like this book!
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My youngest really enjoys the I spy books.
I loved Where’s Waldo books when I was younger, and It would be awesome to win this so I could share it with my nieces and nephews ^_^
LOve that Waldo. In FRance it is “OU EST CHARLIE!!!”
I absolutely LOVE Where’s Waldo! My family had three of his books when I was a kid, and I would look at them for hours! I really enjoyed the lists of extra things to look for in the back of the book, too!
I’d love for my boys to get their hands on this collection.
We’re planning some road trips this summer-my son would love this!
Ooh I la la la LOVE Waldo, + my kiddos would love this!
This would be great fun for my daycare kids. They love all the hidden picture books that I have.
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My son loves Waldo!! That should be a fun book. Thanks.
My kids adore finding things in pictures. We have a great holiday book like this. We would love to win it!
Oh man, who didn’t love the Waldo books? I even liked the Where’s Waldo? cartoon from the early 90s.
I would sooo love a copy of this book!
Thanx for the contest
My daughter would have a lot of fun with this book!
My grandkids love Waldo and I enjoy the books, too.
My niece loves I Spy. Would like this for her or my son.
Great review and resource!
looks like fun- love the i spy too
Need lots of ideas for traveling 12 hrs one way this summer with a four year old and a nine month old! Thanks for all suggestions!
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This sounds so fun – we’d love this in our home.
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I love where’s waldo! I have the huge book from when I was a kid! This would be great for when I babysit my relatives.
I love Where’s Waldo – it was my favorite part of traveling. Even though I was horrible at it, it was fun to stare at the pages in the book trying to find him!
I love these books!
Where’s Waldo is definately a good thing to have with you on road trips!
Mariah
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My kids really love Where’s Waldo. This would be excellent for those long car rides this summer.
We love search and find kinds of books, and Waldo has some great ones.
Sounds like just the thing for when we go to Maine this summer. Should keep my 3yo busy for part of the 5 1/2 hour trip. =)
I would love a chance to win. Thank you.
I’d love the chance to win this for our granddaughter and my nieces.
My boys would love this!
This looks like a fun activity for the airplane!
I loved Waldo when I was a kid. I would love to have this book to find Waldo with my son 🙂
I Love where’s Waldo i wonder where he is! lol
I kept all of my Waldo books from high school and my 8 year old daughter now loves them, too! I’d love to add a new one to my collection.
I remember Where’s Waldo! And thought of him often when my older girls were younger and doing the I Spy books – now my son has inherited all their books and loves them (we even have an I Spy computer game. . .) I know he would love this book!
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My kids would enjoy this, thank you!!!
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My kids have always loved these books.
This would be so perfect for my son! We are moving to Italy in August and I am already starting to set aside items for that big trip. Waldo would be the perfect travel companion for a six year old boy!
My nephew is just the right age to enjoy this. Thanks for the chance.
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