The Bitser Book compiled by Roger Mansfield

The Bitser book is just what the titles suggests, a bit of this and a bit of that. It is much more than a joke book. Yes, it contains jokes and riddles but it also contains tricks, games, tongue twisters, puzzles, optical illusions, quizzes, facts, and some real mind benders. If you like problem solving and thinking through puzzles or just learning some interesting new facts, then you will probably enjoy this book. The text is supported with cartoon pictures. It is an Australian publication.

He's a real drongo.

A drongo is someone who is stupid or clumsy or both. Drongo was the name of an Australian racehorse in the early 1920's who failed to win even one of the 37 races in which he took part.

What do you get if you cross a kangaroo and a calendar?

What do you get if you cross a kangaroo and a sheep?

Read this little gem to find out.

The Games Board Map by Stephen Elboz

This is quite a bizarre book, so beware. It is not straightforward. Hebe receives a snakes and ladders board game from Grandma Behan, but it turns out to be more like a map of the world. This novel is a fast-moving mixture of humour, crazy puns, and weird happenings. Hebe has to share the games board with all kinds of creatures: the bishop from the chess game who complains about 'those confounded draughts', various pawns (or prawns?), and probably snakes too - after all, there are ladders. What Hebe really wants to do is to get home, eventually. But it's not as easy as all that.

The Pocket Book of Board Games devised by John Astrop

Well the wet weather is here. This is a great little book of board games. I have played most of them with my children when they were growing up. We have all the counters and dice we need in the maths store, or just grab one of the maths kits in the room. Some of the games include: Leapfrog, Robots, The Law of the Jungle, Vicious Circles, Tiger, Rat Race and a Viking Game called Hnefatal. Try your hand, challenge your best friend.