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Bright Almanac

Puzzle Books

Crosswords, word searches and mystery puzzles in big, clear print.

Large Print Crossword Puzzle Book for Adults and Seniors book cover

Large print crossword book

Crosswords, Volume 1

by Bright Almanac

100 easy-to-medium crosswords with clues in everyday English.

A crossword book with the clues on the left page and a full-size 15x15 grid on the right, so you never turn a page in the middle of a puzzle.

  • 100 crosswords on full-size 15x15 grids, at an Easy to Medium level
  • Clues on the left page, grid on the right: no page turning mid-puzzle
  • Clues in everyday English, no dictionary needed
  • Squares almost half an inch wide, with bold numbers
  • All 100 solutions at the back; every grid shows its solution page
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Book cover beside the words 100 crosswords in large print, easy to medium, full-size 15x15 grids
Crossword 9 opened flat: the clue list on the left page and the grid on the right
Close-up of the Across clues, printed at 11 point in everyday English
The filled-in solution grid for crossword 9 from the back of the book
The grid page for crossword 9: numbered squares and its solution page printed at the bottom
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Large print crosswords, Volume 2

Crosswords, Volume 2

by Bright Almanac

100 all-new crosswords. Not one repeated from Volume 1.

Volume 2 brings 100 all-new crosswords in the same easy layout: clues on the left page, a full-size 15x15 grid on the right, answers at the back.

  • 100 all-new crosswords, none repeated from Volume 1
  • Full-size 15x15 grids at a steady Easy to Medium level
  • Clues on the left page, grid on the right: no page turning mid-puzzle
  • Clues in everyday English, no dictionary needed
  • All 100 solutions at the back; every grid shows its solution page
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Play video (22 seconds): How fast can you solve this? Volume 2, page by page
Volume 2 cover beside the words 100 all-new crosswords, volume 2, full-size 15x15 grids
Crossword 2 opened flat: the clue list on the left page and the grid on the right
Close-up of the Across clues for crossword 2, printed at 11 point
The solution grid for crossword 2, with the words none repeated from Volume 1
The grid page for crossword 2: numbered squares and its solution page printed at the bottom
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Find-the-killer mystery puzzle

The Killer Borrowed a Book

by Bright Almanac

3,000 suspects, 18 clues and one killer to find.

Miss Quill left 18 notes. Each ends in one plain rule. Cross out the library borrowers it describes until a single name is left in the ledger.

  • A 100-page Lending Ledger with 3,000 borrowers
  • 18 notes, each ending in one plain rule that starts with Cross out
  • Every word printed in 16 point type, even the ledger
  • A practice case with every step shown, and 5 checkpoints
  • Spoiler-free verdicts to check your answer, plus a full solution
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Play video (24 seconds): One of these names is a killer
Book cover beside the words 3,000 suspects, 18 clues, 1 killer, cross out the innocent, large print 16 point type
Note 2 above a ledger page, with the lines it rules out crossed through in red
Close-up of ledger lines printed at 16 point, with slashed zeros
Steps from the practice case, a checkpoint box and a verdict line from the book
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Escape room mystery puzzle book

The Glenmoor Express

by Bright Almanac

Open 28 locks on a night train and catch the thief.

You wake on the Glenmoor Express with your door locked. Solve 28 puzzle locks through 10 carriages, collect three facts and name the thief.

  • 28 puzzle locks in 10 train carriages, 14 different kinds
  • Your code opens a section in The Logbook, so the book checks you
  • 3 hints for every lock, then the full solution printed upside down
  • Every word 16 point; main text in Atkinson Hyperlegible
  • Pencil and paper only: no phone, no website, no scissors
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Book cover beside the words 10 carriages, 28 locks, 1 thief, an escape room in a book, large print 16 point type
The first lock, The Leather Suitcase: its goal box, the code panel and three numbered hints
Close-up of the Dining Car menu printed at 16 point
Four puzzles from the book: a clock seen in a mirror, a crate maze, a number grid with shaded squares and three gauges

Little Hearth

Coloring Books

Bold and easy coloring pages with thick lines and cozy, cute scenes.

Little Hearth Christmas book cover

Bold & easy coloring book

Christmas

by Little Hearth

Cozy Christmas scenes with thick lines, ready for your markers.

Little Hearth Christmas has 40 cute, cozy holiday designs with thick, clean outlines and big open shapes you can finish in one calm sitting.

  • 40 original Christmas designs, one per page
  • Hot cocoa, gingerbread houses, snowmen, wreaths, stockings and reindeer
  • Thick, bold outlines and big open shapes, with no tiny details
  • Single-sided pages, so marker ink never ruins the next design
  • Square 8.5 x 8.5 inch pages with wide margins
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Play video (25 seconds): Coloring a sleepy cat in a Christmas gift box
Colored example of a page from the book: a sleepy cat curled up in a Christmas gift box with big bows
Coloring page from the book: a smiling Christmas tree with baubles, a star on top, candy canes and wrapped gifts
Coloring page from the book: a reindeer with a bell collar beside a sleigh full of gifts, a candy cane and a bauble
Coloring page from the book: a penguin in a bobble hat and scarf holding a gift, with an igloo, a fish and baubles
Coloring page from the book: two smiling jingle bells with ribbon bows, holly leaves and berries
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Bold & easy coloring book

Cozy Cats

by Little Hearth

One round little cat through 40 cozy scenes.

Follow one round little cat through 40 cozy scenes: napping by the fire, helping in the kitchen, curled on a stack of books. Thick lines, big shapes.

  • 40 designs starring the same round, cozy cat
  • Baskets, teapots, bookshelves, windowsills, gardens and bath time
  • Thick, bold outlines and big open shapes, with no tiny details
  • Single-sided pages, so marker ink never ruins the next design
  • Square 8.5 x 8.5 inch pages with wide margins
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Play video (26 seconds): Coloring the Cozy Cats tea time page
Colored example of a page from the book: the cat in a checked scarf beside a striped teapot, teacups and cookies
Coloring page from the book: the cat asleep on a round rug by a fireplace with stockings, a log basket and a mug
Coloring page from the book: the cat on a kitchen shelf with jars of jam, a bowl, a mug and a potted plant
Coloring page from the book: the cat beside a breakfast tray with an egg cup, toast, berries, jam and a mug
Coloring page from the book: the cat beside a sewing machine, a box of thread spools and a folded quilt
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Bold & easy coloring book

Cozy Hygge

by Little Hearth

Adorable animals with blankets, mugs and candlelight.

Bears, foxes, bunnies and sloths in their coziest moments, wrapped in blankets and holding mugs. 40 bold and easy designs with thick, clean outlines.

  • 40 designs with adorable animals in cozy hygge scenes
  • Bears, foxes, bunnies, hedgehogs, sloths, pandas, owls, deer and otters
  • Blankets, mugs, candles, fireplaces and plump cushions to color
  • Single-sided pages, so marker ink never ruins the next design
  • Square 8.5 x 8.5 inch pages with thick, bold outlines
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Play video (27 seconds): Coloring a sloth hugging a huge mug
Colored example of a page from the book: a sloth hugging a huge polka-dot mug, with a striped blanket, a candle and cookies
Coloring page from the book: an owl perched on an armchair with a checked blanket, a lantern, books and a basket
Coloring page from the book: a cat beside a tea tray with a teapot and cups, folded blankets, yarn and a mug
Coloring page from the book: a deer wrapped in a striped shawl beside a shelf with a lantern, a basket and a mug
Coloring page from the book: a squirrel in a knitted hat and scarf beside a basket of yarn balls and blankets
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Bold & easy coloring book

Cozy Home

by Little Hearth

Forty cozy corners of home, drawn big and easy to color.

Forty warm corners of home to color: kitchens, reading chairs, bedrooms, bathtubs and plant shelves, all drawn with thick lines and big open shapes.

  • 40 cozy home designs, one per page
  • Living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry and plant corners
  • Thick, bold outlines and big open shapes, with no tiny details
  • Single-sided pages, so marker ink never ruins the next design
  • Square 8.5 x 8.5 inch pages with wide margins
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Play video (28 seconds): Coloring a smiling armchair reading corner
Colored example of a page from the book: a smiling armchair with a pink cushion, a floor lamp, books and a heart mug
Coloring page from the book: a sofa with patterned cushions and a throw, and a coffee table with a mug and books
Coloring page from the book: a wall unit with four cubbies holding books, a plant, a mug and a folded blanket
Coloring page from the book: a farmhouse sink with a dish rack, a soap bottle and a checked cloth
Coloring page from the book: a smiling washing machine with folded clothes, a laundry basket and a bottle
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Bold & easy coloring book

Cozy Garden

by Little Hearth

A bunny gardener, flowerpots and baskets of blooms to color.

Follow one adorable bunny gardener through 40 cozy garden scenes: potting benches, seed trays, watering cans and baskets of blooms, in bold, easy lines.

  • 40 designs starring the same bunny gardener
  • Potting benches, seed trays, watering cans, baskets and pots in bloom
  • Garden visitors: a hedgehog, a snail, a bird, a bee and a frog
  • Single-sided pages, so marker ink never ruins the next design
  • Square 8.5 x 8.5 inch pages with thick, bold outlines
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Play video (26 seconds): Coloring the bunny gardener
Colored example of a page from the book: the bunny gardener in a straw hat and apron beside a jug of tulips and pots
Coloring page from the book: the bunny gardener with a watering can, a trowel, a basket, potted plants and a crate
Coloring page from the book: the bunny gardener watering a big flowering plant, with pots and a basket of vegetables
Coloring page from the book: the bunny gardener at a plant stand of flowerpots, with a watering can and a harvest basket
Coloring page from the book: the bunny gardener with two watering cans, a big leafy plant, stacked pots and seed trays
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Bold & easy coloring book

Bookish

by Little Hearth

Reading nooks, book stacks and teapots for book lovers.

For anyone whose happy place is a good book and a warm drink: 40 cozy bookish designs with thick, clean outlines and big open shapes.

  • 40 cozy designs made for readers
  • Reading nooks, book stacks, library carts, teapots and bookmarks
  • A sleepy cat, an owl, a fox and a hedgehog curled up with books
  • Single-sided pages, so marker ink never ruins the next design
  • Square 8.5 x 8.5 inch pages with thick, bold outlines
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Play video (26 seconds): Coloring a cat asleep on a stack of books
Colored example of a page from the book: a ginger cat asleep on a stack of books, with a lamp, a plant and a ball of yarn
Coloring page from the book: a smiling study desk with a lamp, a stack of books, a pen cup, a clock and a plant
Coloring page from the book: a leaning tower of books with a teacup on top, reading glasses and an alarm clock
Coloring page from the book: a smiling teapot with a bow, two teacups, a milk jug, cookies and a closed book
Coloring page from the book: a lemonade jar with a straw, a bowl of berries, an open book and heart sunglasses

Mosaic Lane

Color by Number

Fill in the codes and watch a hidden picture appear.

100 Color by Number Mystery Mosaics book cover

Color by number · Volume 1

Mystery Mosaics

by Mosaic Lane

100 hidden pictures that appear square by square.

Every square has a code that names one pen and one mark. Follow the codes and a picture you have not seen yet appears, from landmarks to animals.

  • 100 mystery mosaics: world landmarks, animals, flowers, objects and night skies
  • The same ten pen colors for the whole book, named on every key page
  • Six simple marks: dot, slash, back-slash, cross, star and fill in
  • Every page also works with one pen, as a soft grey-tone picture
  • A warm-up mosaic to start, and all 100 solutions at the back
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Play video (21 seconds): Watch a hidden picture appear, one code at a time
Four finished mosaics from the book, a deer, a phoenix, a torii gate and a butterfly, next to the words: every code says two things
A finished color by code mosaic of a deer in blue, orange, red and purple
The same deer mosaic finished with a single black pen, shaded only by the marks
A color key page: each code with its pen, its mark and how many squares carry it
A real grid page from the book: 42 by 56 squares, each with a small grey code
100 Color by Number Cozy Mystery Mosaics book cover

Color by number · Volume 2

Cozy Mystery Mosaics

by Mosaic Lane

100 cozy hidden pictures: cute animals, warm mugs and more.

Follow the codes square by square and a cozy picture appears: an animal, a steaming mug, a crackling fire. All 100 pictures are new, none repeated from Volume 1.

  • 100 cozy pictures: cute animals, steaming mugs, fresh bread, knitwear and a fireside
  • All new: no picture is repeated from Volume 1
  • The same ten pen colors for the whole book, and six simple marks
  • Every page also works with one pen, as a soft grey-tone picture
  • A warm-up mosaic to start, and all 100 solutions at the back
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The book's cover with a finished corgi mosaic, next to the words 100 cozy mystery mosaics, color by code, 10 pens, 6 marks
A grid of code numbers beside the color key page that explains every code: every square has a code
The same robin mosaic finished two ways, with ten pens in color and with a single pen
A solutions page with twelve finished mosaics drawn with one pen: all 100 solutions at the back
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Color by number · Volume 3

Mystery Dots

by Mosaic Lane

100 bright pictures hiding on black pages, revealed dot by dot.

Every page is a field of little circles on black. Find a circle's code on the key beside the picture, fill it with that pen, and a picture comes out of the dark.

  • 100 hidden pictures: animals, birds, flowers, butterflies and sea creatures
  • Black is already printed for you, so there is no black pen to use
  • The key faces every picture, and each code is the same pen on every page
  • Every picture has its own sheet: the back of each is a key page, never a picture
  • A pen test chart on black tiles, and all 100 solutions at the back in grey
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Play video (22 seconds): Who's hiding in the dots?
One picture revealed in four stages, from coded circles on black to a finished tree frog
An open spread with the color key on the left and a fox picture being colored on the right
Twelve finished pictures from the book, including a tiger, a kingfisher, a lotus and a corgi
A real page from the book: white circles with small codes on black, the darkest circles already printed
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