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Walter Wick Books in Order

Walter Wick has written 27 books, published between 1997 and 2021. The first book is A Drop Of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder (1997) and the newest is Hidden Wonders (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. 21 of the 27 books listed here are in the Can You See What I See? series, which has its own page: Can You See What I See? books in order.

Books
27
Published
1997–2021
Pages on record
772 in 19 of 27 books
Reading time
13–19 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 772 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

See all 27 books in order Printable Walter Wick checklist

Walter Wick, born February 23, 1953, is an American photographer and artist who builds picture puzzle books for young children. Wick created the images for the I Spy books and the Can You See What I See? series, both from Scholastic. His 27 catalogued titles run from A Drop Of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder (1997) to Hidden Wonders (2021) and have a median length of 35 pages.

How many Walter Wick books are there?

Walter Wick has 27 books, released between 1997 and 2021. 21 of them belong to the Can You See What I See? series.

Walter Wick Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Walter Wick books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Drop Of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick (1997)
  2. Cover of Walter Wick's Optical Tricks by Walter Wick (1998)
  3. Cover of Dream Machine by Walter Wick, book 2 of the Can You See What I See? series (2003)
  4. Cover of Seymour Builds a Boat by Walter Wick, book 3 of the Can You See What I See? series (2004)
  5. Cover of The Night Before Christmas by Walter Wick, book 5 of the Can You See What I See? series (2005)
  6. Cover of Seymour Makes New Friends by Walter Wick, book 6 of the Can You See What I See? series (2006)
  7. Cover of Dinosaurs by Walter Wick, book 7 of the Can You See What I See? series (2006)
  8. Cover of Once Upon a Time by Walter Wick, book 8 of the Can You See What I See? series (2006)
  9. Cover of Games Read-and-Seek by Walter Wick, book 9 of the Can You See What I See? series (2007)
  10. Cover of Trucks and Cars by Walter Wick, book 10 of the Can You See What I See? series (2007)
  11. Cover of Nature Read-and-seek by Walter Wick, book 12 of the Can You See What I See? series (2008)
  12. Cover of Toys Read-and-Seek by Walter Wick, book 13 of the Can You See What I See? series (2008)
  13. Cover of On A Scary Scary Night by Walter Wick, book 14 of the Can You See What I See? series (2008)
  14. Cover of Christmas : Read-and-Seek by Walter Wick, book 15 of the Can You See What I See? series (2008)
  15. Cover of 100 Fun Finds Read-and-seek by Walter Wick, book 16 of the Can You See What I See? series (2009)
  16. Cover of Treasure Ship by Walter Wick, book 17 of the Can You See What I See? series (2010)
  17. Cover of Toyland Express by Walter Wick, book 18 of the Can You See What I See? series (2011)
  18. Cover of Out of This World by Walter Wick, book 19 of the Can You See What I See? series (2013)
  19. Cover of Big Book of Search-and-Find Fun by Walter Wick, book 20 of the Can You See What I See? series (2016)
  20. Cover of A Ray of Light: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick (2019)
  21. Cover of Hidden Wonders by Walter Wick, book 21 of the Can You See What I See? series (2021)
  1. 1
    A Drop Of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder1997 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199740
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Walter Wick's Optical Tricks1998 · 43 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199843
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Picture Puzzles to Search and SolveCan You See What I See? #12002 · 35 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200235
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Dream MachineCan You See What I See? #22003 · 35 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200335
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    I Spy: Interactive Sound Book of Picture Riddles2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Seymour Builds a BoatCan You See What I See? #32004 · 29 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200429
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Cool CollectionsCan You See What I See? #42004 · 35 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200435
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Night Before ChristmasCan You See What I See? #52005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Seymour Makes New FriendsCan You See What I See? #62006 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200632
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    DinosaursCan You See What I See? #72006 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200616
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Once Upon a TimeCan You See What I See? #82006 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200640
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Games Read-and-SeekCan You See What I See? #92007 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200732
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Trucks and CarsCan You See What I See? #102007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    AnimalsCan You See What I See? #112007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Nature Read-and-seekCan You See What I See? #122008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200832
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Toys Read-and-SeekCan You See What I See? #132008 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200832
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    On A Scary Scary NightCan You See What I See? #142008 · 35 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200835
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Christmas : Read-and-SeekCan You See What I See? #152008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    100 Fun Finds Read-and-seekCan You See What I See? #162009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Treasure ShipCan You See What I See? #172010 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201040
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Toyland ExpressCan You See What I See? #182011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Out of This WorldCan You See What I See? #192013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Christmas Board Book2015 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201524
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Hey, Seymour!2015 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201532
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Big Book of Search-and-Find FunCan You See What I See? #202016 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    A Ray of Light: A Book of Science and Wonder2019 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201940
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Hidden WondersCan You See What I See? #212021 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202140
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Walter Wick series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Walter Wick books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

6 books

6 Walter Wick titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Walter Wick books in order?

You only need to read Walter Wick books in order within the Can You See What I See? series, which holds 21 of the 27 Walter Wick books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Walter Wick

Start with Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve (2002), the first Can You See What I See? book. The earliest catalogued title overall is A Drop Of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder (1997).

What is the newest Walter Wick book?

Hidden Wonders (2021) is the newest Walter Wick book released so far.

Is there a new Walter Wick book coming?

No next Walter Wick book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Walter Wick at a glance

Paused
No new Walter Wick title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Walter Wick books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
772 pages across the 19 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 35 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Walter Wick books, 17 of 27, were published in the 2000s.

What the Walter Wick books are about

26 of the 27 Walter Wick books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 23 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.