Game On! Awesome Activities Series Awareness Tour sponsored* by Dover Publications
The Children’s Book Review
Join us on this virtual book tour for the Game On! Awesome Activities series from Dover Publications!

The newest book in the series is here: Game On! USA: Awesome Activities for Clever Kids! Bursting with brightly colored illustrations, these fun-filled books are packed with playful puzzles, mazes, word games, secret codes, logic challenges, and so much more. Created by a professional puzzlemaker, cartoonist, writer, illustrator, and graphic designer, this series is perfect for ages 8-12.
Follow along on the virtual book tour and enter the giveaway below. You’ll earn the chance to win a set of all three titles from the Game On! Awesome Activities series.
‘Game On! Awesome Activities Series’ Tour Dates
Monday, May 31, 2021 The Children’s Book Review Tour Kick-Off ‘Game On! Awesome Activities’ Series |
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Life Is What It’s Called A review of ‘Game On! Awesome Activities’ Series |
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 A Dream Within a Dream A review of Game On! USA |
Thursday, June 3, 2021 BookshelfMomma A review of ‘Game On! Awesome Activities’ Series |
Friday, June 4, 2021 J.R.s Book Reviews A review of Game On! USA |
Sunday, June 6, 2021 Barbara Ann Mojica’s Blog A review of Game On! USA |
Monday, June 7, 2021 The Fairview Review A review of Game On! USA |
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 The Momma Spot A review of ‘Game On! Awesome Activities’ Series |
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 The Children’s Book Review A review of ‘Game On! Awesome Activities’ Series |
Thursday, June 10, 2021 Heart to Heart A review of ‘Game On! Awesome Activities’ Series |
Friday, June 11, 2021 Shooting Stars Magazine A review of ‘Game On! Awesome Activities’ Series |
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Library Lady’s Kid Lit A review of Game On! USA |
Thursday, June 17, 2021 Crafty Moms Share A review of ‘Game On! Awesome Activities’ Series |
‘Game On! Awesome Activities Series’ Book Giveaway

Enter for a chance to win a set of three Game On! Awesome Activities for Kids books!
Three (3) winners receive:
- A copy of Game On! Awesome Activities for Clever Kids
- A copy of Game On! MORE Awesome Activities for Clever Kids
- A copy of Game On! USA: Awesome Activities for Clever Kids
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- The giveaway begins May 31, 2021, at 12:01 A.M. MT and ends June 30, 2021, at 11:59 P.M. MT.
- The Giveaway is only open to legal residents of the United States and is void where prohibited by law.
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About the Book

Game On! USA: Awesome Activities for Clever Kids
Written by Patrick Merrell
Ages 8-12 | 144 Pages
Publisher: Dover Publications | ISBN-13: 978-0486841854
Publisher’s Synopsis: The newest Game On! Awesome Activities for Clever Kids title, this activity book has dozens of new and challenging brain games for ages 8 to 12. More than 100 colorful puzzles feature the excitement and adventure of the United States, including crosswords, secret codes, word scrambles, spot the differences, mazes, and much more. It’s the perfect book for at home or on the go, and the fun starts with just a pencil — no electricity or batteries needed! Complete solutions appear at the end of the book.
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About the Author
Patrick Merrell is a professional puzzlemaker, cartoonist, writer, illustrator, and graphic designer. He’s one of MAD magazine’s “Usual Gang of Idiots.” He’s created over 250 books, including 75 puzzle books, and written 81 crosswords for The New York Times (including 19 Sundays). Six of his Times crosswords appear in Will Shortz Picks His Favorite Puzzles, the most of any constructor. From 2009 to 2011, he wrote for Wordplay, the daily online crossword column for The New York Times. He’s also created puzzles for the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, People, Sports Illustrated, MAD, National Wildlife Foundation, Crayola, Scholastic, the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, the World Puzzle Championship, and many, many others.
Thanks for following along with us on the Game On! Awesome Activities book series awareness tour, sponsored* by Dover Publications.
26 Comments
These books look very clever and I just happen to know some clever kids in that age range.
Who won this giveaway? Been watching and nothing on the bottom was announced. Thanks, Craig
These activity books look really fun for the kids.
Great to have on trips and rainy days.
I would love this for the grandchildren
These books look like they would be great fun! I love the cartoon cat!
We love books that challenge all of us so these would be fun to read together.
id love to win this for my grandchildren
These activity books will be perfect for car rides.
Just love these books. Kids just love acquiring knowledge.
I’d love it for my kids.
These would be great for my nieces.
Thanks for the giveaway!
These would be a great way to keep the kids busy when traveling or trapped indoors due to weather. I like to keep a shelf just for those occasions and we have a lot of them. When in the car for drives more than 15 minutes these would be perfect to keep them from getting board and arguing. Plus it is fun great stimulation for the brain.
cute books
I would love to win this for my grandson. It is perfect for him and he would enjoy it.
These look like fun books the kids would love.
Great books to keep their mind stimulated and entertained.
These are great for those long travel trips , rainy days or snow days. Ilike that ot makes them think through games in the books.
These books do indeed look awesome! What a wonderful cat!
These books look just plain fun and entertaining
my nieces would love these for road trips
These activity books will be perfect for car rides.
What a great set! These would be fun!
my boys would love taking these when they stay at my parents house for camp grammie!
The activities look fun. I think kids would enjoy this.