Where's Waldo? Santa Spotlight Search by Martin Handford
Published by Candlewick Press on September 24, 2021
ISBN: 1536220132
Pages: 16
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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This is the third in the “Spotlight Search” series, which tucks a wand into the front cover for readers to use to highlight the image on each page. Pictures are printed on acetate and then put against a black background – the wand is black with a white spot and must be used to highlight the images on the acetate. Since “Where’s Waldo” books are gimmick books, it could make sense to try this, but it’s not a necessary deviation from the original books and any book with a part that detaches is a risk for a library. This is a better gift book for kids who have exhausted their Waldo books though with only 6 pages of searches, and more puzzles on the pages rather than in the Waldo pictures, this one can be skipped.

Reviewed by Jill O’Connor, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth