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.
Oooh! We’re traveling to 21 zoos this summer. This would be perfect for our road-tripping!
I always thought looking for Walso in the books was so much fun.
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I remember reading Waldo books with my brother and sister when we were little. Good times!
We’re heading to the beach soon, and this would be a perfect distraction for my boys in the backseat! Thanks!
I would love to win! What a perfect giveaway!
We are planning 2 long trips this summer and this would be a great way to entertain my boys.
We love Waldo…what a great idea for our road trip!
My boys LOVE to find things in books, so much so, that even in regular books they ask me to name objects for them to find!:)
This would buy me at least 5 minutes of silence!
That sound like such a fun book.
Looks like a fun one for our trips. My kids love Waldo. Blessings.
Wow Waldo! It’s been years since I’ve thought of that guy! Please sign my daughter up to meet Waldo (when she finds him that is).
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My son ADORES Waldo! Thanks for the contest.
Neat prize! Thanks!
This is great!
This would be great to add to our collection! Perfect for those afternoons when my nieces and nephews are over playing.
My nephew loves seek & find books
just to cool
This would be great for our road trips this summer!
This sure would keep the children busy for awhile and give me a moment of peace.
My daughter would love this book!
My son would love this for our train ride to NYC!
Great Waldo collection. My son would love it, and I would too because it’d keep him occupied!
We love Waldo and his adventures
How fun! I have a three year old and it sounds like she would love this. I’m always looking for games that we can play together and be on any kind of level playing field.
Thanks!
I remember loving the Where’s Waldo books when I was a kid!
We love Waldo, count us in!
We are big Waldo fans. this sounds like fun. thanks for the giveaway.
I would love to pass these books on to my neice!
My kids would love it.
We could spend hours gazing at the Waldo books. Thanks.
This sounds like a fun book!
waldo is always fun, haven’t seen him in a while though
I haven’t seen those books in forever, I’d love to win this for my nieces!
Please include me in your giveaway.
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Waldo books are challenging and are perfect for summer car trips!
Looks like good passenger travel materials.
If I win I will take it with me on the plane.
I love waldo
We were at an amusement park on time and saw a guy dressed like Waldo. He would take a picture of himself with his phone next to different rides. There was a group of people trying to find him. I thought it was really neat and looked like it would be so much fun.
We have several mini road trips planned for this summer (~ 4 hours each way). My son loves these books.
My son would love this!
this would be perfect for this summer!
My 4 year old loves Waldo too, she’s got my old books but I think she knows them by heart – new ones would be great!
My boys would love this one….
Wheres Waldo is pretty much a classic. 😀 Would love to have this.
I used to be obsessed with the Where’s Waldo books when I was a kid!
my kids would love this. keep them busy on long trips
I would love the chance to win this, thanks.
Thanks for the chance to win this! My daughter has never read any of the Waldo books, but she loves I Spy!
We’d love to add this to our library. Bring on Waldo.