Where's Wally? 21 September 1987. The "Where's Wally?" books were published in the United Kingdom by Walker Books and in the United States under the title "Where's Waldo?" first by Little, Brown and Company before being taken on by Candlewick Press (Walker Books' American subsidiary publishing company). The first four titles were originally printed in Italy, but later reprinted in China. The books became extremely popular and were localised for many different territories, with name changes for Wally in certain regions. The franchise also spawned other media in a more storyline-based form, including , a comic strip and a series of video
The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle of a family of six, consisting of Mom, Dad, Carrie (his sister), Brock and Burt (his twin brothers). He is a 6th grader at Olympic Heights Middle School, where he is considered a "dork-oid" by most of his peers. Throughout the book series, it is commonly expressed that he wants to be an author. For each book of the series, Wally writes a super hero story on his laptop computer, Ol' Betsy, such as SuperSlob, B.B Boy, and Mutant Man. Wally has two best friends, who are also "Dork-oids". Their names are Wall Street, a girl who plans to make