Ages 6 – 8

E ADLER
Adler, David. Bones and the Dog Gone Mystery: While looking for his lost magnifying glass in the park,
young Detective Jeffrey Bones and his grandfather discover that Curly, the detective dog, is also missing.
(Check out other Bones’ Mysteries.)
J ADLER
Adler, David. Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery: Cam uses her photographic memory to catch a
thief disguised as a ghost (Cam Jansen series)
P CHRISTE
Christelow, Eileen. Where's the Big Bad Wolf?: Detective Doggedly, a pair of cows, and a sheep who
looks very familiar are all nearby each time three pigs get in trouble, but the big bad wolf is conspicuously
absent.
E CUSHMAN
Cushman, Doug. Anteater Loves a Mystery: Aunt Eater loves mystery stories so much that she sees
mysterious adventures wherever she looks.
E CUSHMAN
Cushman, Doug. Dirk Bones and the Mystery of the Haunted House: “Daily Tombs" newspaper
reporter Dirk Bones, who also happens to be a skeleton, investigates when a family of ghosts fears that
they are being haunted.
E CUSHMAN
Cushman, Doug. Inspector Hopper: Inspector Hopper and his perpetually hungry assistant McBugg
solve three mysteries for their insect friends.
P FALCONER
Falconer, Ian. Olivia – and the Missing Toy: When her best toy mysteriously disappears, Olivia the
feisty pig is determined to find out who is responsible.
E GEISERT
Geisert, Arthur. Mystery: During a visit to the art museum, a little piglet and her grandfather investigate
the disappearance of several paintings. Clues in the illustrations give readers a chance to solve the
mystery along with the heroine.
J GELSEY
Gelsey, James. Scooby-Doo and the Gruesome Goblin: The dog detective and his friends look for a
treasure map on board an old clipper ship. But there is a ghost after that map, too! (part of Scooby-Doo
Mystery series)
J KING
King, Daren. Mouse Noses on Toast: Paul Mouse gathers a group of mouse activists to uncover the
mystery behind the delicacy known as "Mouse noses on toast" which is served in a fancy human
restaurant.
J BROWN KRENSKY
Krensky, Stephen. Binky Rules: When Binky is accused of vandalizing school property, Buster and Fern
test their detective skills to find the real culprit.

GN LAMBATT
Labatt, Mary. Dracula Madness: No ordinary girl, Jennie can read the thoughts of Sam, an extraordinary
sheepdog with a nose for sniffing out a mystery.
J LEWIS
Lewis, Beverly. The Stinky Sneakers Mystery: Jason is sure his science project will win first prize, until
he finds out what the other Cul-de-sac Kids are planning. (The Shoebox Kids series)
J NAPOLI
Napoli, Donna. Sly the Sleuth and the Pet Mysteries: There's only one person who can solve the
mysteries of the neighborhood: Sly the Sleuth, grade-schooler by day and private detective by afternoon,
who uses sharp wit and reasoning skills to get to the bottom of these odd goings-on. (check other Sly
Sleuth mysteries)
J PRELLER
Preller, James. The Case of the Spoiled Rotten Spy: Jigsaw gets the opportunity to be an extra on the
coolest show on TV, Spy Guy. (Jigsaw Jones Mystery series)
J ROY
Roy, Ron. The Absent Author: In this first book of the A to Z Mystery series, Dink Duncan and his two
friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. (You may also like
Capital One Mysteries by this author)
E RYAN
Ryan, Meg. Scratch and Sniff: When the local furniture store is robbed, Scratch and Sniff, the local
doggy "Secret Service," help their master, Police Officer Penny Penrose, solve the crime.
E RYLANT
Rylant, Cynthia. The High Rise Private Eyes – Case of the Climbing Cat: The High Rise Private Eyes,
animal detectives, try to find the cat who stole their neighbor's binoculars. (High Rise Private Eyes series)
E SHARMAT
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt: Nate and his dog Sludge try to
solve a case on Halloween night and find themselves locked in a haunted house. (Nate the Great series)
E SKOFIEL
Skofield, James. Detective Dinosaur: Detective Dinosaur and Officer Pterodactyl are challenged to solve
three cases when a hat is missing, a shoe squeaks, and a loud clanging comes from a dark alley at night.
J STILTON
Stilton, Geronimo. I’m Too Fond of My Fur: Geronimo follows clues in a diary all the way to Mouse
Everest in search of his old friend Professor von Volt, who has mysteriously disappeared. (Geronimo
Stilton series)

J WARNER
Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Comic Book Mystery: When the Alden children find a rare comic book
with a strange note inside, "signed" by the comic's creator, they discover that someone is selling fake
copies of a comic book about their favorite superhero, Captain Fantastic. The kids will need their
superpowers of investigation to find the comic book culprit. (Boxcar Children series)