Walter Wick facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Walter Wick
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Wick at the Mazza Museum in 2013
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| Born | February 23, 1953 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
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| Occupation | Artist, photographer, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Cheverton Wick |
Walter Wick (born February 23, 1953) is an American artist and photographer. He is famous for creating amazing pictures in two popular series of search-and-find books for kids: I Spy and Can You See What I See?. Both series are published by Scholastic.
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Early Life and Photography
Walter Wick was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He grew up in a quiet, country area called East Granby, Connecticut. His brother first showed him how much fun photography could be.
Later, Wick went to the Paier College of Art. There, he studied photojournalism, which is about taking pictures for news stories.
A Career in Creative Photography
After finishing college, Walter Wick opened his own studio in New York City. He started his career as a commercial photographer. This meant he took pictures for businesses and advertisements.
Over time, he began to focus on photo-illustration for books and magazines. He took many pictures for Scholastic's Let's Find Out and Super Science series. He also photographed hundreds of magazine covers. You might even remember his photo puzzles from Games magazine!
The I Spy Books
In 1991, Walter Wick started working with a writer named Jean Marzollo. Together, they created the incredibly popular I Spy search-and-find picture books. They made eight original I Spy books, and millions of copies were sold!
Wick also received a special award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book first prize, for his non-fiction book A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder (1997). His book Walter Wick's Optical Tricks was even named one of the "best illustrated books" by The New York Times.
How Walter Wick Creates His Pictures
In 2003, Wick and his wife bought an old firehouse from the 1920s in Hartford. They turned this building into a fantastic art studio.
For his I Spy photographs, Wick used to use a large camera that made big negatives. But in 2004, he switched to a digital camera. The detailed scenes he photographs can take a long time to build. It might take anywhere from a few days to several weeks to set up just one scene! Each book Walter Wick works on takes about a year to finish.
Walter Wick's amazing collection of work, called Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic, has been shown in museums all over the country. Some of these include the Vero Beach Museum of Art, the Shelburne Museum, and the Brigham Young University Museum of Art.
Personal Life
Walter Wick is married to Linda Cheverton Wick. Linda used to work as a photo prop stylist for magazines and cookbooks. This means she helped arrange objects for photos.
Selected Publications
Here are some of the books Walter Wick has created:
- I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles (1992)
- I Spy: Christmas (1992)
- I Spy: Fun House (1993)
- I Spy: Mystery (1993)
- I Spy: Fantasy (1994)
- I Spy: School Days (1995)
- I Spy: Spooky Night (1996)
- A Drop of Water: A Book of Science & Wonder (1997)
- I Spy: Super Challenger! (1997)
- Walter Wick's Optical Tricks (1998)
- I Spy: Gold Challenger! (1998)
- I Spy: Treasure Hunt (1999)
- I Spy: Extreme Challenger!'" (2000)
- I Spy: Year-Round Challenger! (2001)
- Can You See What I See?: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve (2002)
- I Spy: Ultimate Challenger! (2003)
- Can You See What I See?: Dream Machine (2003)
- Seymour and the Juice Box Boat (2004)
- Can You See What I See?: Cool Collections (2004)
- Can You See What I See?: The Night Before Christmas (2005)
- Seymour makes New Friends (2006)
- Can You See What I See?: Once Upon A Time (2006)
- Can You See What I See?: On the Road (2008)
- Can You See What I See?: On A Scary Scary Night (2008)
- I Spy: A To Z (2009)
- Can You See What I See?: Treasure Ship (2010)
- I Spy: Spectacular (2011)
- Can You See What I See?: Toyland Express (2011)
- I Spy: Sticker Book and Picture Riddles (2012)
- Can You See What I See?: Out Of This World (2013)
- Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic (2014)
- Can You See What I See?: Christmas (Board Book) (2015)
- Hey, Seymour! (2015)
- Can You See What I See? Big Book of Search-And-Find Fun (2016)
- A Ray of Light (2019)
- Can You See What I See?: Hidden Wonders (2021)
- Can You See What I See?: Curiosity Shop (2024)
- I Spy: Love (2024)
