Lots of intricate Where’s Waldo Coloring printed on both sides of the page

Where’s Waldo? The Coloring Book

By: Martin Handford

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a great coloring book for any one who also enjoys the Where’s Waldo style books. It was certainly a blast from the past for me. My kids started us on the Where’s Waldo books and, being the type of who enjoys puzzles, brain teasers and logic puzzles, the progression to the find me book was easy. The coloring book is absolutely in the same vein. I’ve already purchased three copies for the Waldo fans in my family and will be picking up more of these to give out as holiday gifts this years.

In this coloring book, you have lots of designs that spread across two pages where you can find Waldo as well as his 27 lost pencils and look for many other items along the way. There are checklists for all designs (but not a key with answers) at the back of the book. The designs are very detailed, intricate and many have tiny spots to color. I am sure to pull out my tiny nib gel pens, ultra-fine water-based markers as well as my sharpest pencils while coloring in this book. I did note that some backgrounds, colors, and/or frames have pre-filled in color.

This is what I found while beginning to color (these will take a while to complete!) and testing my various coloring medium on this book.

27 Designs (26 spread across two pages)

Printed on both sides of the page with some color and backgrounds already filled-in

Paper is heavyweight, white, slightly rough, non-perforated

Designs merge into the binding area

Glue Bound I don’t recommend trying to remove the pages from the pages from the book.

Can be forced flat for coloring by breaking the spine.

Alcohol-based markers bleed through the paper.

Water-based markers do not bleed through.

India ink pens leave shadows on the back of the page.

Gel pens do not bleed through and do not need extra drying time.

Colored pencils worked well. I was able to get good color, blending and layering with both wax and oil based pencils.