Q: Why did the peanuts whisper sweet nothings?
A: Because they were complimentary!
The heat has loosened its hold, for the most part, and the days are still long. There may be no better time for a walk in the park! But just in case you’re not convinced, Wilmette Public Library and Mallinckrodt Park have put together an enticement in the form of the 2025 Riddle Walk! Test your wits against the Wilmette Public Library Riddle Masters and get your steps in at the same time.
And if the walk whets your appetite for a few good joke books, try these!
Youth
Wise Crackers: Riddles and Jokes About Numbers, Names, Letters, and Silly Words by Michael Dahl
Welcome to the Mysteryverse by Clive Gifford
Guess Again! Riddle Poems by Lillian Morrison
Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World by George Shannon
Adult
Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine: Reader's Digest's Funniest Jokes, Quotes, and Cartoons
The World’s Greatest Collection of Clean Jokes by Bob Phillips