Wimmelbilderbuch


A wimmelbilderbuch, wimmelbook, or hidden picture book is a type of large-format, wordless picture book. It is characterized by full-spread drawings depicting scenes richly detailed with humans, animals, and objects. Typically made for children, the drawings are filled with characters and items that may be discovered.
Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Hans Jurgen Press are regarded as the fathers of the format. Contemporary wimmelbook authors include Richard Scarry,, Ali Mitgutsch, Rotraut Susanne Berner, and :de:Eva Scherbarth|Eva Scherbarth. In the United Kingdom and the United States, wimmelbooks gained popularity with the success of the Where's Wally? series by the British illustrator Martin Handford.

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