Where’s Waldo? This July, he's in St. Paul, visiting twenty-five different
local businesses. Those who spot him
can win prizes, including stickers, book coupons and more. From
Landmark Center to Pizza Luce, from Wet Paint to Salut, Waldo figures
will be well hidden in local business establishments.
Find Waldo is a great summer vacation activity, and a wonderful way for
residents to support local business and the Shop Local movement.
Anyone
who wishes to participate can pick up a “Find Waldo Local on (or near)
Grand Ave!” passport with the names of all the participating sites, and
get their passport stamped or signed for each
Waldo they spot. The first 100 Waldo seekers to get their passports
stamped or signed at ten or more sites can bring their passports back to
Red Balloon Bookshop to collect prizes. Collecting store stamps or
signatures at twenty or more businesses will entitle
diligent seekers to entry in a grand prize drawing on July 31, with the
top prize being a 6-volume deluxe set of Waldo books.
Where’s Waldo is
the creation of Martin Handford, whose entertaining drawings of crowd
scenes swept the world in 1987. Since then, the Where’s Waldo books have
held a cherished spot on bookstore
shelves the world over. There are now over 58 million Waldo books in
print worldwide and they’ve been translated into eighteen languages. An
entire generation has grown up searching for Waldo and his cast of
wandering companions.
In
celebration of Waldo's longevity and popularity, his American
publisher, Candlewick Press, is once again teaming up with the American
Booksellers Association and 265 independent bookstores all
across the country, including Red Balloon Bookshop here in St. Paul,
MN, for some hide and seek fun as well as to encourage communities to
patronize their local businesses. There is no charge to
participate, and the hunt lasts for the entire
month of July. For more information about hunting for Waldo on (or
near) Grand Ave, call Red Balloon Bookshop at 651-224-8320.
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