Books for Kids - Mysteries

Updated April 18, 2023
Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium Scotch Plains Public Library
This is your list in printable form. Simply print this page using your browser's print command.

Books for Kids - Mysteries

Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
Finally, something mysterious
Cornett, Doug
Paper Book
The best mysteries can only be solved with your best friends. The perfect summer read for fans of Stuart Gibbs. Paul Marconi has always thought that Bellwood was a strange town, but also a boring one. Not much for an eleven-year-old to do. Fires are burning nearby, Paul's parents...
Ants in our P. A. N. T. S.
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, Agents of S.U.I.T., continues the fun." ―The New York Times With more than three million copies in...
Ghosts, goblins, and ninjas
Gumpaw, Felix
Paper Book
In this fourth installment of the Pup Detectives graphic novel series, it's up to the pup detectives to sniff out a stolen scroll and stop a curse in its tracks! When the sacred scroll of Bark-Jitsu is stolen during a martial arts expo at Pawston Elementary, it's especially...
The school for whatnots
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Paper Book
From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adventure perfect for fans of Cog and Bad Magic. No matter what anyone tells you, I'm real. That's what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard. He knows that his best...
Who pushed Humpty Dumpty? : and other notorious nursery tale mysteries
Levinthal, David
Paper Book
Break-in at the Three Bears family home? It could only be one dame. Wicked witch gone missing from her candied cottage? Hansel and Gretel claim it was self-defense. Did Humpty Dumpty really just fall off that wall, or was he pushed? Here are five fairy-tale stories with a twist, all told from the...
Real Pigeons splash back
McDonald, Andrew
Paper Book
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's--wait, it really IS a bird! Take another look, because what looks like an ordinary pigeon might just be a hero saving your butt! Don't miss this hilarious illustrated series perfect for fans of DOG MAN. The REAL PIGEONS are ready for...
Shark Detective!
Olien, Jessica
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Love Monster and Dragons Love Tacos, this sweet and funny story about an unexpected friendship will delight creatures of all ages. During the day, Shark lived a lonely life in the big city . . . but at night, he dreamed of being a detective. When a kitty goes missing,...
Mister Kitty is lost!
Pizzoli, Greg
Paper Book
A fun and interactive preschool adventure (with cutout surprises on almost every page!) that explores counting and colors, from the award-winning creator of The Watermelon Seed and Good Night Owl. Mister Kitty is missing somewhere inside this...
HEY! : a colorful mystery
Read, Kate
Paper Book
A wild rumor grows out of control and spooks a cast of ocean creatures in this color-learning picture book from Kate Read, the award-winning author-illustrator of One Fox: A Counting Book Mystery. All is quiet in the deep blue sea, until a tiny pink fish is mistaken for...
Agent Lion and the case of the missing party
Soman, David
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl creators David Soman and Jacky Davis comes the second hilarious Agent Lion picture book! "Accessible text and detailed art combine to create a silly, merry frolic. Pure entertainment." --Kirkus "Agent Lion may be clueless...
Who is the Mystery Reader?
Willems, Mo
Paper Book
From Mo Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant & Piggie books, comes this breakout beginning-reader series. An ensemble cast of Squirrels, Acorns, and pop-in guests host a page-turning extravaganza. Each book features a funny, furry adventure AND bonus jokes...
Find this list online: https://librarian.syndetics.com/syndeticsunbound/lp/776.1139/list/1177

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.