Spotlight on the Arts: A profile of children's author and photographer Walter Wick

With an eye for neat things; that kids find cool and crave--Walter Wick’s picture book worlds take shape in his great big studio. But that’s just the start. Each captivating image also takes readers young and old beyond the glossy surface—on journeysto search, find, and  solve. It’s a visual treat for both sides of the brain. And living proof, that you needn’t to completely abandon Neverland when its time to grow up. 

With possibly the worlds largest library of collectibles—like buttons, dice, trinkets and toys—the award winning photographic illustrator and children’s author transforms simple objects—even stuff you’d throw away—into intriguing compositions. The real trick is to get young readers involved and thinking. 

Now in his third decade with Scholastic Publishing, whether its his ever popular I-SPY books— co-created with author Jean Marzola; or the Can You See What I See series; the process always begins with an exciting, untested idea.

In the above video, Reporter Ed Wierzbicki visits the studio of Walter Wick for the CPTV series All Things Connecticut.