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Books for
better breaks.
Original puzzles, coloring books, and activity books for adults whose brains have officially left the meeting.
Zero productivity claims. Excellent gift potential.
This Counts as Doing Something
See insideADULT PUZZLE BOOKS✦COLORING BOOKS✦ON-SHIFT HUMOR✦911 DISPATCH HUMOR✦GIFTS FOR DISTRACTED ADULTS
THE PENCIL BREAK SHELF
Pick your next
excellent excuse.
Every title is original, professionally designed, and made for a genuinely satisfying break.
This Counts as
A slightly unhinged puzzle book for adults avoiding everything else.Available now
Adult puzzle book
I’m NotProcrastinating.This Is aPuzzle.
A ridiculously entertaining puzzle book for adults with better things to avoid.Available now
Adult coloring book
I’m Coloring.
Please Pretend I’m Busy.
Fifty funny, feel-good pages for tired adults, busy brains, and questionable priorities.Available now
Large-print word searches for adults
My Brain Needed
a Bigger Font.
250 word searches with 24-point grid letters, 18-point word lists, and full-page solutions. Playful themes and five gradually harder levels give your brain room to roam.Available now
Dark mystery puzzle book
The Tenant
in Room 13
50 connected puzzles. One sinister mystery. Decode the evidence and uncover the secret of Bellweather House.Available now
Murder mystery puzzle book
A Killer
Among the Clues
One murder. Five suspects. 32 connected puzzles. Test the evidence, untangle the alibis, and build a case you can prove.Available now
Cozy mystery puzzle book
I Came for Coffee.
Someone Came for Murder.
25 cozy mystery cases. 100 connected puzzles. A village full of suspects and one answer per case.On Amazon
A cozy murder mystery puzzle book
I Ordered Coffee,
Not a Crime Scene
One café. Six suspects. One complete murder investigation. Follow 24 connected evidence puzzles through an illustrated 112-page casebook.Available now
Crime-solving puzzle book
Well, That’s Suspicious
Six capers. Thirty puzzles. Theft, forgery, fraud—and some very unconvincing explanations. All the mystery, without the murder.Available now
Firefighter puzzle book
More Water
Won't Solve This.
One hundred original firefighter puzzles inspired by station routines, familiar gear, and life around the firehouse.Available now
EMS adult coloring book
The Patient Is Stable.
I Am Not.
Fifty sarcastic EMS scenes for EMTs, paramedics, and anyone who has heard the tones at 3 A.M.Available now
EMT & paramedic puzzle book
EMS:Exhausted.Mobile.Starving.
One hundred original EMS puzzles for the crew whose lunch has been reheated twice and eaten never.Available now
Helicopter EMS puzzle book
Three Helmets.
One Break. Make It Count.
A funny puzzle book for EMS pilots, flight nurses, and flight paramedics.Available now
ICU nurse puzzle book
My Break IsHemodynamicallyUnstable.
One hundred original ICU nurse puzzles for the rare moment when everything stops alarming at once.Available now
Nurse puzzle book
Care Plan:
Finish My Coffee.
100 original nursing-inspired puzzles, five styles, and a little well-earned workplace humor.Coming soon
ER nurse puzzle book
A Little Less
Trauma,
a Little More Trivia
100 ER-inspired puzzles, five styles, and familiar shift humor. You handle the chaos. This break is yours.Coming soonSee inside →
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911 dispatcher coloring book
I Need Your Address.
Not Your Life Story.
Fifty funny, single-sided scenes for the calm voices behind Fire and EMS 911 response.Available now
911 dispatcher activity book
Hold Please.
Everything Is on Fire.
One hundred original Fire and EMS dispatcher puzzles for the quiet minute between channels.Available now
EMS & Fire 911 dispatcher puzzle book
Help Is on the Way.
My Break Is Not.
One hundred original puzzles for the call takers and radio dispatchers behind the headset.WHAT WE’RE MAKING NEXT
A whole shelf of
beautiful distractions.
More on-shift books
Fire, police, nursing, and more public-safety humor for every profession that has earned a break.
More coloring books
New themes, new characters, and satisfying pages for grown-ups who would rather color than answer another email.
More puzzle books
New themes, new jokes, and absolutely no performance metrics.
ABOUT PENCIL BREAK PRESS
Clever challenges.
Creative downtime.
Pencil Break Press is an independent publisher creating original puzzle, coloring, and activity books for adults.
Our titles are made for people who enjoy clever challenges, creative downtime, offbeat ideas, and a good excuse to step away from the screen. From mysteries and puzzles to humor, coloring, and niche activity books, we focus on creating experiences that are engaging, unexpected, and genuinely fun.
At Pencil Break Press, we believe a great activity book should do more than simply pass the time. It should make you think, make you laugh, spark your creativity, or just give you a better way to spend a little time offline.
Pencil Break Press ✎