"Welcome to my hometown, Mark!" exclaimed Waldo as his good friend, Mark Smith, age 4, from Denver, Colorado arrived for a visit. "Hello Waldo - it's great to see you again!" replied Mark. "I'm sorry that Steve, Tracy and Aunt Susan couldn't join us today, but I know we'll have a terrific time exploring all of these super stores by ourselves!"

Waldo showed Mark around his town square and giggled when Mark noticed that each store had a unique flag flying from it. "I know you're really sharp, Mark, so it won't take you long to figure out which country's flag goes with each place - I will give you a hint, though, the five countries are the United States, Australia, Japan, France and Italy!"

Waldo and Mark continued through the town to Waldo's house, where he got them each a big glass of lemonade and produced his treasured scrapbook for Mark to look through.

"This book contains all the best pictures from some of my favorite countries I've visited!" said Waldo. "Here I am in Italy, eating at my favorite restaurant, and there's a great shot of me and my friends in Australia, and ... hey, wait a minute! Woof seems to have gotten himself in every single photo - what a silly dog he is!"

Mark continued flipping through the scrapbook and looked up to find Waldo smiling with a twinkle in his eyes.

"How would you like to join me in a small adventure I've thought up, Mark?" Waldo asked, "I've hidden the souvenirs you see in those pictures throughout the stores in my town, and if you can find them all, I'll declare You "Waldo Watcher of the Year!"

Mark laughed, "That sounds like fun and I'm a great detective, Waldo so you can count on me to find every one of the souvenirs from your collection. I can hardly wait to get started, so let's go!"

Waldo and Mark stopped at the Bijou French Bakery first, which was packed with lunch time diners. "Now, let's see what I need you to find here, Mark" said Waldo, looking about innocently. "My Eiffel Tower statuette is very small and could easily be hidden by all this freshly baked bread and these gooey goodies."

Mark began searching the crowd for the statuette, while Waldo followed close behind, giving some "helpful" hints. "Hey Mark, is that it over by the thirsty camel? No? Well, maybe that ice cream eating Eskimo has it hidden in his parka, or it could be under the cherry on top of that chocolate cupcake man!"

Mark kept looking and shouted "I found it, Waldo!" when he discovered the little souvenir hidden in a very clever place. "I told you I was a great Waldo Watcher" said Mark, "now I'm ready for my next assignment!"

                                  Where's Waldo Book, pgs 1- 3