Wimmelbilderbuch

The Wimmelbilderbuch, usually abbreviated Wimmelbuch, is a special kind of picture book. Characteristic is often the other picture books in large format ratio. Frequently formats can be greater than A4. In the then on thick cardboard usually bilateral extending images teem with details, people, animals and things - so-called Hidden object, of which the name is derived. Within a screen dozens are represented small everyday scenes that are connected to each other through the shared environment, such as a zoo, a city or a farm. In the older books can be found next to or in the images nor text, the Wimmelbücher today are usually never entered text.

Wimmelbilderbücher aimed at children from about 18 months. Since there is always something new to discover, they are enjoying great popularity among children and parents. The everyday scenes presented permit the joint Consider a lively exchange between adults and children about the situations depicted. Therefore, the books are considered educationally valuable, they accompany the children a piece on their way to reading skills, they can discover, by means of which they can cope with the world and develop their stories from different strategies. They will be taken by the hand not by a "Red Guide " as didactic or nonfiction.

Wimmelbücher are published in many languages ​​and publishers worldwide, including a special Wimmelbuchverlag in Berlin. Well-known authors of Wimmelbilderbüchern are: Ali Mitgutsch, Rotraut Susanne Berner, Eva shear Barth, Hans Jürgen Press and Purple L. Leiber. Wimmelbücher for older children are from the British illustrator Martin Handford ( Where's Waldo? ). The earliest books of this type, according to antiquarian lists, since the late sixties of the 20th century in the offer, but have not been called that. As a father of Wimmelbücher applies some Mitgutsch Ali, who published his first book of its kind in 1968. However, there is certainly also the precursor of other authors.

When the fathers of the hidden objects are Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Hans Jürgen Press.

Others

The digital version of the Wimmelbuches means Wimmelspiel. The player clicks through various screens a history, attempting to click or to combine as many predefined objects with the mouse. Hidden Objects are also a popular motif for puzzle games.