The Riddle in the Tale

The Riddle in the Tale brings together magical folk tales built around riddles and shorter challenges designed to be solved along the way. Its stories include a farmer who must answer the fairies’ riddles to save his daughter, and an old hen-wife who helps two brothers unravel the mystery of their father’s will.

The book’s puzzles are part of its visual design, with clues and answers concealed in Steven Gregg’s detailed illustrations. Taffy Thomas presents riddling as both a storytelling device and a test of wit, linking traditional narrative situations with playful opportunities for readers to work out the answers themselves.