Here's a little book that will help children sharpen spelling skills while having fun doing 24 crossword puzzles. Using the clues on each page, they'll create words starting with the letter a, all the way through z. Numbers next to each picture tell you where the words belong.

With unicorn-themed mazes to solve, dots to join, differences to spot, objects to count and dotted pictures and numbers to trace over, little children will have great fun completing the activities while practising the vital pen-control skills they need to be ready for writing. The wipe-clean pen can easily be rubbed off the shiny pages so children can do the activities again and again.

Become a word sleuth

You'll find tons of hidden words (and clues that lead to other puzzles) in "The Kids' Word Search Puzzle and Activity Book." Flex your mental muscles with 100 word search puzzles about:

• Things Around the House: your family, pets, meals, computer, and chores.
• What You'd Find In the Yard: gardens, bugs, weather, BBQs, and tree forts.
• At School: the school bus, teachers, recess, friends, lunch, and yes, homework.
• Things to Do On Vacation: camping, biking, boating, museums, and road trips.
• Animal Friends: cats, dogs, birds, lions, bears, whales, sharks, and penguins.
• Hobbies: collecting baseball cards, sewing, drawing, reading, and writing.
• Sports: soccer, baseball, hockey, figure skating, gymnastics, and ballet.
• Imagine That: dragons, fairies, castles, wizards, aliens, monsters, and pirates.

This fun activity book is full of building-site-themed activities, encouraging children to join the dots, spot differences, solve mazes and trace the dotted lines with the special pen provided, then wipe clean and repeat. Perfect for helping young children practise pen control, an essential early years skill.

An exciting interactive title chock-full of colorful toucans, jaguars, jumping tree frogs, and swinging monkeys, brings National Geographic Kids signature content to a sticker and activity book format. Packed with mazes, spelling and pattern games, drawing activities, and more, kids are sure to love these pages loaded with fun.

A new title in the hugely successful Clever Kids series, this book is brimming with games to test children's knowledge of STEM subjects science, technology, engineering and mathematics - in an interdisciplinary and applied approach.

Can you solve the number codes to beat the computer? Or guide the migrating birds through the maze? Or match the animals to their habitats? From chemistry conundrums and mathematical mazes to technology teasers and engineering enigmas, there are plenty of puzzles to keep your brain in shape away from the lab.

Created by bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, author of the chart-topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids.

Mr X the Phantom Thief is back, with a new evil plan! He wants to steal the shining light from the top of the Empire Maze Tower, New Maze City's greatest treasure. Pierre and Carmen are called to New Maze City, along with others of the world's best Maze Detectives, to help solve the puzzles, protect the treasure and stop Mr X. But can you help them make it in time? A thrilling new maze challenge adventure for Pierre the Maze Detective, for all detectives aged 8+.

Children love to explore, born with a boundless desire to understand the world around them. While most of the outside world has already been mapped, there's a whole other world that has yet to be discovered, one that's accessible only to them: their own minds. The Book of Me is a guided journal of self-discovery. It takes readers on a journey inside themselves, helping them explore their mind, their moods, their imagination, their conscience, and how they determine the course of their lives. Alongside wise and engaging explanations of ideas, each chapter contains a wealth of interactive exercises that together help to create a rich and unique self-portrait. Through writing, drawing, cutting out and colouring in, children can begin to untangle the mysteries of existence and work out who they really are (and who they might become...). Combining psychology, philosophy and sheer fun, The Book of Me is an introduction to the vital art of self-knowledge, showing how it can help us grow into calmer, wiser and more rounded human beings.

Test your wits in this creepy collection of horror-themed mini-mysteries, a follow-up to Sleuth & Solve! How does one boy discover the lair of Frankenstein's monster? What is the identity of the werewolf who torments an isolated village? And how do two sisters escape the vengeful Loch Ness Monster? Welcome to the world of Sleuth & Solve: Spooky, where creepy clues are hidden in every detail and clever twists put your wits to the test. These mind-bending mini-mysteries inspired by classic creepy characters feature familiar fiends as well as terrifying new tales of ghosts, witches, and more! Solving this suite of spooky puzzles takes keen observation, strong logic, and lots of creative thinking. Play solo or with friends, collecting points as you crack each compelling case, decode the solution using a clever cryptograph, and reveal whose sleuthing skills reign supreme! SCARY STORIES ARE IRRESISTIBLE: From monster-themed birthday parties to Dungeons & Dragons, Stranger Things, and Monsters, Inc., it's clear that readers of all ages have a perennial predilection for all things monstrous and scary. These tales are perfect for reading alone or together, under the covers or in the dark, around the crackling of a campfire . . . as long as you can crack the case before it's too late. BOO! EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD MYSTERY: From Encyclopedia Brown to Sherlock Holmes to Clue, mysteries transfix, engage, and entertain! Following the previous two books in the Sleuth & Solve series, this latest smart, age-appropriate take on mysteries for kids will quickly become a family favorite. A-GAME-IN-A-BOOK: This engaging narrative formula incorporates both a game (players earn points for discerning each answer) and an opportunity to decrypt and decode the clever solutions to each puzzle, adding opportunities for interactivity and upping the stakes of the reading experience. REINFORCES LOGICAL REASONING SKILLS: These clever mysteries are solved by way of deduction, inference, and logical reasoning, all of which are critical thinking skills crucial to young readers' intellectual development both in and outside of the classroom. IDEAL FOR RELUCTANT READERS: With a comic-esque style, unique narrative approach, quirky scenarios, and a compelling mystery/"scary stories" theme, this book packs loads of reluctant reader appeal. Perfect for: * Fans of scary and spooky stories * Fans of brainteasers and puzzles * Mystery aficionados * Gift-givers * Parents * Educators

Spot the differences between Easter scenes, complete a springtime crossword puzzle, match bunnies to their silhouettes and much more in this delightful mini activity book, filled with wordsearches, mazes, logic puzzles and more. Part of a range of pocket-sized paperbacks that are perfect for holidays and journeys.

Prepare to be amazed! Inside the covers of this incredible, colorful collection are hundreds of the world's most powerful optical illusions. They're beautiful to behold, and stunning in their trickery. Some of the mind-boggling images seem to spring into action, vibrating, pulsing, and spinning like a hula hoop. Other ambiguous illusions feature two subjects in one: the fun is in finding them both in the single picture--including a mouse playing hide and seek in a cat's face and a strange desert mirage where palm trees imperceptibly morph into camels. And still more, like "The Impossible Terrace," which couldn't exist off the page: just try to figure out if you're viewing the space from above or below. Every one is astonishing.

***** Put your lateral-thinking skills to the test with this latest edition of cryptic crosswords from the pages of The Telegraph. Whether you're looking to sharpen your analytical skills, or simply enjoy a screen-free activity, The Telegraph Cryptic Crosswords 10 is the perfect crossword companion. With 100 puzzles to choose from, this new cryptic collection will provide hours of entertainment for beginners and experts alike.

Life at the palace of Susa was full of surprises. Being the queen was not an easy job . . . as Esther soon found out. Solve the puzzles and discover how she rescued her people from a wicked plot. You will find there are loads to do. Each book has the story of the person on the very first page. There?'s joining the dots, chasing round in word searches, spot the difference and loads more then if you get stuck the answers are in the back!

Spot the difference between flocks of flamingos, adorable llamas, herds of elephants and lots more in this lively mini book, bursting with animal-themed puzzles. Part of a range of pocket-sized paperbacks that are perfect for holidays, journeys and party bags.

The perfect gift for puzzle loving kids this Christmas. When you visit the 'Mythical Creatures' section of the museum, your exciting egg-hunt begins! Search this mystical world for the origin of these curious eggs. Will it be the Kelpie's lagoon? The Sphinx's desert lair? Meet a dragon, a phoenix and other mythical creatures in this fun-packed book of puzzles. Solve mazes, wordsearches, number puzzles and more Find the clues and crack the code to finish the story Will you take on the quest? For more puzzling fun...collect the set! Enchanted Lands (9780008457464), The Missing Astronaut (9780008457471), The Time Traveller (9780008457488)