literary recreations

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Black and white

Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.

Invitation to murder

can you find the murderer before the murderer finds you?
1982
A murder mystery set in an Austrian ski lodge. The reader is invited to try his own skill as a detective and unmask the murderer, or, if he fails, become the next victim.

More stories to solve

fifteen folktales from around the world
Fifteen brief folktales in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve before the resolution is presented.
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Meg Mackintosh and the mystery at the medieval castle

Meg and her classmates visit a medieval castle and become eyewitnesses to the theft of a priceless silver chalice. The reader is asked to solve the mystery before Meg, using clues found in the text and illustrations.

Still more two-minute mysteries

A collection of sixty-three short mysteries filled with tricky clues. The reader is invited to solve the case before reading the solution for each mystery.

Roblox

2019
"Join Builderman, Ezebel: the Pirate Queen, Mr. Bling Bling, and other . . . characters as they journey through the imaginative worlds of Roblox on a quest to find the mischievous Classic Noob"--Back cover.
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Where's Waldo?

". . . each scene is completely dark until the savvy reader slides a wand underneath to 'light up' a small section. The trick is to carefully move the magic slider around until the right spot is revealed. Each of the six classic nighttime scenes contains Waldo and four other favorite characters to find, along with bonus hidden content and additional games on every page . . ."--OCLC.
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Blue 2

a pop-up book for children of all ages
An alphabet book with sculptural pop-ups in which readers are challenged to find the hidden blue "2.".
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263 brain busters

just how smart are you, anyway?
A collection of mathematical and verbal brain-teasing questions interspersed with "brain vacation" jokes.
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Marvel

Children will delight in seeking out cleverly hidden villains, heroes, weapons, and more in each vividly drawn scene.
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