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Find Waldo in the midst of characters who have walked straight out of their books!

WALDO has wandered around the world, through time, and across the silver screen. Where is he off to now? Into a world of dreams and fantasies, of swarming scenes that could be invented only by…

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1 author picked The Wonder Book as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is perfect for looking at on your own or sharing. The wealth of detail is amazing! Open any page and I am absorbed for hours looking for various people and objects and enjoying the funny scenes of massive crowds. I still have my original copy from 1987 and am delighted anew whenever I take a peek. The other Where’s Waldo books in the series are equally entertaining.

From Deborah's list on to happily lose yourself for hours.

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