Elusive book character creates summertime fun to support the shop local movement.
Where’s Waldo? In Sisters and Redmond, of course. The famous children’s book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting 25 local businesses in Redmond and another 25 in Sisters. Those who spot Waldo can win a variety of prizes by collecting stamps on their official Waldo Passport. Waldo figures will be hidden in all 50 participating establishments. Finding Waldo is a great summer vacation activity, and a wonderful way for residents to support local business and the Shop Local movement.
Interested Waldo spotters can pick up passports at their local Waldo headquarters – Paulina Springs Books in Sisters at
Where’s Waldo is the creation of Martin Handford, whose entertaining drawings of crowd scenes swept the world in 1987. There are now over 58 million Waldo books in print worldwide. 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 Paulina Springs Books, 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.
