Here's a selection of puzzle books to keep youngsters - and grown-ups - challenged and entertained this holiday season.
1. The Everything Kids' Christmas Puzzle And Activity Book
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Puzzle your way through the holidays with this entertaining puzzle and activity book. Packed with holiday-themed puzzles, mazes and other activities, it makes a great stocking stuffer! Ages 9-12. Paperback: 144 pages. ISBN: 9781580629652
2. The New York Times Giant Book of Holiday Crosswords
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A great collection of 200 fun crosswords from The New York Times for the holiday season! A perfect gift for passionate puzzlers. Paperback: 240 pages. ISBN: 9780312349271
3. I Spy a Candy Cane
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Easy-to-read rhyming riddles with a holiday theme challenge young readers to find objects hidden within the colorful photographs. Paperback: 32 pages. Reading level: Ages 4-8 ISBN: 9780439524742
4. Can You See What I See? Night Before Christmas
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Children are invited to find dozens of hidden objects in twelve scenes from the classic poem Twas the Night Before Christmas. Ages 2 and up. Hardcover: 40 pages.
5. Christmas Puzzles
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A collection of twenty-four games and puzzles with holiday themes. Each puzzle is accompanied by a large, ready-to-color picture. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Paperback: 32 pages. ISBN: 9780486405568
6. Picture That! Christmas Puzzles
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These unique puzzles provide printed grids. Kids then follow simple directions to fill in the design square-by-square until a Christmas image appears. Fun for puzzle lovers of all ages. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Paperback: 48 pages. ISBN: 9780843148831
7. Christmas Puzzles
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A charming book packed with themed puzzles to keep youngsters entertained during the holiday season. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Paperback: 24 pages. ISBN: 9780794500450
8. The New York Times Large-Print Big Book of Holiday Crosswords
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This book features 120 large-print crosswords from the Monday through Friday editions of The New York Times. Edited by Will Shortz, it includes themed holiday puzzles at all levels of difficulty. Paperback: 288 pages. ISBN: 9780312330927
9. I Spy Little Christmas
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The rhyming riddles invites young readers to find objects hidden in these Christmas-themed photographs. Reading level: Baby-Preschool. Hardcover: 26 pages. ISBN: 9780439083317
10. Christmas Puzzle Fun
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Youngsters can follow the dots, play word games, decorate a Christmas stocking and enjoy many other fun activities with a Yuletide theme. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Paperback: 32 pages. ISBN: 9780486440767
