Picture Books
- Base, Graeme. Enigma: a Magical Mystery. 2008.
When Bertie the badger visits his grandfather at a retirement home for magicians, he learns that his grandfather's rabbit, Enigma, has disappeared along with everyone's magical things, and the reader is invited to help break a code to find the items hidden throughout the book. - Biedrzycki, David. Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective. 2005.
Aided by his friends, Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective, sets out on the trail of kidnappers who took Queenie Bee. - Christelow, Eileen. Where's the Big Bad Wolf? 2002.
Detective Doggedly, a pair of cows and a sheep that looks very familiar are all nearby each time three pigs get in trouble, but the big bad wolf is conspicuously absent. - Crimi, Carolyn. Where's My Mummy? 2008.
One deep, dark night, as all of the monsters are preparing for bed, Little Baby Mummy bravely searches for his mother until he sees a truly terrifying creature. - Eaton, Maxwell. The Mystery. 2008.
Max and his best friend Pinky the pig decide to paint the barn, but when it turns up repainted the next morning, they must find out what happened. - Hobbs, Leigh. Old Tom, Man of Mystery. 2005.
Old Tom is too sick to do his chores. So who is the masked creature whose footsteps wake Angela Throgmorton in the night? - Jeffers,Oliver. The Great Paper Caper. 2009.
When tree branches begin disappearing and paper airplanes are left in their place, the forest creatures carry out an investigation to find the culprit who has been stealing their homes. - Kelly, John. Scoop! An Exclusive By Monty Molenski. 2007.
Monty Molenski desperately needs a front-page story for his paper, the "Daily Roar." Always on the lookout for something suspicious, Monty is determined to learn what his co-workers are up to with their secret "F.P. Club" after work. - Leedy, Loreen. Missing Math: a Number Mystery. 2008.
Everyday activities come to a halt when a town loses its numbers. - Lewis, Kim. Hooray for Harry. 2006.
When Harry the stuffed elephant cannot find his fluffy old blanket at nap time, his friends try to help him remember where he left it. - McCarthy, Meghan. Steal Back the Mona Lisa. 2006.
When crooked crooks steal the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, Special Agent Jack is sent on a dangerous mission to steal it back. Includes facts about the painting. - Palatini, Margie. The Web Files. 2000.
Ducktective Web and his partner try to quack the case of the pilfered peck of perfectly picked pickled peppers. - Pinkwater, Daniel. Bad Bear Detectives. 2006.
Irving and Muktuk, polar bears at the zoo in Bayone, New Jersey, are the natural suspects when someone steals a shipment of imported muffins, but they decide to prove they are not bad bears by finding the real thief. - Ransom, Jeanie Franz. What Really Happened to Humpty? From the Files of a Hard-boiled Detective. 2009.
Detective Joe Dumpty rushes to investigate the mysterious circumstances under which his older brother, Humpty, fell from a wall on his first day as captain of the new Neighborhood Watch program. - Rash, Andy. Agent A to Agent Z. 2004.
A spy named Agent A inspects his fellow spies, all similarly named after letters of the alphabet. - Teague, Mark. Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation. 2004.
While on vacation, Mrs. LaRue receives letters from her dog Ike who has been falsely accused of harming the neighbor's cats and is trying to clear his name. - Trewin, Trudie. I Lost My Kisses. 2008.
Matilda Rose loves to kiss hello, goodbye, good morning and goodnight, but on the day her father is to return from a trip, she cannot find her kisses anywhere, despite knowing how they feel, taste and sound. - Wisniewski, David. Tough Cookie. 1999.
When his friend Chips is snatched and chewed, Tough Cookie sets out to stop Fingers. - Yee, Wong Herbert. Detective Small in the Amazing Banana Caper. 2007.
When shop owners call on Detective Small to track down a banana thief, he follows the clues to a likely suspect, then learns the real culprit is still on the loose.
Readers
- Adler, David A. Bones and the Math Test Mystery. 2008.
Detective Jeffrey Bones hates taking math tests, especially one he has forgotten to study for, so when his test paper goes missing he must make a choice-retake the test and try to do better, or find the missing paper. - Cazet, Denys. Minnie and Moo: the Case of the Missing Jelly Donut. 2005.
Cow friends Minnie and Moo search for a jelly donut thief who may have left behind a blue feather. - Cushman, Doug. Dirk Bones and the Mystery of the Haunted House. 2006.
"Daily Tombs" newspaper reporter Dirk Bones, who also happens to be a skeleton, investigates when a family of ghosts fears they are being haunted. - Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great. 1972.
Nate the Great solves the mystery of the missing picture.
Juvenile Fiction
- DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson Fights Crime. 2006.
Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.
revised Apr. 2009