Gleemo also makes a small line of large-print puzzle books, published under the pen name Hope Sterling. These are our own books: we earn a royalty when one sells, and the Amazon links on this page are affiliate links, so we also earn a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Our two newest books come first: Read Between the Lines, large-print word searches where the letters left over after the words are circled spell out a sentence written to her, each book to a different person. Below them are our Bible word search series, our nostalgia puzzles, two more puzzle books and a coloring book for the grandkids.
Dear Mom, Read Between the Lines
A large-print word search book with a second job. Every puzzle hides sixteen words. Circle them, and the letters you did not use spell out a sentence written to a mother. There is a different sentence on every one of the 100 puzzles.
It is made to be given, from a son or daughter to Mom: for Christmas, her birthday, Mother’s Day or no reason at all. It is not a children’s book.
How one puzzle works
What’s inside
- 100 puzzles, one to a page, on large 8.5 × 11 inch pages
- 15 × 15 letter grids set in 19-point type
- The solved grid and the hidden message on the back of every puzzle, so there is no flipping to an answer section
- Ten themed parts, from “The Heart of the Home” to “What I Want You to Know”
- A page at the front to write your own note before you give it
One thing to know before you give it
The messages are heartfelt on purpose. Part eight, “The Years I Was Difficult”, is written as a grown child’s apology to their mother. That fits a lot of families, but not every one, so if you are unsure, read the ten part titles listed on the Amazon page before you buy.
Dear Grandma, Read Between the Lines
The Christmas edition. It is built like Dear Mom: 100 puzzles, one to a page, each hiding sixteen words. Here the leftover letters spell a sentence from a grown grandchild to the grandmother who made Christmas, a different one on every puzzle.
Its ten Christmas parts run from “The First Cold Morning” to “What You Gave Us Every December”, and one part is given to the first Christmas. It is made for Christmas morning, her stocking, or the quiet week after.
Inside, it matches Dear Mom: 15 × 15 grids in 19-point type, the solved grid and full message on the back of every puzzle, and a page at the front for your own note. One thing to know: a part called “The Chairs That Are Empty” is tender, so if your family has had a recent loss, read it before you give the book.
The Golden Thread: a large-print Bible word search in four volumes
Four volumes that follow one thread through all 66 books of the Bible, in the King James Version. Circle every word in a puzzle, then read the leftover letters top to bottom: they spell a complete verse from the chapter the puzzle is named for. Each volume has 100 puzzles, one 12 × 12 grid to a page with grid letters set at 22.8 point, plus five Golden Thread Match activities, on 232 pages at 8.5 × 11 inches. Each volume is a good place to begin.
Volume 1: From Eden to Exile and Return
Genesis to Esther
Volume 2: Voices in the Waiting
Job to Malachi
Volume 3: The Word Made Flesh
Matthew to Acts
Volume 4: All Things New
Romans to Revelation
Nostalgia puzzles: the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and beyond
Remember When: Large Print Nostalgia Word Search. 100 large-print word searches about the 1950s, 60s and 70s: classic television, rock and roll, the corner diner, classic cars and drive-in movies. One puzzle to a page, and the words read across and down, plus gentle diagonals, never backwards. 158 pages.
Decode Your Decade: 1950s–1990s. 100 large-print code puzzles. Each page hides a famous moment, saying or headline from the 1950s through the 1990s behind a simple number code, and the trivia clues on the page give you the key, so you are never left guessing. 126 pages.
Decode Your Decade: The Sixties. Book 2 of the series: 100 code puzzles drawn from one decade, 1960 to 1969, covering the music, television and movies, headlines, everyday life and fads. Three trivia questions beside each puzzle tell you which numbers stand for which letters. 132 pages.
More puzzle books
America the Beautiful: A National Parks Word Search. 100 large-print word searches about America’s national parks, from the geysers of Yellowstone to the coast of Acadia: landmarks, wildlife, canyons, glaciers and trails. Words hide in every direction, and the puzzles start gently and build toward the back. 158 pages at 8.5 × 11 inches.
The Signed Card: a golf mystery puzzle book. 2,400 golfers signed their cards, and one card does not add up. Work through twenty findings, cross out the golfers each one rules out, and the answer proves itself when you add up the card. It has one verified solution, and you do not need to know golf: a two-page primer covers the basics. It is a careful logic puzzle, not a quick one. 112 pages.
For the grandkids
Bold & Easy Cute Animals Coloring Book. A gift to give rather than keep: 100 big, simple animals with thick outlines, one to a page, made for children ages 4 to 8. Each page names the animal in English, Korean, Spanish and Chinese and adds a “Did You Know?” fact. 106 pages at 8.5 × 11 inches.
Choosing a puzzle gift? Our guide, Puzzle Gifts for Grandma and Mom: Is It Really Large Print?, compares these books with plain large-print books and free options, and shows how to check the print size with a ruler.