Independent publisher

Books for quiet afternoons and the stories worth keeping.

Large print puzzles that are easy on the eyes, mazes that grow with young explorers, and guided journals that turn a parent's memories into a family keepsake.

Paperbacks available on Amazon.

  • Easy on the eyesBig, bold print and calm, uncluttered pages.
  • Screen-free by designJust paper, a pencil and a little quiet time.
  • Answers in the backEvery puzzle and maze book has full solutions.
  • Made to be givenFor birthdays, holidays, Mother's Day and Father's Day.
The catalog

Our books

Twelve paperbacks in four collections. Choose who you're shopping for, or browse them all.

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Now on Amazon Cover of Remember When: Large Print Word Search for Seniors
Large print word search

Remember When 100 Nostalgic Puzzles from the '50s, '60s & '70s

Soda fountains, sock hops, drive-in movies and the space race. Every puzzle is built around a warm, familiar theme to spark memories and conversation.

  • Extra-large letters in a clean 15 × 15 grid
  • One puzzle per page: 50 warm-ups, then 50 challenges
  • Complete solutions at the back

Paperback · 134 pages · 8.5 × 11 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Porch Light Christmas Word Search: Large Print Holiday Puzzles for Seniors
Large print Christmas word search

Porch Light Christmas Word Search 100 Nostalgic Christmas & Winter Word Searches

Bubble lights on the tree, cookies cooling on the counter and carolers on the front porch. Every puzzle is built around a warm Christmas or winter memory.

  • Extra-large letters in a clean 15 × 15 grid
  • One puzzle per page: 50 warm-ups, then 50 challenges
  • 12 keepsake memory pages and full solutions

Paperback · 140 pages · 8.5 × 11 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Porch Light Sudoku: 200 Large Print Puzzles
Large print sudoku

Porch Light Sudoku 200 Large Print Puzzles for Seniors & Adults, Easy to Hard

Big, bold numbers and just two puzzles per page. Each puzzle has exactly one solution and can be solved by logic alone, so you never need to guess.

  • 80 easy, 70 medium and 50 hard puzzles
  • A friendly how-to page and warm-up puzzle
  • Solutions with the starting numbers in bold

Paperback · 144 pages · 8.5 × 11 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Remember When, Volume 2: Large Print Word Search for Seniors
Large print word search

Remember When, Volume 2 100 More Nostalgic Puzzles from the '60s, '70s & '80s

Roller rinks and disco fever, mixtapes and Saturday morning cartoons. 100 all-new themes, with no repeats from Volume 1.

  • Extra-large letters in a clean 15 × 15 grid
  • One puzzle per page: 50 warm-ups, then 50 challenges
  • Complete solutions at the back

Paperback · 134 pages · 8.5 × 11 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Mom's Kitchen Table Stories: A Guided Memory Journal
Guided memory journal

Mom's Kitchen Table Stories Share Your Life, Family Recipes & Wisdom with Your Children

Her life in her own words, plus a whole chapter about raising you: the day you were born, your first words and her favorite memories of you growing up.

  • 150+ prompts across 14 chapters
  • A "Raising Me" chapter and 8 recipe pages
  • A letter to her children and photo pages

Paperback · 114 pages · 8 × 10 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Dad's Front Porch Stories: A Guided Memory Journal
Guided memory journal

Dad's Front Porch Stories Share Your Life, Lessons & Wisdom with Your Children

His stories, his lessons and his proudest moments as your dad, with space for the skills he wants to hand down.

  • 150+ prompts across 14 chapters
  • A "Raising Me" chapter and 6 "How To" pages
  • A letter to his children and photo pages

Paperback · 114 pages · 8 × 10 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Grandma's Kitchen Table Stories: A Guided Memory Journal
Guided memory journal

Grandma's Kitchen Table Stories Share Your Life, Family Recipes & Wisdom with the Grandchildren

Where she grew up, how she fell in love, the recipes she's famous for and the wisdom a lifetime has taught her. Give it to Grandma, then get it back as an heirloom.

  • 150+ prompts across 14 chapters
  • 8 recipe pages, each with the story behind the dish
  • Family tree, a letter to her grandchild and photo pages

Paperback · 114 pages · 8 × 10 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Grandpa's Front Porch Stories: A Guided Memory Journal
Guided memory journal

Grandpa's Front Porch Stories Share Your Life, Lessons & Wisdom with the Grandchildren

The house he grew up in, his first car and first job, how he met the love of his life, and the hard-won wisdom he wants to pass down.

  • 150+ prompts across 14 chapters
  • Grandpa's Workbench: 6 "How To" pages and 2 recipes
  • Family tree, a letter to his grandchild and photo pages

Paperback · 114 pages · 8 × 10 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Maze Quest: 100 Awesome Mazes for Kids Ages 6-10
Kids' activity book · Ages 6–10

Maze Quest 100 Awesome Mazes for Kids Ages 6–10

Mazes that start easy and get trickier page by page, each with a mission, like helping the puppy find its bone or getting the astronaut back to the ship.

  • 4 levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert
  • Shape mazes, round mazes and a progress tracker
  • Solutions and a Maze Master certificate

Paperback · 128 pages · 8.5 × 11 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Kite Trail Christmas: Holiday Mazes, Counting and Dot-to-Dot for Kids Ages 4-8
Kids' Christmas activity book · Ages 4–8

Kite Trail Christmas 84 Holiday Mazes, Counting & Dot-to-Dot Activities

Snow days and the slow countdown to Christmas go faster with screen-free holiday fun that grows with your child, from little helpers to big helpers.

  • 36 holiday mazes, shaped like trees, bells and stockings
  • Counting scenes, connect-the-dots and tangled lights puzzles
  • Pictures to color, a star chart and all the answers

Paperback · 106 pages · 8.5 × 11 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Kite Trail Mazes Jr.: 80 Big and Easy Mazes for Kids Ages 4-6
Kids' activity book

Kite Trail Mazes Jr. 80 Big & Easy Mazes for Kids Ages 4–6

A first maze book for little explorers, with extra-wide paths for crayons, a friendly character on every maze and pictures to color in.

  • 80 mazes in 4 gentle levels
  • Builds pencil control, focus and patience
  • Solutions and a Maze Explorer certificate

Paperback · 102 pages · 8.5 × 11 in

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Now on Amazon Cover of Caregiver Daily Log Book: A 90-Day Care Journal
Care organizer

Caregiver Daily Log Book A 90-Day Journal for Medications, Vitals, Meals, Mood & Appointments

Everything in one place, so every family member, aide and nurse knows what happened today and what needs to happen next.

  • 90 daily log pages and 13 weekly reviews
  • Medication list, care team contacts and medical history
  • Blood pressure, blood sugar and appointment logs

An organizing tool, not medical advice.

Paperback · 130 pages · 8.5 × 11 in

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Wall art & gifts on Etsy

Prints you can hang tonight

Celestial scripture art and a Nutcracker Christmas collection, sold as instant downloads in our Etsy shop. Every design comes in two colorways and five print ratios, from 4 × 6 in all the way up to 24 × 36 in and A1. Our Christmas and dog-lover designs also come on sweatshirts, tees, mugs, ornaments, totes and stickers, made to order and shipped to your door.

Visit our Etsy shop

Prints are instant digital downloads: print at home, at a local photo center or with an online print lab. Gifts are made to order and shipped to your door.

About us

About Kitefern Press

A kite for play. A fern for the quiet kind of growth. Kitefern Press makes books for both.

Kitefern Press is a small, independent publisher of practical, good-looking paperbacks for the people in your life: a parent who starts each day with a puzzle, a grandparent with stories to tell, a kid on a long car ride, and a family sharing the work of care.

We keep things simple. Every book is designed to be clear, calm and useful from the first page to the last.

  • i.

    Clear before clever. Big type, generous spacing and layouts that are easy on the eyes.

  • ii.

    Nothing left hanging. Every puzzle and maze book comes with a full answer key.

  • iii.

    Printed on demand. Each copy is printed when it's ordered, so there are no warehouses of unsold books.

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