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  • Published: 3 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241722091
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256

Kay's Gruesome Games



A second hilarious - and horrifying - activity book from Adam Kay, perfect for Halloween gifting!

From record-breaking bestseller Adam Kay comes the funniest activity book in history: Kay's Gruesome Games, a huge collection of brain-stretching activities based on the often-horrifying - but always fascinating - history of medicine.

With more than 500 puzzles to solve, codes to break, revolting recipes to make, 'True or Poo' questions to answer, unnerving experiments to conduct, and so much more, it's the perfect way to occupy young people with curious minds ... and strong stomachs. They'll learn things like:
- how to make edible brains
- who invented the word \"eyeball\" (Shakespeare!)
- and how to distinguish a blood-letting scarificator from an artificial leech. (Hopefully not by trying them out?)

No question about it, it's all pretty horrific. And hilarious fun!
So let the games begin...

  • Published: 3 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241722091
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256

About the author

Adam Kay

Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on – he’s written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation: a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay’s children’s books have been translated into 32 languages and sold over 1 million copies, making him one of the UK’s bestselling children’s authors. Kay’s Anatomy became the fastest-selling children’s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book, Amy Gets Eaten, was published in 2023, and his first children’s novel, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor, was published in September 2024.

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