Nonogram Puzzle Books for Adults, in Large Print
Nonograms, also sold as griddlers, hanjie or picross, are logic puzzles that draw a picture. Each row and column has a list of numbers telling you how many squares in a row to shade, in order. Work out which squares must be filled and which must stay blank, and an image appears: a coffee mug, a sailboat, a cottage.
They are a good fit for people who like sudoku but want a reward at the end, and for anyone who prefers reasoning to word knowledge. No spelling, no trivia, no arithmetic beyond counting.
Our nonogram books are large print on full-size 8.5 x 11 pages, so the grids and clue numbers stay readable even in the bigger puzzles. In our ten-volume Large Print Nonograms series, each volume has one theme (animals, birds, ocean life and more) and moves from quick warm-ups to larger challenge grids. You never need to guess, and each book opens with a how-to page and closes with the full solutions. Crime Scene Nonograms adds a murder mystery on top: each finished picture is a piece of evidence. New to the format? Our beginner's guide to solving nonograms covers the three techniques that do most of the work.
Read the guide: How to Solve Nonograms: A Beginner's Guide
Try four large print nonograms free
Print them at home before you buy a book: two 10 x 10 warm-ups and two 15 x 15 medium puzzles, a how-to page that walks through a small puzzle step by step, and the solutions. Six pages, US Letter, with big bold clue numbers, and no guessing needed.
Left: a corner of puzzle 3 at print size. Right: the how-to page’s worked example, solved.
Want a whole book next? Crime Scene Nonograms is 60 nonograms on full-size 8.5 x 11 pages with a murder mystery on top: each finished picture is a clue. In paperback on Amazon or at Barnes & Noble. (Amazon link is a paid link.)
Available now
- Crime Scene Nonograms: paperback, 60 nonograms on 8.5 x 11 pages, with a murder mystery to solve from the finished pictures.
- Large Print Nonograms Vol. 1: Animals: printable PDF, $4.49 on Etsy, 152 puzzles with answers.
- Christmas Mystery Shading Puzzles: not a nonogram but a gentler cousin: 32 festive hidden-picture scenes you reveal with simple pencil marks.
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Volumes 2 to 10 are in the printable bundle below today; their paperbacks are coming: Farm, Ocean Life, Birds, Dogs & Cats, Garden & Bugs, Food & Treats, Things That Go, Around the House, Sports & Hobbies.
Printables on Etsy
Questions & answers
What is a nonogram puzzle?
A nonogram is a picture logic puzzle, also sold as griddlers, hanjie or picross. The numbers beside each row and column give the runs of shaded squares in order. Shade the squares the clues force, and a hidden picture appears.
Are nonograms hard for beginners?
Not with the right start. Each of our volumes opens with a how-to page and moves from quick warm-ups to larger challenge grids, and our free beginner's guide covers the three techniques that solve most of a puzzle.
Will I ever have to guess?
No. Every puzzle is computer-checked to have exactly one solution that you can reach by logic alone, and the full solutions are at the back of each book.
Are there printable nonograms?
Yes. Four free ones to start: our free sampler on this page has two warm-ups, two medium puzzles, a how-to page and the solutions. Volume 1 (Animals) is also an instant printable PDF, and the printable bundle has all ten volumes as PDFs, including the ones not yet in paperback: 1,520 puzzles with answers, sized for US Letter and printable on A4.
Are these nonogram books for adults or for kids?
They are made for adults and older solvers, with grown-up themes and grids that get bigger as you go. Older children who like logic can enjoy the warm-up grids too.
Are nonograms good puzzles for seniors?
Many older solvers love them because they need no spelling, trivia or arithmetic beyond counting. Our clue numbers are printed big enough to read without squinting.