What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Puzzle/ adventure / picture Book from 80s/90s about an adventure of 2 children through a house. [s]
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Maybe it was one of the Patrick Burston books.Was it similar to the Where's Waldo/Wally books with full color pages? And, there was a list of items to find?
When you say "from my childhood" when would that be -- 1950s, 1960s, 1970s...? Do you recall if it was a new book at the time, or an older one?Off the top of my head, the first one that comes to mind is Masquerade by Kit Williams.
Tab - It was not Patrick Burston although I did enjoy those greatly. It was like Where's Wally and from what i can remember there was a list of items on each page.Michele- 80s/90s It was new. Not Kit Williams I am afraid.
Omg I'm trying to find this exact book too! I've been looking online for about three hours now and can't figure it out. If you get a right answer PLEASE let me know. I'd be so grateful!
I KNOW THIS ONE!! It's A Puzzling Day at MacPelican's Castle by Scoular Anderson. They're out of print now, but I bought a copy on Amazon a few months ago! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
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EMMA!It is! It is!! You wonderful Human!!!
Sorry this is a year late - i got very disheartened by the search and gave it another go tonight. I have already ordered it!
Thank you so so so much <3
Heather wrote: "Omg I'm trying to find this exact book too! I've been looking online for about three hours now and can't figure it out. If you get a right answer PLEASE let me know. I'd be so grateful!"Heather they found it!! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Emma wrote: "I KNOW THIS ONE!! It's A Puzzling Day at MacPelican's Castle by Scoular Anderson. They're out of print now, but I bought a copy on Amazon a few months ago! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2......"I know I have already said it but thank you so much for helping me find this book.
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I've been looking for this book too, for a few weeks, and this is the first helpful source I've come across! Thanks, y'all, for facilitating that! xx
What's the Name of That Book???
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I have been looking for a book from my childhood. I will describe as best as I can.
It is a puzzle/adventure picture book set in a house/mansion/hall. Very similar to Usbourne puzzle books however i am convinced the artwork was vastly more detailed. The book (from what i can remember) had a victorian/edwardian/pre WW1 feel to it. You had to hunt for clues/lost items around the house and there were many other puzzles and such on each page. Each double page was a picture of a different room in the house. The perspective was from 2 children - a girl and a boy and i am pretty sure the house belonged to a relative of them.
Details of the book I remember are -
The bathroom was a lavish victorian-esk bathroom/ pool and one of the item the lady on the page had lost was a soap on a rope.
There was a page outside the house and it was covered in ivy and there was an item/clue in the ivy.
I can't remember much more but will answer any questions.
Please help this is driving me slightly insane!