BEASTLY PUZZLES: A BRAIN-BOGGLING ANIMAL GUESSING GAME

Illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler
Published by Kids Can Press, 2019

Winner of the Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award
Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, CCBC
Ontario Library Association Best Bets

Nominated for the Rocky Mountain Book Award | Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction, CCBC | Maine Student Book Award

Written by me and illustrated by the astonishing Byron Eggenschwiler, BEASTLY PUZZLES asks readers to guess a common animal from a list of parts. It might seem easy enough. But solving the animal puzzles is almost impossibly tricky!

The thirteen animals are easily recognizable, like polar bears, snails, ostriches, pufferfish. But the clues are brain-bogglingly weird and wonderful—feather dusters, sewing thread, bodice laces, billiard balls, mermaid tears, egg cozies, oh my!

And if you want something fun to do, check out my Beastly Puzzle Generator to invent your very own weird animal puzzle!

REVIEWS:

"Definitely bamboozling—but in a good way, as exercises in unconventional logic. — Kirkus

“... children and adults alike will have a blast guessing each animal.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review

“... a fresh take on one of the more traditional kidlit categories.” — Quill & Quire, Starred Review