First there was the rotary, now there is the cell
phone. What once was a
videocassette is now streaming on demand.
And modern-day geo-caching enthusiasts just may have gotten their start
with a missing person search: Where’s
Waldo? Well, the search is on
once again thanks to The Blue Marble.
Waldo, the iconic children’s book character, has just turned
twenty-five. (wow, I’m getting old!).
And where has Waldo been after all these years? Well, this July he’ll be
right here in Fort Thomas. Blue
Marble Books is hosting their annual Finding Waldo month
long scavenger hunt. The local bookstore and cultural epicenter, now in
its 34th year of operation, annually invites 25 businesses to “host”
a Waldo to be found by local scavengers and shop-local
patrons.
Waldo, a cardboard
cutout, will be stationed in 25 different local stores. All of the shop owners will have a “passport”
for anyone who requests one that can be completed with stamps as you find each
of the Waldo cutouts.
At the end of July (July 27), The Blue Marble will be
hosting a party at the bookstore and will be giving out prizes to participants. Peter Moore, storeowner, said of last
year’s Waldo celebration: “We were amazed at the number of new people who had
never been in our store before. Waldo-spotting definitely increased foot
traffic to our store and increased awareness of the local businesses in our
town.”
So, be sure to be on the lookout for the beloved children’s
character (hint: I bet he is wearing a red and white striped shirt). Also, be sure to stop in to The Blue
Marble today to take advantage of their buy-one, get-one free sale on all
in-stock inventory, in time for your accelerated reader summer planning. Be sure to tell them FTM sent you and,
as always, whenever you can, be sure to shop local.
