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6.Seriously, Where Is Waldo?

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Where's Waldo was the next best thing if you were the kind of 90s kid that hated reading full-on novels with loads of words? Designed by British illustrator Martin Handford, this clever collection of books became a worldwide sensation enthralling both young and grown-up readers. Every page was a visual feast with hundreds of small figures engaged in all kinds of crazy activities and minute details abound. Readers were assigned to locate the distinctly dressed Waldo among this turmoil using his red-and- white striped shirt, bobble hat, and round glasses. Where's Waldo was beautiful in that it could entertain for hours on nonstop. Finding Waldo was only one aspect; it was also about uncovering all the secret jokes, reoccurring characters, and ridiculous circumstances strewn across every scene. While children delighted in the gratification of at last discovering the elusive traveller, parents adored these books because they kept children calm and engaged. Not being able to locate Waldo caused considerable frustration, which frequently resulted in claims of "He's not even in this one!" Oh, the wonderful triumph when you at last saw him! Across parks and sleepovers, this shared experience brought 90s children all over together to establish a common language of "Did you find him yet?"