Early life
Wick was born in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up in rural East Granby, Connecticut. His brother introduced him to photography. Wick studiedCareer
After graduation, he opened a studio in New York. He embarked on a career as a commercial photographer and eventually shifted to photo-illustration for books and magazines. He contributed to Scholastic's ''Let's Find Out'' and ''Super Science'' series and photographed hundreds of mass-market magazine covers. He also created photographic puzzles for '' Games'' magazine. In 1991, Wick began a collaboration with writer Jean Marzollo on the enormously successful ''I Spy'' search-and-find picture books. Eight original titles were produced and millions of copies sold. Wick received thePersonal life
Wick is married to Linda Cheverton Wick, a former photo prop stylist for magazines and cookbooks.Selected publications
*''I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles'' (1992) *''I Spy: Christmas'' (1992) *''I Spy: Fun House'' (1993) *''I Spy: Mystery'' (1993) *''I Spy: Fantasy'' (1994) *''I Spy: School Days'' (1995) *''I Spy: Spooky Night'' (1996) *''A Drop of Water: A Book of Science & Wonder'' (1997) *''I Spy: Super Challenger!'' (1997) *''Walter Wick's Optical Tricks'' (1998) *''I Spy: Gold Challenger!'' (1998) *''I Spy: Treasure Hunt'' (1999) *''I Spy: Extreme Challenger!'" (2000) *''I Spy: Year-Round Challenger!'' (2001) *''Can You See What I See?: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve'' (2002) *''I Spy: Ultimate Challenger!'' (2003) *''Can You See What I See?: Dream Machine'' (2003) *''Seymour and the Juice Box Boat'' (2004) *''Can You See What I See?: Cool Collections'' (2004) *''Can You See What I See?: The Night Before Christmas'' (2005) *''Seymour makes New Friends'' (2006) *''Can You See What I See?: Once Upon A Time'' (2006) *''Can You See What I See?: On the Road'' (2008) *''Can You See What I See?: On A Scary Scary Night'' (2008) *''I Spy: A To Z'' (2009) *''Can You See What I See?: Treasure Ship'' (2010) *''I Spy: Spectacular'' (2011) *''Can You See What I See?: Toyland Express'' (2011) *''I Spy: Sticker Book and Picture Riddles'' (2012) *''Can You See What I See?: Out Of This World'' (2013) *''Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic'' (2014) *''Can You See What I See?: Christmas (Board Book)'' (2015) *''Hey, Seymour!'' (2015) *''Can You See What I See? Big Book of Search-And-Find Fun'' (2016) *''A Ray of Light'' (2019) *''Can You See What I See?: Hidden Wonders'' (2021)Sources
*"About the author" information, ''I Spy Fun House: A Book of Picture Riddles'' by Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo, New York, Scholastic, 1993, p. 37. *"Artist's Statement" ''Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic'' by Walter Wick,References
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