CONIGLIO holds a sound English has no letters for

The Italian names of six animals are tucked into this letter grid: GIRAFFA, CONIGLIO, DELFINO, KOALA, CAMMELLO and LUPO. A row of pictures — giraffe, rabbit, dolphin, koala, camel, wolf — acts as the clue list. The search runs in straight lines only, across or down, and a word is circled once the whole of it has been traced without a break.

CONIGLIO contains GLI, a cluster English has no letters for; it lands closer to the middle of million than to anything with a hard G. Say it aloud before your child goes hunting. LUPO is four letters and the quickest find on the page, while CAMMELLO runs to eight and doubles its M in the middle. GIRAFFA and giraffe resemble each other enough to spot at a glance, and DELFINO is recognisably dolphin the moment it is said aloud.

It suits a child who has heard a few animal words and now needs to see them written down. There is no score and no clock. If a word will not come, offer the first letter rather than the answer, so the finding stays theirs. The sheet prints in colour, and the picture list on its own makes a serviceable flashcard strip afterwards. KOALA is the same word in both languages and rarely causes anyone trouble.