Add in an exciting parade, a confounding maze, the trickiest spot-the-difference challenge in history, and Martin Handfords incomparable artwork, and youve got one extraordinary hands-on expedition. Take a page from Waldos sketchbook -but first youll have to find it! In this classic title, fans follow the wily guy through more astounding scenes, each containing a maddeningly hard-to-find piece of paper torn from his sketchpad. Book Synopsis Hes a master of the paper trail! Keep your eyes peeled for Waldos amazing seventh adventure - his most interactive journey ever. Waldo fans are sure to have tons of fun with this novelty book that includes a fold-out game with press-out counters and a press-out circus. I’d like them to see wonder in places that might not have occurred to them.About the Book In his most interactive journey ever, Waldo leads fans through more astounding scenes, each containing a maddeningly hard-to-find piece of paper torn from his sketchpad. 'I’d like to inspire children-to open their minds to explore subjects more-to just be aware of what’s going on around them. 'I can’t tell you how pleased I am that Waldo has taken on a life of his own,' says Handford. I have a love of situations which contain visual puns.' His own favorite Waldo picture is 'A Tremendous Song and Dance' from Where's Waldo in Hollywood. Martin describes his pictures as 'full of both activity and entertainment. 'As I work my way through a picture, I add Waldo when I come to what I feel is a good place to hide him,' he explains. 'As it turns out, the fans were more interested in the character than in the crowd scenes.'Īs an artist Martin's Where's Waldo books have been immensely successful, selling more than 43 million copies worldwide in over 33 countries and 22 languages.Įach Waldo picture takes Martin up to eight weeks to draw. 'That’s who Waldo is - an afterthought,' he says. The turning point came when Martin Handford was asked to create a book showcasing his singular talent, and the character Waldo was born to provide a link between each scene. Following art college, Martin worked as a freelance illustrator specialising in drawing crowd scenes for numerous clients. I attempted to recapture the excitement in my drawings, which started out as crowds of crude stick figures.'Īs an adult Martin worked for three years in an insurance office in order to finance his degree at art college and continued to draw 'what were always busy and militarily correct battle scenes'.

'My earliest influences,' he says, 'were cinema epics and playing with toy soldiers.

Handford was born in Hampstead, London, on Septemand spent most of his childhood drawing. Martin Handford is the creator and illustrator of Where's Waldo?. This could be Handford placing himself in his own book directing 'Where's Waldo the Musical.' A director with the initials MH on his chair can be seen in Where's Waldo in Hollywood.

Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford