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Square Pears was published in November of 2003 by Gilbert Square Books with the help of Roberts
Publishing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was authored and illustrated by Kenn Vidro. It is a
collection of 50 fun, as well as challenging, word riddles called "Square Pears". It's an ideal book for
a long trip in the car or a simple "puzzle-a-day" use. It offers the reader the ability to bend the pages
easily (spiral bound) to offer just the picture clue or just the word clue. The 50 riddles start off
simple and become more difficult as the book progresses. The riddles or brain teasers are a spin-off
of the old "hink pink" word game from years past. With Square Pears, clues to the answer are given
in the form of words and in the form of a cartoon illustration. The answer must always be a set of
rhyming words. It is an excellent book to challenge every readers' critical thinking abilities. It is also
a valuable book to greatly increase one's vocabulary as well as aid them in practicing phonemic
awareness.
Square Pears suggested retail is $7.95

Square Pears Two the Equal Sequel is the second book authored and illustrated by Kenn Vidro. It
was published in September of 2004 by Gilbert Square Books. This edition is full of 75, rather than
50, riddles to challenge even the pro puzzle solver. As in the original Square Pears book, the brain
teasers get harder the deeper you get into it which makes it fun as well as challenging. At the start
of the book there is a series of limericks that explain how to solve a Square Pear. The limericks are
fully illustrated and are a nice addition to the puzzles that follow. This a definite "must-have" for the
Square Pear fan as well as the word-game lover. Stay tuned for more books to follow. As the first
book, it is an excellent book to challenge every readers' critical thinking abilities. It is also a valuable
book to greatly increase one's vocabulary as well as aid them in practicing phonemic awareness.
Square Pears Two...the Equal Sequel....suggested retail $9.95

Square Pears Three "Hey Diddle Riddle" is the latest Square Pears volume authored and
illustrated by Kenn Vidro. It was published in September of 2005 by Gilbert Square Books. This
edition is full of 75 riddles , as the second book was, to challenge even the pro puzzle solver. As in
the first two Square Pears books, the brain teasers get harder the deeper you get into it which
makes it fun as well as challenging. This is a definite "must-have" for the Square Pear fan as well as
the word-game lover. As the first two books, it is an excellent book to challenge every readers'
critical thinking abilities. It is also a valuable book to greatly increase one's vocabulary as well as aid
them in practicing phonemic awareness.
Square Pears Three..."Hey Diddle Riddle"...suggested retail $9.95

Square Pears "The FUN of RHYME" is the first coloring book authored and illustrated by Kenn
Vidro. It was published in September of 2005 by Gilbert Square Books. This edition is full of riddles
to color. It is a collection of previously published Square Pears from Kenn's first three books as well as
new riddles sprinkled throughout. It's perfect for the early childhood kiddos in that the answers
already appear below each picture.
Square Pears Coloring Book."The FUN of RHYME" suggested retail $2.50

Totally Terrific, Twisty & Tricky Tongue Twisters was published by Gilbert Square
Books in 2006. Written and illustrated by Kenn Vidro, it's a FUN book for tongue twister
lovers ! Speed is the key to being a tongue twisters master. The faster the better. However,
it is best to start out slowly but work on quickness as you become more confident. To be a
true master of the tongue twister readers can repeat the short ones 2 to 3 times rapidly. (The
“twistys & twistiers”) When done without a flaw anyone becomes a master !
The “twistiest” tongue twisters are mastered once they can be read quickly without a
mistake. They are a “mouthful” of FUN!! Share them with family and friends. When the
reader masters them….they can challenge others to a “Totally, Terrific and Tricky Tongue
Twister” Contest !
Totally Terrific, Twisty & Tricky Tongue Twisters suggested retail $7.95

CORE Democratic Values was created in 2007 to help kids learn the
CORE Democratic Values through the use of rhyme ! Each value is
cleverly pictured and defined. In addition there is a catchy rhyme to help
students remember each one ! It comes as a file that you download on
your computer and then copy as needed. The PDF file contains 13 pages
of illustration and rhyme that's sure to leave kids wanting to learn the
CORE !! suggested retail $8.00