Picture Prompt Book Bingo Challenge 2026

This is my third year doing this one. 

If you’re new to the Picture Prompt Bingo – it’s a loosey goosey reading challenge in which you match up the books that you’ve read with the pictures on the bingo card. The key thing being that you can be as creative in your interpretation of the picture as you like.

For example, for the plant being potted up in the bottom left corner, you might choose a book in which one of the characters is a gardener, or a story with a focus on biology or ecology; you may read something that has the word ‘plant’ or ‘flower’ in the title; or perhaps you’ll read a book about a character or group of people who are uprooted or resettled. As long as you’re happy with the connection you make between the book and the image, it’s all good.

1. A teacup and saucer:  
2. A set of weighing scales:  
3. A moth:
4. A hand holding some fanned out playing cards:
5. A hot air balloon:
6. An acorn:
7. A human eye:
8. A cooking pot hanging over a campfire:
9. A griffin:
10. A large, old key:
11. A hand holding a threaded needle:
12. An octopus:
13. A plant being repotted:
14. A skull and crossbones:
15. A decorative water fountain:
16. A pinch-clip purse: