Cross-train your brain. All it takes is ten to fifteen minutes a day of playing the right games. (It's fun.) Exercising your brain is like exercising your body-with the right program, you can keep your brain young, strong, agile, and adaptable. Organized on an increasing scale of difficulty from "Warm-up" to "Merciless," here are 399 puzzles, trivia quizzes, brainteasers, and word game that are both fun and engaging to play, and are expertly designed...

"Scrabble® aficionados may know that both "Brr" and "Brrr" are legitimate plays, but what about everyday names like Peter, Carl, and Marge? They're not listed as proper nouns, but they are certainly playable. For lovers of Scrabble®, Bananagrams®, and Words with Friends®, this lively guide helps readers make the most out of word games, packed with new ways to remember the best words alongside tips for improving game play and much more. Part strategy...

"There's more than what meets the eye in these puzzling pictures. Readers will pour over the pages of this immersive book of image-based riddles. Even reluctant readers will love engaging with these mysterious visual conundrums. Each puzzle features charming illustrations. Handy intros to each puzzle help readers get started. As they progress through each problem, readers will develop critical and creative thinking skills. They'll practice logic and...

To figure out William Steig's word puzzles you need merely read the letters, numbers, and symbols aloud. If at first the messages aren't clear, there are clever pictures accompanying each one to give you hints. Some are easy, some are hard, but all are a hilarious treat when the phrases are decoded. Originally published in 1984 with black-and-white drawings, C D C ? is given fresh life in this full-color edition painted by Mr. Steig. Also included...

Yes! Another book by Erica Bentel, author of the much-loved word play book "Has a Book Got a Spine?" With more funny, quirky illustrations by cartoonist/artist Neil Elliott. Can You Crack Them? are word games that make the mind think laterally - often with laugh-out-loud consequences. Youngsters and adults alike will strain their brains to solve these unique visual/word puzzles. Highly interactive, hugely fun. Crack them if you can...

Shapes can be surprising, whether they're forming images you never expected or they're hiding in plain sight. Train your brain to be a shape-puzzle expert with this book.