https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/Free birthday quizzes, gift guides and party ideas.enhttps://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/what-large-print-really-means/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/what-large-print-really-means/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Nobody polices the phrase “large print”. Here is what the sight-loss charity RNIB means by it, and the measured point size of every book we publish — including the one that doesn't qualify.https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/trivia-or-word-search-which-to-choose/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/trivia-or-word-search-which-to-choose/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000One is for a room full of people on the day. The other is for the two weeks afterwards. The difference matters more than the birthday number.https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/nine-facts-from-the-1940s-to-the-1970s/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/nine-facts-from-the-1940s-to-the-1970s/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Nine answers from the fact-checking ledger behind the 80th book — each one confirmed against two published sources, with both sources named.https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/how-we-check-every-trivia-question/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/how-we-check-every-trivia-question/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000A wrong answer in a trivia book spoils the game and embarrasses the host. Here is the checking process behind every question, what the second pass caught, and the record we keep.https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/childrens-books-what-ages-4-to-8-means/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/childrens-books-what-ages-4-to-8-means/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000A four-year-old is read to; an eight-year-old reads alone. Here is how the same book serves both, and when it won't.https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/british-canadian-or-american-reader/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/british-canadian-or-american-reader/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000A quiz about someone's youth only works if it is about the right country's youth. Here are the actual counts, book by book.https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/how-to-host-a-birthday-trivia-game/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/how-to-host-a-birthday-trivia-game/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000One reader, a few teams and about half an hour: a simple plan for a trivia game at a milestone birthday party.https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/gift-ideas-for-a-parent-who-doesnt-want-anything/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/gift-ideas-for-a-parent-who-doesnt-want-anything/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000When a parent or grandparent says they don't want anything for their 80th or 90th, these are the gifts that tend to land.https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/free-90th-birthday-trivia-quiz/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/free-90th-birthday-trivia-quiz/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Ten questions from the 90th Birthday Trivia Book for a family visit or party, with answers, fun facts and sources.https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/free-80th-birthday-trivia-quiz/https://ellisgraybooks.com/blog/free-80th-birthday-trivia-quiz/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Ten party-ready questions from the 80th Birthday Trivia Book, with answers, fun facts and the sources we checked them against.