Waldo Hunt, 1920-2009
Waldo Hunt, the father of the modern pop-up book, has died: "A Chicago native who grew up in Northern California, Mr. Hunt joined the Army during World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, his family said. He returned from the war to open an advertising agency in Los Angeles. When he sold it to a bigger company in New York, he went along as part of the deal. While strolling down Fifth Avenue, he became mesmerized by a children's pop-up book from Czechoslovakia displayed in a toy store window."
So I guess I'm the only one who, upon seeing the title of this post, assumed it was about Where's Waldo? Yes?
Sigh.
You are not alone.
Same.
I had a brief moment where I was really excited that the author of Where's Waldo was named Waldo HUNT.
I had the same brief moment. But reading that article, I realized that The Human Body was one of my favorite books when I was a kid.