Where's Waldo? The Search for Santa: Searches, Puzzles, Facts, and Jokes

Where's Waldo?

by Martin Handford

A full-color illustrated Christmas stocking filler bursting with search-and-find scenes, facts, jokes, and activities for kids age six and up from global mega-brand Where’s Waldo?

How do you hire a reindeer? You put bricks under its hooves!
Whiz around the world with Waldo and help him deliver a special present to Santa. Perfect to slip into a stocking, hide under the Christmas tree, or pack into your Christmas travel luggage, this book is packed with fun, accessible content, write-in activities, hilarious jokes, fascinating facts, puzzles, and searches. An excellent value and guaranteed to entertain Waldo fans for hours!

48 pages, Paperback

Published October 7, 2025

About the author

Martin Handford, the man behind the mind-boggling Waldo books, began his career as a freelance illustrator specializing in drawing crowd scenes. The turning point came when he was asked to create a book showcasing his impressive talent, and the character Waldo was born—originally to provide a link between each scene. "I can't tell you how pleased I am that Waldo has taken on a life of his own," Martin Handford says. "I'd like to inspire children to open their minds to explore subjects more, to be aware of what's going on around them. I'd like them to see wonder in places that may not have occurred to them." Martin Handford lives in England.

Reviews

[Becs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t know if am proud or embarrassed to admit that I am of the Christmas Eve Box generation, and I love including activities within that box. The best kinds of activities are ones which take a little time, perhaps a few days, and are engaging and christmasy. This is that (and there is another very similar one available too!).

Filled with Wally inspired puzzles, mazes, word searches and various games (and facts), this Christmas themed activity book packs a big punch for something which is almost pocket sized.

I expected this would be Christmas themed where’s wally - as in, yet another wally book in a new design to find wally, but it’s not at all. It’s hours of fun and perfect for young children (aged 4+ because of the difficulty of some).

ARC provided from the publishers in exchange for an honest review.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was literally back in the 1980s while going through this book! This took me back to my childhood, and the many hours of fun that I had, and not surprisingly, had hours of fun again now!

Loved the fun of searching for Waldo, Wanda, and friends, while enjoying the jokes and other fun that were found in the pages of this book. A sure fire way to keep kids busy for HOURS!