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The Riddle-O-Pedia Story
The first Riddle-O-Pedia book, containing 2022
riddles cross-referenced under 1165 subject-headings, was compiled, presented
and self-published by Cheryl Threadgold in 1990. Her children aged 8 and 12 at
the time did the illustrations and fellow school parent and professional artist
Judy Kerdel, designed the cover.
Cheryl compiled the first collection of riddles on a
portable manual typewriter during the late 1980’s because of being unable to
source a similar categorised book of riddles to assist her children with
thematic riddles for Melbourne’s Herald Sun Corinella’s Page.
When working to categorise the riddles under subject
headings, it became apparent that the various riddle formulas of thought
required the riddles to be cross-referenced under more than one heading and thus
the Riddle-O-Pedia encyclopaedic format evolved.
After observing her children and their friends enjoying
‘the riddle book’ manuscript, Cheryl decided to enter the exciting but
financially risky, world of self-publishing.
The Riddle-O-Pedia has
since enjoyed 7 print-runs, totalling 30,000 copies.
After requests for another Riddle-O-Pedia book and
readers sending riddle contributions, Cheryl self-published
The Riddle-O-Pedia
Volume 2 in 1993.
Six My Little Riddle-O-Pedia books were published
at the request of Scholastic Australia for sales in their various school
book clubs. The most recent book, Monsters and Mighty & Mythological
Creatures has now sold out. The remaining five My Little Riddle-O-Pedia
books are available individually or in a My Little Riddle-O-Pedia 5 Pack.
Positive feedback received from readers is that riddles
encourage reading, thinking, listening, an awareness of the English language and
communication between all ages.
The Riddle-O-Pedia
books are proudly published and printed in Australia.
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