Sandy Silverthorne
2007-2013
"Good clean fun puzzles for kids of all ages."
Sandy Silverthorne who published various religious books, creates "good clean puzzles for kids of all ages" with these logic puzzles.
Each puzzle is usually only a paragraph long, and accompanied by a very simple linework illustration. They're usually less crime/whodunit style and more of a semantic or logical 'gotcha'.
"A man looks at a clock that tells the correct time, but doesn't know what the time is. Why is that?"
Readers of all ages will enjoy the challenge of discovering the answers to—or being stumped by—these interactive mysteries. In brief paragraphs and black-and-white illustrations, award-winning author Sandy Silverthorne and John Warner present 70 puzzles, each with a logical “aha” answer that requires thinking outside the box. Clues and answers are included in separate sections. Mystery: A man is looking at a clock that displays the correct time, but he doesn’t know what time it is. Why not? Clues: The man can see and tell time perfectly well. The clock is normal and in plain sight. More than one clock is in the room. Solution: Each clock in the room is displaying a different time, so he doesn’t know which one is correct. Hours of wholesome entertainment is practically guaranteed!
More than 100,000 copies of
Contains mysteries for super-sleuths of all ages. In this book for the whole family, each mystery is complete with helpful clues, comic-strip-style illustrations, and solutions. If readers are baffled after reading the first clue, they can read another, one by one until that a-ha moment finally arrives.
Award-winning author Sandy Silverthorne and John Warner’s first collection of one-minute mysteries has sold more than 100,000 copies, and now the two offer more fun thinking puzzles for super-sleuths of all ages. It’s an entertaining book for the whole family.