Best puzzle books for kids

Best puzzle books for kids

Do you love a challenge?

Think codeword puzzles, logic puzzles, sudoku puzzles, crossword puzzles and MAZES! We've put our research skills to the test and have collated some of the best puzzle books out there for children of all ages!

With this boredom-busting selection of puzzle books, you will get to prove just how much of a smarty pants you are! Logic skills will be brutally tested for HOURS! Think like a spy with Puzzles for Spies and enter magical worlds and and underground caves with Puzzle Quest: The Lost Emerald. If you're looking for a more traditional game, play Sudoku for hours or spend time on wordsearches! There's a game for every player on this list. We've even included some well-known series here, like the Little Children's Puzzles from Usborne and National Geographic's puzzle books. 

Puzzled much? Stretch that brain with these games!

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2023-01-12
Best puzzle books for kids
Book pages Pierre the Maze Detective: The Search for the Stolen Maze Stone

Pierre the Maze Detective: The Search for the Stolen Maze Stone

Pierre the Maze Detective has a new case. Mr X has stolen the Maze Stone, which has the power to turn the whole of Opera City into a maze. Can you help Pierre and his friend Carmen find their way through the mazes - and stop Mr X before it's too late? This beautifully illustrated book features 15 full-spread illustrations of intricate, magical mazes. Take a trip through a fantastic world of underground cities, hot-air balloons, tree-top towns and haunted houses. Trace your way through each maze, spot the clues and solve the extra mystery challenges along the way. Hours of puzzle fun, for all maze detectives aged 8+. A page of answers with the routes through the mazes and other solutions is included at the end of the book.

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Book pages The Kids' Book of Sudoku 1

The Kids' Book of Sudoku 1

The perfect book for ace puzzlers and kids who like a challenge, The Kids' Book of Sudoku 1 helps to develop mental arithmetic and logic skills.

With a simple tutorial filled with invaluable tips and tricks, and puzzles that range in difficulty, this book is perfect for anyone from complete beginners to the ultimate sudoku-solvers.

Featuring a stylish new cover design, this title is part of the 'Buster Puzzle Books' series.

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Book pages Wordsearches for Clever Kids (R)

Wordsearches for Clever Kids (R)

From the author of the bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids (R) , this book is packed full of wordsearch puzzles to complete!

Conveniently compact for travelling, this book is perfect for bright young wordsearch enthusiasts and is sure to keep kids engaged and entertained.

With four sections of increasing difficulty, children can puzzle their way to the top. There are over 150 themes of wordsearches to conquer so the puzzles never get boring, and kids might even learn a new word or two.

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Book pages Big Book of Big Mazes

Big Book of Big Mazes

A massive book of over 100 thrilling maze puzzles for young readers to solve, sure to keep them engrossed for hours. Each colourful maze provides a different adventure, from treasure islands and runaway rollercoasters, to jumbled jellyfish.

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Book pages A Puzzle a Day

A Puzzle a Day

One whole year's supply of puzzles in a single colourful book. Sharpen your wits and your pencils and get puzzling! Contains mazes, crosswords, picture puzzles, word searches, brain teasers, riddles and number hunts. Each day's puzzle has a different theme, from space travel to farms, knights and castles, the seaside and baking. Perfect for keeping children entertained at home or when you're out and about. Answers at the back of the book.

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Book pages Puzzles for Spies: The brand-new puzzle book from GCHQ, with a foreword from the Prince and Princess of Wales

Puzzles for Spies: The brand-new puzzle book from GCHQ, with a foreword from the Prince and Princess of Wales

*Featuring an introduction from Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales!*

Can you think like a spy? Then we have a top secret challenge for YOU . . .


For over one hundred years, GCHQ (or the Government Communications Headquarters) have worked in secret to gather information and solve the toughest of problems to help keep the people of the UK safe and secure.

From codes and brainteasers to word riddles to language puzzles, there is something for everyone. So grab your friends and family and see how bringing together a mix of minds can solve anything.

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Book pages Disney Brain Games: Fun puzzles for bright minds

Disney Brain Games: Fun puzzles for bright minds

The ULTIMATE boredom buster for Disney fans! Join your favourite Disney characters and challenge yourself to solve 100 word, logic, number, memory and picture puzzles. Featuring Anna and Elsa, Dory, Belle, Aladdin, Mike and Sulley and many more characters, kids will love exercising their brains the Disney way. Disney Brain Games' compact size makes it an ideal companion for travel and school holidays - it will keep children entertained for hours! Also available: The Ultimate Disney Quiz Book

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Book pages Lonely Planet Kids Brain Teasers

Lonely Planet Kids Brain Teasers

Who's the smarty pants in your family? Packed with number and logic puzzles, riddles, dingbats, codes and much more, this fun and challenging travel-themed activity book is perfect for car journeys, holidays and rainy days - and provides a great test for both kids and adults.

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Book pages The Lost Emerald: Solve More Than 100 Puzzles in This Adventure Story for Kids Aged 7+

The Lost Emerald: Solve More Than 100 Puzzles in This Adventure Story for Kids Aged 7+

The perfect gift for puzzle loving kids this Christmas.

When a precious emerald goes missing from a secure vault, your detective skills are put to the test!

Explore an old castle, giant nests and underground caves. Meet goblins, ghosts, dragons and other fantastic beasts 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


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