To
celebrate Wally's 30th anniversary, the team at Walker Books have shared their favourite scenes from
Wally’s latest adventure.
Hi there, Wally-Watchers!
We are so excited for the newest Wally book: Destination: Everywhere! This
stunning new collection includes 12 of Wally’s favourite scenes from his
journeys over the last 30 years, really showcasing the wonderful artwork of
Martin Handford. It is jam-packed full of all sorts of extra fun and games, and
while working on it, the team were reminded that there is so much to see in
each and every scene.
It was tough, but after some fierce internal struggle and
soul-searching, we managed to decide on our favourites:
Ruby, Assistant Editor:
Shakespeare
once wrote, (or in this case, Shake-spear):
“Love looks
not with the eyes, but with the mind…”
Clearly, he had
never seen anything like the wonderful Wally “Once Upon A Page” scene, which
contains all of my greatest loves: storybook characters, historical heroes,
puns and this incredible Odlaw take-down:
Look at that
cowboy laughing. He gets it.
This crazy
crowd scene is just a literary feast for the eyes, plus the puns, references
and hard-to-spot checklist items can keep you searching (and in my case,
giggling) for hours on end.
Mark, Designer:
My
favourite scene is “Dinosaurs, Spacemen and Ghouls”. I’ve always loved movies
and seeing how they’re made. This scene has the usual Wally fantastical feel,
and you have to ask yourself, what’s part of the movie set and what’s part of
real life? There are actors dressed as ghosts, but also a real ghost. Yikes!
When
we were working on this book, we wanted to showcase the classic scenes in a new
way. There are a bunch of newly-drawn characters running around the edges, so it’s
even crazier! Plus you can see each of
the different sets more clearly, which makes me think of a huge Hollywood stage
with lots of different movies being made at the same time!
Mara, Senior Editor:
As a keen baker, my favourite Where’s Wally? scene is
“The Cake Factory”. I must admit that I’m rather messy in the kitchen, so
the chaos here – with flour and dough and icing going everywhere – makes me
feel right at home!
Plus, I love a good pun, and this scene takes the cake (haha). There’s a
flower with the flour, a "fairy cake" and some very grumpy-looking
“hot cross buns” cooling off near a giant fan. We’ve added even more things to
the checklists at the end, so have a good look at the scene. Can you spot the
carrot cake, the chocolate moose and the Swiss roll?
Dee, Creative Commissioning
Editor:
As a child, I searched the pages of my
first copy of Where’s Wally? with an enormous smile, amazed
that a book could be SO MUCH FUN! As a grown up, “The Jurassic Games” still
gives me “wow” factor goose bumps and giggles, too! I love animals, all shapes
and sizes and this scene is packed with dinosaurs – some I’d befriend if I
could! It’s endless entertainment trying to work out the sports these creatures
are playing and their expressions of competitiveness and mischief make the
whole image come alive... and just look at those dinosaurs being
used as scoreboards! Ha!
So there you
have it! We love dinosaurs, Hollywood magic, tasty baking and (of course)
books! But there’s still plenty more to choose from! Which page is your
favourite? Is there another scene you love that’s not made its way into Destination: Everywhere? Comment below
to let us know, and here’s to 30 more years of Wally fun!
Keep
searching!