Picture Book Puzzler: How well do you know your characters?

July 18th, 2011 by Eliza Eliza

For today’s Picture Book Puzzler, I’m actually going to be drawing from well known books for middle grade readers. I’ll name the character, you tell me the book they come from. Easy? Let’s find out! Put your guesses in the comments below and I’ll be back on Friday with the answers.

1. India Opal Buloni

2. Prince Humperdinck

3. Fern Arable

5. Sarah Wheaton

6. Jess Aarons

9. Wanda Petronski

10. Winnie Foster

11. Count Olaf

12. Serafina Pekkala

13. Charlie Bucket

14. Stanley Yelnats

15. Kate Weatherall

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4 Responses to “Picture Book Puzzler: How well do you know your characters?”

  1. Noble Gnarble says:
    July 19, 2011 at 11:37 am

    2. The Princess Bride
    11. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
    13. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (and The Great Glass Elevator)

    That’s all I can get!

  2. Ilene Gavenman says:
    July 22, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    1. Because of Winn Dixie
    3. Charlotte’s Web
    5. Sarah,Plain and Tall
    9. The Hundred Dresses
    12.The Golden Compass
    14.Holes
    15.Mysterious Benedict Society

    #4 is a true mystery!

  3. Ilene Gavenman says:
    July 22, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    #7 and #8 are true mysteries too!

  4. Eliza says:
    July 23, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    Looks good! Here are the answers:
    1. Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
    2. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
    3. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
    Oh no! Where did 4 go? :)
    5. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
    6. Bridge to Teribithia by Katherine Paterson
    7 and 8 went missing too! That’s what I get for blogging late at night!
    9. The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
    10. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbbitt
    11. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
    12. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
    13. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (or Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) by Roald Dahl
    14. Holes by Louis Sachar
    15. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

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