Game of the Year winner at the 2009 International Toy Fair, Bananagrams is the international phenomenon that started with a simple idea: "An anagram game that is so fast it will drive you bananas!" Doing for letters what Sudoku did for numbers, it's the obsessive new puzzle craze that starts with 144 letter tiles in a banana-shaped bag and captures all the fun of crosswords and word games like Scrabble and Boggle.

Now comes Bananagrams! The Official Book, which translates the brain-twisting word fun of the game onto the page, and adds much, much more. Even if you've never dipped your hand into the Bananagrams pouch, the book stands on its own with hours of challenging play. Written by the only three-time National Scrabble Champion, Joe Edley, Bananagrams! offers sixteen clever puzzle types, including Banana Trees, where the object is to build word grids based on a theme; Banana Splits, a collection of four quick anagram puzzles to be solved in rapid-fire style; Banana Leaves, with its four-, five-, six- and seven-letter words; Banana Filling—what happens when you add a "K"?; and more. The puzzles have four levels of difficulty, from one banana to four bananas. Plus, there are glossaries; special strategies for Bananagrams: The Game; a list of "Weords"—weird words that are cool to play; two- and three-letter words to take your game to the next level; fun banana facts; and, of course, an answer key.

• Approximate Size: 5" x 6"
• Approximate Weight: 8 ounces
• Solo Play or Play with Sibling, Friend and/or Adult
• Works BEST with: NO tray necessary
• Recommended for: 8 and up

WHAT WE REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:  easiest form of Bananagrams to take along

THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:  this is for older kids or adults

COOL FACT(S) ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:  there are 4 levels of puzzles

TRAVEL TIP/OTHER TIDBIT ABOUT THIS PRODUCT: don't forget the pencil

TRAY RECOMMENDATION:  NO tray necessary

RECOMMENDED MODES OF TRAVEL: any mode of travel