About the Book

Where's Waldo? in Hollywood is a search-and-find puzzle book written and illustrated by Martin Handford, first published in 1993 by Candlewick Press.

The book takes Waldo-watchers on a spectacular tour of Tinseltown, following Waldo and his friends through the crowded sets of silent movies, musicals, westerns, swashbuckling adventures, epics, fantasies, and lots more. Three years in the making, it challenges the eyes and wits of every Waldo-watcher.

The Characters

Waldo

The beloved main character, recognizable by his red-and-white striped shirt, bobble hat, and round glasses. Waldo travels the world — and in this book, through the world of Hollywood movies — hiding in plain sight among enormous crowds.

Woof

Waldo's loyal canine companion. The catch? You can only ever see his tail sticking out from behind something. Finding Woof's tail is one of the trickiest challenges in every scene.

Wenda

Waldo's friend, who shares his love of travel and adventure. She also wears red and white stripes, making it important to look carefully at the details.

Wizard Whitebeard

A mystical magician with a long white beard and flowing robes. He carries a staff and can be found observing the chaos of each scene with wizardly calm.

Odlaw

The villain of the Waldo universe, dressed in yellow and black stripes — the inverse of Waldo's outfit. He's wicked enough to steal the scene, and sneaky enough to be hard to find.

The Scenes

Each two-page spread depicts a different Hollywood movie genre being filmed. The scenes are packed with hundreds of tiny, meticulously illustrated characters and visual gags. The 12 scenes in the book are:

A Dream for Hollywood — The bustling movie studio lot
Shhh! This is a Silent Movie — Classic black-and-white cinema
Horseplay in Troy — Ancient epic warfare
Fun in the Foreign Legion — Desert adventure
A Tremendous Song and Dance — Hollywood musical spectacular
Cave of the Plundering Pirates — Swashbuckling adventure
The Wild, Wild West — Frontier cowboys and outlaws
The Swashbuckling Musketeers — Courtly sword fighting
Dinosaurs, Spacemen, and Ghouls — Sci-fi and horror
Robin Hood's Merry Mess-Up — Medieval revelry
When the Stars Come Out — Hollywood premiere night
Where's Waldo? The Musical — The grand finale

About Martin Handford

Martin Handford is a British illustrator born in 1956 in Hampstead, London. He created the Where's Waldo? (known as Where's Wally? in the UK) series in 1987. The books have sold over 73 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over 30 languages. Handford's incredibly detailed illustrations can take months to complete, with each scene containing hundreds of individual characters and humorous vignettes.

Dedication

"To Elizabeth, Mike, Steve, Eddy, and Terry for all their help and encouragement."

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