Helene Hovanec, a former elementary school teacher with a bachelor's degree in child development and a master's degree in early childhood education, is not only an expert in children's puzzles. She is also a major player in the puzzle world.
With Will Shortz, crossword editor of The New York Times, she:
- Helped reinstate the annual conventions for The National Puzzlers' League
- Helped form The World Puzzle Federation
- Is the coordinator for the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
PUZZLE BOOKS FOR GROWN-UPS - Helene Hovanec as author or editor
Creative Cruciverbalists (William Morrow)Puzzling Through 1983 with Margaret Farrar (Simon and Schuster)
Sit & Solve CrissCross Puzzles (Sterling)
The Big Book of Riddles (Running Press)
The Great Puzzle Catalog (Consumer Guide)
The Puzzle Kings' Bafflers (Dell)
The Puzzlers' Paradise (Paddington Press)
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN - Helene Hovanec as author
Animuzzles (Scholastic)Are We There Yet? (Scholastic)
Around The World In 80 Puzzles (Sterling)
Barnyard Puzzles & Games - with Patrick Merrell (Storey Publishing)
Brain Teasers for Young Einsteins (Sterling)
BrainStormers (Random House)
BrainStormers 2 (Random House)
California Raisins Activity Book
Christmas Puzzles (Sterling)
Crazy Crosswords (Putnam)
Crisscross Puzzles for Kids (Sterling)
Dinosaur Puzzles (Sterling)
Double-Clued Crosswords (Scholastic)
Funny Animal Puzzles (Sterling)
G.I. Joe Puzzle and Game Book (Marvel)
Ghostwriter - Doubletalk (Children's Television Network)
Ghostwriter - What's the Score? (Children's Television Network)
Halloween Puzzles - (Sterling)
Heathcliff's Fun in the Sun Book
Heathcliff's Summer Activity Book
How Do You Make A Skeleton Laugh? (Scholastic)
Marvel Super-Heroes Activity Book (Marvel)
Marvel Word Games Book (Marvel)
Monster Madness (Scholastic)
More Outrageous Crossword Puzzles and Word Games (St. Martin's Press)
My First Puzzles: Easy First Puzzles (Sterling)
My First Puzzles: Fun With Words (Sterling)
My First Puzzles: I Can Read Puzzles (Sterling)
My First Puzzles: Word Games (Sterling)
Numbzzles (Putnam)
Outrageous Crossword Puzzles and Word Games (St. Martin's Press)
Pencil Puzzle Activity Book (Tupperware)
Punchline Puzzles (Scholastic)
Random House Parent & Child Puzzles - Vol 1 - re-released as Funtime Family Puzzles
Random House Parent & Child Puzzles - Vol. 2 - re-released as Funtime Family Puzzles
Random House Parent & Child Quizzes
Richie Rich Activity Book (Marvel)
Riddle Ripoffs (Random House)
Riddled With Puzzles (Scholastic)
Stopwatch Puzzles (Sterling)
Sum Fun (Scholastic)
The Braingames Activity Book (Weekly Reader)
The Incredible Science Puzzle Challenge aka Science Puzzles for Young Einsteins (Sterling)
Think Fast! (Nickelodeon)
Tough Trivia For Kids (Sterling)
What Does Santa Have For Breakfast? (Scholastic)
Wheel You Be Mine? (Scholastic)
Word Search Puzzles for Young Einsteins (Sterling)
