These books provide hours of entertainment and are great fun for the child, the friends, siblings and the parents. All will enjoy these books. Puzzle Castle is about " Sophie " who is helping her friend find the monster in the dungeons before the grand banquet. " Cecil " the castle ghost you must find on each of the double pages and he does hide! " Jester Jim " is practicing juggling and you need to find his juggling balls and you never know how many there will be. Then in each of the double pages in these wonderful illustrations you need to find " useful equipment " that consists of flashlight, key, extra-brave toffees, monster protection shield and many more objects. You don't know what page which object is on so you must remember these objects (or look back in the first couple pictures until you get it narrowed down) The adventure takes you to find a safe route across the moat, matching people with the rooms, My favorite was finding the right baby with the right outfit. Each set of double pictures also has a puzzle, full of mazes, searches and just a lot of fun. Then at the end they make it to the grand banquet. This really was a lot of fun.

My sister gave my 3 year old daughter this book on the strength of the unusual heroine - a female knight. My daughter loved it so much that we bought the whole collection of Puzzle books, and every one has been a complete success. She reads (or rather, we read) them over and over. The illustrations are so rich and interesting that we find all sorts of things to discuss even after completing the particular puzzle at hand.

My 2 boys love all the Usborne Puzzle books. They are cheerful and fun, with a variety of hidden pictures and clues to solve. We have all the titles, but this book is the favorite of my 6 year old.

This book provides many hours of entertainment and is just great fun for the child, the friends, siblings and the parents! Everybody will enjoy these books. Puzzle Mountain is about " Poppy Pickaxe and her puppy Bernard " She is trying to climb to the top of the mountain where the rare " Yodel flower ' is. " Basil " Collects rare mountain flowers and you must spot him on each double page. " Mountain Monster" lives on Puzzle Mountain and you must also spot him on each double page. He is a strange, furry blue creature. Then in each of the double pages in these wonderful illustrations you need to find prizes for the sports day winners that consists of prize badge, hiking boot, cowbell, toboggan trophy and many more objects. You don't know what page which object is on so you must remember these objects (or look back in the first couple pictures until you get it narrowed down) this adventure takes you to find which path, find the missing skaters, which skier in which chair. My favorite was the toboggan race and finding the route (a fun maze!) Each set of double pictures also has a puzzle, full of mazes, searches, matching, and spotting. This really was a lot of fun.

I like this book because it was fun to look around and explore. I like looking for the prizes on every page the best. I like looking out for the bad guy Basil and beating him to the top of the mountain and looking for the blue mountain monster...

One of the best of a great series for early readers with fun puzzles. The main character explores a complex world, in this case an alpine mountain complete with ski slopes, skating rinks, and even a mountain monster. My 6 yr old son loved to scan the visual puzzles -- similar to "Where's Waldo" -- but I liked the parts where he had to calculate how to spend money to buy dog treats at the mountain bakery. He devoured the whole series, but a few favorites stand out including this one, Puzzle Planet, Puzzle Jungle. We want more!

I read this entire book in one sitting. It was a great novel and I look forward to reading something new by this author. Her writing is unique, her stories are captivating, and very addictive. I wish she would write more books. I have looked for other books by her beside the ones that are listed on your page, because I have read all of them except Acts of Passion. I enjoyed all of her books. Ms. Riker where ever you are, please come out of hibernation and write more exciting and entertaining novels. I think you are one of the most unique romance writer out there.

This was the first book I read of her's and tried to find more books she had written! Great character

This book was a lot of fun. I am mother of three and am a big fan of the search, mazes, puzzles type books. They seem to get the kids really thinking and can be great family togetherness. This book covers them all. Plus, you must remember through out the story. " Beth and Harry " take you along on their adventure. On all the double pages you must spot a musical instrument. They do list these in the beginning of the story but you don't know which instrument is on which page. ' Patch " the farm puppy you must also spot on each double page. He does seem to be the kind of puppy who likes to get into things. Then of course the purple puzzle mice and they seem to be everywhere. Even with all this adventure, each page and segment of wonderfully illustrations has a question and you must figure this out. There were a lot of animals and even the youngest enjoys this. The pages will take you through mazes and problem solving along with entertainment. This was a great book and would make a really good travel companion!

Hi, I've read this book to the littler folks and to myself. It is a great book both to read and look at, with some easy and some challenging pages. The up-beat and fun drawings have surprising detail and vibrant color. I also love to laid-back farm theme. I recommend this book to anyone with curious kids.

This book provides hours of creative enjoyment and is just plain fun for the child, and everybody else too. All will enjoy these books. Puzzle Island is about " Sam" who is junior pirate, and must find a skull and crossbones badge in a hidden chest full of treasure which is somewhere on Puzzle island. "Horatio " wants to beat Sam to the treasure and he is hidden on all the double pages, but you don't know where and must find him! Puzzle Island is also home of the " pink elephants " and you must locate these and how many also on each double pages, with the BEST illustrations! Then in each of the double pages you need to find items from the "Pirate Kit ". These items range from all the stuff, which make a great pirate. A compass, Eye patch, hook, gold earring, hat, telescope and so much more. You don't know what page which item is on so you must remember these items. This fun adventure takes you around the island, across the leafy lake, across a safe bridge, the place where you spot animals and many more. Each set of double pictures also has a puzzle, full of mazes, searches, matching, and spotting. This really is great fun, and the reading level is pretty simple but these puzzles were great for all ages and really great for a group or just some great family fun using creative memory, problem solving and a great eye!

My boys and I love the Usborne Puzzle Books and this one is no different. The kids really dig into them without me forcing them to. The puzzle books make them think and problem solve.

This is currently my 3 yr old's favourite book. She can spend hours and hours with it. There is lots to see and do in this book. Sometimes we sit and go through everything, but usually we will pick one topic to focus on. As an avid swimmer, she also really enjoys the under-the-sea theme. For our next big car trip, I'm going to stock up on a few more Puzzle titles!

Like all of the books in the "Puzzle" series this book on its first reading kept my children (6 and 4 years) occupied for an age. However what sets these books apart from other "look and find" puzzle books is their ability to be re-read again and again. Even though both my children know all the answers and where the "hidden" objects are, these books are read at several times a week at least!

What is especially nice about this book is that the main characters of the story are two females, a young girl and a mermaid. It is not suprising that this is my daughter's favourite book of the series.

This book provides long hours of enjoyment and is just great fun for the child, and all together as well. Everybody will enjoy these books. Puzzle Planer is about " Archie and his robot Blip". " Archie " is a young astronaut who goes to space school, he receives a letter inviting him and his friends to prove their skills and travel to puzzle planet. If they find the " Golden Palace " they will get a special space badge. "Sneaky Sydney " lives on the planet and has planted a " spy Satellite " whom you must find on each of the double pages of the best illustrations. " Space Newts" are also hidden on each double page of pictures but you never know how many of them you will find! Then in each of the double pages in these wonderful illustrations you need to find things to spot as all good astronauts are observant. Footprint, giant pink marshmallow, breaded fruit tree, and many more things. You don't know what page which thing is on so you must remember these " things to spot ". This fun adventure takes you through the " star maze ", " planet puzzle " to find out where you are, and " Ice Storm " and many more. Each set of double pictures also has a puzzle, full of mazes, searches, matching, and spotting. This really was a lot of fun, and the reading level is pretty simple but these puzzles were great for all ages and really nice for a group or just some great family fun!

This is an entertaining workbook that teaches a child to focus, remember and identify items on colorful pages. The story is very entertaining and the skills developed here will lead to good study habits and strong attention to detail. My 6-year old and I laughed and had such fun as he found the items and solved the puzzles. Excellent busy work for a trip!

I use Puzzle School with my younger students to help them sharpen their visual perceptual and problem-solving skills. Puzzle School provides a colorful and fun way to learn needed skills.

Our 8 year old son finds the Puzzle Books Series fascinating. They keep his attention for hours. He loves trying to figure out the solutions to the puzzles. The illustrations are very well done with vibrant colors. We found our 8 year old son reading them to his 4 year old sister last night. She loves them too! Maybe next year our four year old will be reading them to our two year old. Thanks for a terrific series.

This book is a compendium of a half-dozen short books, all of which have the same structure: a protagonist (boys and girls alternate in the various stories), whether a pirate, an astronaut, a knight or farmer, has to get from here to there, and encounters mazes, matching problems, problems finding lost objects and a fairly benign villain along the way. My 5-year old was fascinated with this book. She remains so, even though she has memorized all of the solutions and locations of the hidden objects. Since she can't read yet, Puzzle World was more than she could tackle alone, and that made for hours of participatory parenting, explaining the puzzles and watching her solve them. This book promotes thinking, lap time and a love of books.

This book is fantastic. The way it is described is wonderful. A fabulous series for anyone who loves horses!