Tony Tallarico

Blue - Biggest Book of Search Seek & Find (2008) 290 pgs ~155 Puzzles
1. WaT: Find Freddie 1989 (22)
2. WaT: Hunt for Hector 1989 (24)
3. WaT: Look for Lisa 1990 (24)
4. WaT: Search for Sam 1989 (22)
5. WaT: Detect Donald 1991 (24)
6. WaT: Find Frankie 1991 (24)
7. WaT: Look for Laura 1991 (24)
8. WaT: Search for Susie 1991 (22)
9. WaT: Find Freddie Around the World 1992 (24)
10. WaT: Look for Lisa Time Traveler 1992 (24)
11. WaT: Search for Sylvester 1992 (24)
12. WaT: Where's Wendy 1992 (22)
13. WaT: Where's the Bunny 1991 (31)
Red - Biggest Book of Seek & Find (2008) +314 pgs ~152 Puzzles
1. HP: Dinosaurs Lost in Time 1993 (24)
2. WaT: Find Freddie & Lisa in the Haunted House 1991 (24)
3. HP: Monster Madness 1992 (24)
4. WaT: Find Frankie & His Monster Friends 1992 (24)
5. HP: Creepy Castle 1992 (21)
6. WaT: Where's Columbus 1992 (23)
7. WW: at School 1991 (24)
8. WW: in the Haunted House 1991 (24)
9. WW: at the Amusement Park 1991 (24)
10. WW: at the Movies 1991 (24)
11. Sh&F: Look & Look Again Dinosaurs 2002 (70)
Comments: Anthony (Tony) Tallarico broke out with the "Where are They" (WaT) series relying heavily on speech bubbles to convey jokes, and the drawing style is deliberately rough and ready. It was a pleasant welcome to have Find Freddie as the first book, being that it was the first book I got from my parents (in the days prior to Waldo) and my brother received Hunt for Hector later on. Those were often placed into "Search & Find" (Sh&F) collections, and some intigrated with other series into "Seek & Find" (Sk&F) collections. Tallarico also created "Hidden Pictures" (HP) & "What's Wrong" (WW) book series. I was surprised to see the "Biggest Book of" releases, and after searching through Barnes & Noble and Amazon, that the third book was of mazes and not another volume with these titles listed below. As hard as it is to find that the "Biggest Book of" books exist (honest, I have only seen them at one Costco, no bookstores...nothing online, even with the site www.kidsbooks.com listed on the actual books) as it is to find information about Tallarico (most info says his work was in the 1970's).
1. Sh&F: Halloween 1989
2. Sh&F: Christmas 1989
3. Sh&F: Springtime 1989
4. Sh&F: Velentine's Day 1989
5. WaT: Search for Santa's Helpers 1991
6. WaT: Where's Cupid 1991
7. HP: Santa's Super Surprises 1992
8. HP: 12 Days of Christmas 1992
9. WaT: I Didn't Know That About Famous People & Places 1992
10. WaT: I Didn't Know That About Strange but True Mysteries 1992
11. WaT: I Didn't Know That About Sports 1992
12. WaT: I Didn't Know That About How Things Work 1992
13. WaT: Christmas Fun 2000
14. HP: Accross America 2003
15. HP: On Halloween 2003
16. HP: Under the Sea 2003
17. HP: Sports 2008