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ABC Spot Me Game

This is one of the few games we’ve seen that’s appropriate for early spellers. It’s simple, fun, and fast-paced and helps emerging readers match phonetic sounds to letters. It can be played several ways and has flexible rules, included in the instruction booklet.

Adventure Storytime 2,000-Piece Puzzle

Famous vintage cover illustrations of classic adventure books, including "Treasure Island," "Don Quixote," "Swallows and Amazons," "Robin Hood," "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," "White Fang," and more are featured on this beautiful puzzle. Among the renowned illustrators featured are Arthur Rackham, N. C. Wyeth, and others.

Agatha Christie Bingo

Follow the trails of murder, blackmail, and mystery created by the Queen of Crime. Travel down the Nile, on the Orient Express, and into the drawing rooms of quaint English country cottages hot on the heels of Poirot, Miss Marple, and other famous characters while you play this traditional bingo game that features 64 characters and clues from Agatha Christie's novels.

Alice's Wonderland: 1,000-Piece Puzzle

Tumble down the rabbit hole and fall into your own adventures in Wonderland with this richly detailed jigsaw puzzle, a fun way to introduce a classic work to new readers or refresh one’s own familiarity with the book. A poster highlighting characters, settings, facts, and cultural references is included.

Animals of the World 100-Piece Puzzle

This detailed puzzle for ages five and up comes with a poster of the image to use as a guide while working the puzzle and an educational booklet to use as a “seek and find” tool to learn about each animal. For ages 5 and up.

Banned Books Socks

These unisex cotton blend socks are “mismatched.” On one sock are printed the titles of 50 famous banned books and the other sock lists the same titles, only redacted with a black bar. Available in Small and Large size.

Beehive Mancala

This strategy game for ages six and up was developed by a beekeeper at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. The object of the game is to buzz bees to flowers to collect pollen and then back to the hive to make honey for the colony.

Beginner’s Chess

Do you want your child to love chess as well as master it? This set includes two books that take beginners through the fundamentals in an original and engaging way. The author taught chess to a generation of children in Berkeley, California; this set incorporates her tried-and-true methods.

Canterbury Tales Mug

These heirloom quality bone china mugs are decorated with characters from some of The Canterbury Tales' best-loved stories. The central characters are drawn in witty detail on the mug and are each depicted with significant details, from a chanticleer and fox to a tub and hay wagon.

Color Magic Bath Book and Bath Shapes

Black and white illustrations of bugs magically turn bright and colorful the minute this bath book touches water. We’ve paired the book with 20 soft, stickable foam shapes of insects that adhere to tub and tile when wet. A mesh storage bag with suction cups is included.

David Levine Author Mug

Caricatures by world-renowned artist David Levine enriched and enlivened the pages of The New York Review of Books for almost five decades. Thirty-three of Levine’s most arresting and iconic caricatures of authors decorate this heirloom quality bone china mug, including the artist’s self-portrait.

Decoder Jigsaw Puzzle with Eyeglasses Masks

This is a delightful 100-piece puzzle for ages 4+ that comes with a fun payoff: once it is completed, the puzzle workers don the special animal masks to discover hidden objects printed on the puzzle that are invisible to the naked eye.

Edward Gorey Dancing Cats: 300-Piece Puzzle

Originally appearing in Edward Gorey's book "Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses", these felines—knitting, skating, balancing, and juggling—are classic examples of the artist's quirky narratives that keep his devotees in gleeful anticipation of decorous mayhem.

Edward Gorey: 1,000-Piece Puzzle

Thoughtfully conceived and engagingly intricate, the puzzle features the image “Untitled” (1965) by the incomparable Edward Gorey, creator of the animated opening sequence of the PBS television series Mystery!

Greek Gods and Goddesses Mug

These heirloom quality bone china mugs are decorated with 12 Greek gods and goddesses, along with their Roman names and areas of dominion. The Olympians are drawn in witty detail and are each depicted with their symbolic signifiers, including an owl, cornucopia, trident, harp, quiver, and more.

Jane Austen Characters Mug

Heirloom quality bone china mugs decorated with wonderfully detailed humorous illustrations depicting more than 40 of the central characters from six of Austen’s major works.

Jane Austen Playing Cards

This deck can be used the same way as traditional playing cards… but if you’re game, the accompanying booklet provides instructions for five Regency-era card games featured in Austen’s novels. Hearts are Heroines and Heroes; spades are Fools and Bores; diamonds are Friends and Relations; clubs are Rogues and Mischief-makers.

Match a Pair of Birds Memory Game

This classic memory game is a fun and educational way for both children and more experienced birdwatchers to master a body of knowledge that will serve them a lifetime: how to identify both the male and female of a species. For two players, ages 6 and up.

Mythology Trivia

This dapper box is filled with 140 multiple-choice questions that cover myths and folklore—from gods and heroes to magical beasts and monsters—from cultures around the world, including Egyptian, Greek, Norse, Native American, Japanese, Senegalese, Chinese, Slavic, Haitian, and more.

NATO Alphabet Mug

Decorated with the NATO phonetic alphabet, this mug—besides being a handsome addition to any table or desk—provides an essential tutorial for anyone who has ever struggled to be understood when spelling out a name and address over the phone. It’s fun and useful for both beginning readers and those who remember when this system was adopted (1956).

Peter Rabbit at Home: 60-Piece Puzzle

Toddlers and older children will be enchanted by Beatrix Potter's cozy illustration of Peter Rabbit at home under the big fir tree with his mama and siblings Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail. Sixty pieces are perfect for the 4+ year-old set—not too simple, yet not too complex.

Prohibition and Repeal Amendments Pint Glasses

Raise a toast to the historical path to legal drinking in the U.S. One glass is printed with the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors; the other with the 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition.

Prohibition and Repeal Amendments Rocks Glasses

Raise a toast to the historical path to legal drinking in the U.S. One glass is printed with the 18th Amendment, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors; the other with the 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition.

Scrabble™ Vintage Bookshelf Edition

This luxurious bookshelf edition of Scrabble™ has been updated with stylish packaging, with game components stored in a fabric-bound “book” and slipcase, and typography and graphics inspired by the original 1948 game. Elegant storage and premium game components create a classic to be enjoyed for years to come.

Shakespeare Characters Mug

These heirloom quality bone china mugs are decorated more than 40 of the central characters from 14 of Shakespeare’s major plays. Each time you pick one up, you’ll find more to look at in the wonderfully detailed illustrations: masks and cauldrons, snakes, fairies, phantoms, and much more.

Shakespeare Playing Cards

The deck features 54 Shakespearian characters, arranged in four suits: hearts = lovers; clubs = fools; diamonds = heroes and heroines; and spades = villains, with Romeo and Juliet the King and Queen of Hearts, Ariel the Joker, and more.

STET! A game for language lovers, grammar geeks, and bibliophiles

Whats’ wrong with this sentence? If that misplaced apostrophe leapt right off the page, this is the game for you. Based on the New York Times bestseller, 100 sentences await you, the copyeditor, to correct—or to STET (a copyeditor’s term that means “let it stand”).

Story Map of Ireland: 500-Piece Puzzle

This delightfully detailed pictorial map of Ireland was part of a series of “story maps” produced by Colortext Publications in the 1930s and 1940s.

The Moth: Presents a Game of Storytelling

PBS’s The Moth is all about true stories told live, and this game is designed to prompt a volley of sharing and listening between players. Created by the program’s storytelling experts, this interactive card game encourages lively conversations, sparks creativity, and improves public speaking abilities.

The Real Women of Greek Myths: 1,000-Piece Puzzle

In this beautifully detailed jigsaw puzzle, rediscover the lives and stories of the women of Greek myths, from Medusa and Medea to Helen, Euridice, Aphrodite, Phaedra, Artemis, and others.

The Shakespeare Collection Socks Gift Boxes

Each Shakespeare Collection gift box—designed and produced under license from The Shakespeare’s Globe Trust—includes three luxurious pairs of socks suitable for both men and women, in sizes to fit both. “Playful yet classy socks. A fun spin on a classic.”—The Scotsman

The Shakespeare Game

The winner of the 2022 Independent Toy Awards Board Game Category, The Shakespeare Game is a labor of love and scholarship. The illustrations, text, game design have been carefully researched and the consultants have impeccable credentials.