PERRYSBURG — The iconic children’s book character in the red-and-white-striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting 25 local businesses throughout the community iin July.
Find Waldo Local is a free, family-friendly summer activity and a way to support local businesses, including Chickadee Knit Studio, Three Dog Bakery and Sur Le Pouce.
Pick up a “Find Waldo Local in Perrysburg” stamp card, which contains the names of all the participating sites. With each Waldo they spot, get the card stamped or signed by the participating shop.
Waldo has also misplaced his glasses in Gathering Volumes, so eagle-eyed hunters can find those as well. Collecting store stamps or signatures at 20 or more businesses will entitle diligent seekers entry into a grand-prize drawing for a collection of Waldo books.
Martin Handford’s collections of crowd scenes took the world by storm in the late 1980s, and since then the books have held a cherished place on bookstore shelves. More than 80 million Waldo books have been sold worldwide, and they’ve been translated into over 0 languages.
In celebration of Waldo’s longevity and popularity, Candlewick Press is teaming up with the American Booksellers Association and hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for some hide-and-seek fun designed to encourage residents 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 in Perrysburg, call Gathering Volumes at 567-336-6188.
