Barbara Tremblay Cipak

Barbara Tremblay Cipak has been bending words into riddles, rhymes, and clever card sayings since she was eight years old—and she’s still at it decades later. Known for her sharp wit and love of brain teasers, Barbara has written nearly a thousand original riddles along with a growing collection of activity books, including word searches, scrambles, Sudoku puzzles, and motivational journals.

She lives in Ontario, Canada, where inspiration comes from family life, coffee-fueled mornings, and those random 3 a.m. ideas that just can’t wait until sunrise. One of the driving forces behind her books is simple—helping people “turn the world off with a smile.” Through a bit of mind exercise and lighthearted distraction, Barbara hopes her books give readers a positive pause from life while sparking curiosity, laughter, and maybe even a little friendly competition between friends and family.