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short mystery stories for children: The Mystery of the Missing Cake Claudia Boldt, 2019-09 When Harold is invited to a fancy dress birthday party, he and his friends must come up with some fantastic outfits. The party is going really well but when the birthday boy's cake is stolen during a game in the dark, everyone is a prime suspect in the mystery of the missing cake. Can Harold piece the clues together to solve the mystery and save the party? Find out in this fantastic new adventure starring everyone's favourite fox detective, the irrepressible Harold. A funny story which encourages honesty and sharing, this is set to become a family favourite. |
short mystery stories for children: Bounced Ted Staunton, 2017-01-31 A detective story with as many laughs as there are twists and turns, from award-winning author Ted Staunton! In the beginning, it was simple: I wanted to be a detective, and I needed something to detect . . . Thirteen-year-old Duncan lives with his unconventional bohemian aunt. She's determined to give him an expensive private education, even though Duncan isn't particularly interested in school. He wants to be a detective like the ones in the World's Best 100 Detective Stories, which he reads when he should be studying. Fortunately for Duncan (and readers!), he gets something to detect in the first chapter of this funny crime mystery. Full of twists and turns and laugh-out-loud adventure, this highly entertaining story will have readers wondering if they've solved the mystery (and most likely they haven't) until the last page turn. Ted Staunton ratchets up the fun in this fast-paced romp, loosely based on a true story from Texas in the early 2000s. |
short mystery stories for children: Mystery Short Stories for Kids: a Collection of 20 Puzzling, Mysterious Detective and Whodunnit Tales for Children Johnny Nelson, 2021-12-02 The sharp-eyed little detective - an excellent collection of short stories for early readers to spark their imagination and keep them entertained for days Is your little guy or girl adventurous and always looking to solve mysteries? Are you running out of thrilling bedtime stories and can't wait for a new addition to your collection? Would you like to kick boredom away by reading exciting stories to your kids while traveling or waiting in a queue? You're in luck - thanks to the launch of this highly entertaining children's book packed with mystery, time travel, space explorations, moral lessons, and more. Say goodbye to the soundtrack of Are we there yet? when traveling or going for long drives - the mystery in this collection will keep them engaged for hours. If you want to break the monotony of children using electronic devices 24/7, the thrill on every page of this book is sure to spark their interest. Nothing beats quality bonding time than sharing a book that both the parent and child enjoy reading. Besides, anytime is a perfect time for a great story! In Mystery Short Stories for Kids: A Collection of 20 Puzzling, Mysterious Detective, and Whodunnit Tales for Children, you'll discover: 20 high-quality stories that will spike curiosity and reading confidence for children aged 14 and below Exciting narrations for kids - both the reluctant readers and those who are delighted to get to the next story A compilation of great short stories to reduce your child's dependency on devices and spark their imagination A collection of tales filled with moral lessons to teach your little one life-long lessons Fun-filled pages to help you bond with your little one and improve their social and communication skills An easy way to entertain your child during family trips, when you are at the dentist, or waiting in a queue Well-curated storylines to promote your child's concentration, focus, emotions, and brain development A trip into the mystery world for kids who love solving puzzles and unmasking hidden gems in the universe of words And much more... Who doesn't like a good mystery? From the 'Heart of a Giant' to 'The Antique' and 'Magic Inventors,' the 20 thrilling stories in this collection will leave a lasting impression on your child. If you want to stimulate your child's imagination and enjoy quality bonding time, then scroll up and click the Add to Cart button right now. |
short mystery stories for children: Deductive Detective, The Brian Rock, 2013-02-10 Someone stole a cake from the cake contest—who could it be? Twelve animal bakers are potential suspects but Detective Duck uses his deductive reasoning skills to “quack” the case. After all, the thief left hairs behind so the thief wasn’t a bird. Follow along as he subtracts each suspect one at a time to reveal just who the culprit was. This clever story will have children of all ages giggling at the puns and the play on words. |
short mystery stories for children: First Class Murder Robin Stevens, 2017-04-04 A murdered heiress, a missing necklace, and a train full of shifty, unusual, and suspicious characters leaves Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in this third novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series. Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are taking a vacation across Europe on world-famous passenger train, the Orient Express—and it’s clear that each of their fellow first-class travelers has something to hide. Even more intriguing: There’s rumor of a spy in their midst. Then, during dinner, a bloodcurdling scream comes from inside one of the cabins. When the door is broken down, a passenger is found murdered—her stunning ruby necklace gone. But the killer has vanished, as if into thin air. The Wells & Wong Detective Society is ready to crack the case—but this time, they’ve got competition. |
short mystery stories for children: What Really Happened to Humpty? Jeanie Franz Ransom, 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. |
short mystery stories for children: Great Writers and Kids Write Mystery Stories Tony Geiss, 1996 A collection of thirteen original tales by authors of adult fiction in collaboration with their children or grandchildren. |
short mystery stories for children: Spy Camp Stuart Gibbs, 2014-04-08 As 13-year-old Ben, a student at the CIA's academy for future intelligence agents, prepares to go to spy summer camp, he receives a death threat from the evil organization SPYDER, in this companion novel to Spy School. |
short mystery stories for children: Evil Spy School Stuart Gibbs, 2015-04-21 In the third book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben gets kicked out of the CIA’s spy school and enrolls with the enemy. During a spy school game of Capture the Flag, twelve-year-old Ben Ripley accidentally shoots a live mortar into the principal’s office—and immediately gets himself expelled. Not long after going back to the boring real world, Ben gets an offer to join evil crime organization SPYDER. And he accepts. Ben can tell he’s a key part of their sinister plan, but he’s not quite sure what the plan is. Can Ben figure out what SPYDER is up to—and get word to the good guys without getting caught—before it’s too late? |
short mystery stories for children: The Grape Jelly Mystery Olive Blake, 1997 A mother's message to her children becomes a puzzle that causes lots of unusual activity in the household. |
short mystery stories for children: Solve Your Own Mystery: the Monster Maker Gareth P. Jones, 2021-08-05 One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities! Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed, YOUare the detective in charge of the case. Dr Franklefink's precious Monster Maker has gone missing and there are lots of suspects! Along with your yeti partner, it's up to YOUto find the culprit. Should you trail Bramwell Stoker, the terrifying vampire, or Grundle and Grinola, the mischievous goblin twins? Should you follow up a lead about the cunning witches? Or will investigating the doctor's monstrous son Monty lead you to the thief? YOUdecide! With hundreds of paths to choose from and no dead ends, you'll solve the mystery every time! A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure. |
short mystery stories for children: Nancy Drew 01: the Secret of the Old Clock Carolyn Keene, 1930-05-01 Read the original Nancy Drew mystery! The Secret of the Old Clock is the mystery that began it all for America's favorite teenaged slueth. The accidental rescue of a little girl who lives with her two great-aunts leads to an adventurous search for a missing will. |
short mystery stories for children: The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 Scott Turow, 2006 A must for all crime aficionados, The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 spotlights the very best the genre has to offer. Notable for their dark tone, frequent plot twists, and, above all, their outright entertainment value, here are twenty of 2006's stand-out short stories by bestselling authors and newcomers alike. The veterans show us they still have new tricks up their sleeves, while the (as yet) unknowns clearly mark themselves as talents to watch.Sellected by bestselling author Scott Turrow, 2006's collection includes stories by: James Lee Burke, Jeffery Deaver, Andrew Klavan, Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosely, and Joyce Carol Oates. |
short mystery stories for children: Spy Ski School Stuart Gibbs, 2017-10-10 Ben Ripley enrolls in ski school, where the slopes, and the stakes, get really steep in this bestselling follow-up to the Edgar Award-nominated Spy School, Spy Camp, and Evil Spy School. Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is not exactly the best student spy school has ever seen--he keeps flunking Advanced Self Preservation. But outside of class, Ben is pretty great at staying alive. His enemies have kidnapped him, shot at him, locked him in a room with a ticking time bomb, and even tried to blow him up with missiles. And he's survived every time. After all that unexpected success, the CIA has decided to activate Ben for real. The Mission: Become friends with Jessica Shang, the daughter of a suspected Chinese crime boss, and find out all of her father's secrets. Jessica wants to go to ski school in the Rocky Mountains, so a select few spy school students are going skiing too--under cover, of course. Ben might not be able to handle a weapon (or a pair of skis), but he can make friends easy peasy. That is, until his best friend from home drops in on the trip and jeopardizes the entire mission... |
short mystery stories for children: Detective and Mystery Stories for Curious Kids Hannah Shyun, 2023-04-16 Unleash your child's inner detective with Detective & Mystery Stories for Curious Kids!Are you looking for an exciting, engaging, and educational book to help your child develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills? Then look no further!This book is packed with thrilling detective and mystery stories that will captivate young readers and keep them on the edge of their seats. Each story is carefully crafted to be easy to read and follow, yet also challenging enough to encourage critical thinking and problem-solving. Each story requires kids to use their analytical skills to piece together clues and make deductions. This makes Detective & Mystery Stories for Curious Kids the perfect choice for parents and educators who want to help their children develop their cognitive abilities in a fun and engaging way. This book sparks the imagination and transports young readers to a world of mystery and intrigue. The short story format is perfect for keeping their attention and motivating them to keep reading. Plus, with the added challenge of solving the three mystery stories themselves, kids will be hooked from the first page. What You Can Expect from this Book: Easy to read and engaging: The stories are written in an easy-to-read style that is perfect for kids. The suspenseful plots and thrilling adventures will keep your kids engaged and wanting more. Plus, with the added challenge of solving the three mystery stories themselves, your child will be hooked from the first page. Boosts pattern recognition and information retention: Each story requires kids to pay attention to detail and recognize patterns and information to solve the mystery. This helps improve their pattern recognition and information retention skills. Encourages critical thinking: This book encourages kids to use critical thinking skills to analyze and understand the story. By doing so, they will develop important skills like problem-solving, deductive reasoning, and analytical thinking. Beautiful illustrations: The book is filled with beautiful illustrations that will captivate your child's imagination and bring the stories to life. It encourages them to use their imagination and think outside the box. The book will support kids in: Problem-solving skills: Each story in the book presents a mystery that requires the reader to think critically and use their problem-solving skills to figure out the solution. By reading and engaging with these stories, kids can improve their ability to analyze information, recognize patterns, and draw logical conclusions. Critical thinking: The book challenges kids to analyze and understand the stories, characters, and clues presented in each mystery. By doing so, they are developing their critical thinking skills, which will be beneficial in all areas of their lives. Imagination and creativity: The engaging language, clear descriptions, and memorable characters in the book spark kids' imagination and encourage them to think outside the box. This can help develop their creativity and lead to increased confidence in their ability to generate new ideas. Reading skills: The short, fast-paced stories in the book are perfect for keeping kids' attention and motivating them to keep reading. This can help improve their reading skills and foster a love of reading that will benefit them throughout their lives. So, what are you waiting for? Grab a copy of Detective & Mystery Stories for Curious Kids today and give your child the gift of thrilling adventures and critical thinking skills! |
short mystery stories for children: Mystery Vine Cathryn Falwell, 2009-09-01 As the seasons go by, the mystery vine grows and grows and grows. Now, finally, it is autumn, and the mystery vine is no longer a mystery. Hello, pumpkins! This is the season for jack-o'-lanterns, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin seeds—ready for toasting and munching, and for saving and planting come spring. |
short mystery stories for children: A Mystery in the Forest Susanna Isern, 2020-09-15 A deer who cooks the best pies in the forest. A missing recipe book. An unsolved mystery. The delightful characters from the hugely successful book The Lonely Mailman return, in a charming tale that invites readers to think about the emotional impact of jealousy, the importance of empathy, and the ability to forgive. |
short mystery stories for children: I Don't Like Koala Sean Ferrell, 2015-04-14 What’s not to love about a cute, cuddly...creepy toy koala? This is the story of a boy and the stuffed animal he just can’t seem to shake. Adam does not like Koala. Koala is a little creepy. Adam tries explaining this to his parents. He tries putting Koala away—far away. He tries taking Koala on a long, long walk. Nothing works. Will Adam ever be rid of Koala? This darkly funny debut picture book from Sean Ferrell and Charles Santoso celebrates imagination and bravery while addressing a universal childhood dilemma: what to do about that one stuffed animal who just won’t stop staring at you. |
short mystery stories for children: Mystery Stories Helen Cresswell, Adrian Reynolds, 1996 This compilation features writers as diverse as Thomas Malory, Emily Bronte and Carl Jung. The stories are filled with extraordinary events, mysterious circumstances and eeriness. Powerful illustrations add to their atmosphere. |
short mystery stories for children: Everyone Poops Taro Gomi, 2020-09-01 The beloved, bestselling potty-training classic, now re-released for a new generation! An elephant makes a big poop. A mouse makes a tiny poop. Everyone eats, so of course: everyone poops! Taro Gomi's classic, go-to picture book for straight-talk on all things number 2 is back, as fresh and funny as ever. • Both a matter-of-fact, educational guide and a hilarious romp through poop territory • Filled with timeless OMG moments for both kids and adults • Colorful and content-rich picture book The concept of going to the bathroom is made concrete through this illustrated narrative that is both verbally and visually engaging. Everyone Poops is just right for potty-training and everyday reading with smart, curious readers. • Perfect for children ages 0 to 3 years old • Equal parts educational and entertaining, this makes a great book for parents and grandparents who are potty-training their toddler. • You'll love this book if you love books like P is for Potty! (Sesame Street) by Naomi Kleinberg, Potty by Leslie Patricelli, The Potty Train by David Hochman and Ruth Kennison. |
short mystery stories for children: Scooby-Doo 5-Minute Stories (Scooby-Doo) Random House, 2021-11-09 A collection of Scooby-Doo stories that can each be read aloud in 5 minutes! Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 who love Scooby-Doo will enjoy this hardcover 5-Minute Story Collection of tales. Featuring Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, and the rest of Mystery Inc. chasing monsters and solving mysteries, each exciting story can be read in five minutes or less, making it perfect for bedtime-or anytime! |
short mystery stories for children: Solve the Mystery A. C. Gordon, Lewis Gardner, Singer Media Corporation, Sandra Gardner, 1997-04-01 Challenging assignments invite young would-be detectives to solve cases involving burglaries, murders, jewel heists, arson, embezzlement, and other criminal activities. Solutions included for cases involving the Attic Arsonist, the Bashful Bullet, the Conked Clerk, and 38 other intriguing puzzles. |
short mystery stories for children: Two-minute Mysteries Donald J. Sobol, 1991 A collection of 158 mini-mysteries in which readers play Dr. Watson to master-detective Dr. Haledjian. |
short mystery stories for children: The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer . . . Davide Cali, 2016-07-05 What really happened over the summer break? A curious teacher wants to know. The epic explanation? What started out as a day at the beach turned into a globe-spanning treasure hunt with high-flying hijinks, exotic detours, an outrageous cast of characters, and one very mischievous bird! Is this yet another tall tale, or is the truth just waiting to be revealed? From the team behind I Didn't Do My Homework Because . . . and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School . . . comes a fantastical fast-paced, detail-rich illustrated summer adventure that's so unbelievable, it just might be true! Plus, this is the fixed-format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition. |
short mystery stories for children: Super Puzzletastic Mysteries Chris Grabenstein, 2020-06-23 Bestselling author Chris Grabenstein and the Mystery Writers of America bring together twenty peerless puzzles—from bestselling authors such as Peter Lerangis, Stuart Gibbs, Lauren Magaziner, Kate Milford, and, of course, Grabenstein himself—in an anthology of mystery short stories that invite readers to try to unravel the riddles themselves. From tales of hapless superheroes and stolen squirrel monkeys to murderous triplets and haunted basements, these thrilling, puzzling, and hilarious cases have one thing in common—YOU get a chance to be the detective before the author reveals the solution. With twenty never-before-published mystery stories, this collection will leave young detectives sleuthing for more! |
short mystery stories for children: Spy School Stuart Gibbs, 2024 Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school. |
short mystery stories for children: Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh Rohini Nilekani, Sringeri Srinivas was tearing his hair in anger in Annual Haircut Day. He came up with a great idea in Too Many Bananas. In Too Much Noise, he found peace. In this book, the crazy but lovable, long-haired farmer becomes very, very angry again. |
short mystery stories for children: The Little Prince Antoine de Saint−Exupery, 2021-08-31 The Little Prince and nbsp;(French: and nbsp;Le Petit Prince) is a and nbsp;novella and nbsp;by French aristocrat, writer, and aviator and nbsp;Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the US by and nbsp;Reynal and amp; Hitchcock and nbsp;in April 1943, and posthumously in France following the and nbsp;liberation of France and nbsp;as Saint-Exupéry's works had been banned by the and nbsp;Vichy Regime. The story follows a young prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth, and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children's book, and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;makes observations about life, adults and human nature. The Little Prince and nbsp;became Saint-Exupéry's most successful work, selling an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the and nbsp;best-selling and nbsp;and and nbsp;most translated books and nbsp;ever published. and nbsp;It has been translated into 301 languages and dialects. and nbsp;The Little Prince and nbsp;has been adapted to numerous art forms and media, including audio recordings, radio plays, live stage, film, television, ballet, and opera. |
short mystery stories for children: The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 James Patterson, Otto Penzler, 2015-10-06 Mega best-selling mystery and thriller novelist James Patterson edits a collection of the best mystery writing. |
short mystery stories for children: The Thanksgiving Mystery Gail Herman, 2006-10 The gang heads to a farm to pick vegetables for Thanksgiving dinner, but Daphne, Velma, and Fred seem to have turned into pumpkinhead monsters! |
short mystery stories for children: The Detective Dog Julia Donaldson, 2018-05-08 A rollicking rhyming picture book from bestselling author Julia Donaldson about a dog who uses her amazing sense of smell to solve mysteries. When Detective Dog Nell puts her nose to the task, there's no mystery she can't solve. Whether she's tracking the missing shoe of her human, Peter, or locating some lost honeycomb, all Nell has to do is sniff, sniff, sniff and she's hot on the trail. Besides solving mysteries, there's something else Nell loves—listening to children read. Every Monday, Peter takes her to school where children tell her stories. One day, Nell and Peter arrive to find that all the books are gone. Who could have taken them? And why? There's only one dog for the job, and Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the thief! |
short mystery stories for children: Mystery Math David A. Adler, 2012-05-14 Boo! There is a mystery behind every door of the creepy haunted house. Luckily, algebra will help you solve each problem. By using simple addition, subtraction, mulitplication, and division, you'll discover that solving math mysteries isn't scary at all -- it's fun! |
short mystery stories for children: Pixie And The Green Book Mystery Coraline Grace, 2020-05 Ages 8-10 - Early Chapter Book - Pixie And The Green Book Mystery is a high-action magical adventure for early readers. An illustrated fantastical journey of an eight-year-old girl who discovers magic at her local library. The fairy tale characters have come to life out of their stories at the Rocky Point Library. But danger is lurking! A librarian imposter, the Book Guardian is trying to capture them inside a glowing green book. Pixie, our book loving second grader, soon unveils his evil plan to rid their storybooks forever. And for a girl that loves to read, a world without fairytales is unimaginable. So begins a wonderful, wacky, and somewhat scary quest to save printed words. Includes Bonus Words You May Not Know, Book Activities, and Cooking With Pixie. |
short mystery stories for children: The Pumpkin Mystery Carol Wallace, 2010 Two sleuths, a farm cat and dog, team up with their enemy, a rabbit, to solve a Halloween mystery. |
short mystery stories for children: Grandpa's Teeth Rod Clement, 1999-03-27 Help, I've been robbed! It'sth a disthasthter! Grandpa's teeth, handmade by the finest Swiss craftsman, are gone -- stolen from his bedside table! Grandpa suspects anyone who doesn't smile widely enough to prove that their teeth are their own. Soon everyone in town is smiling -- all the time -- and their ghastly grins are frightening the tourists away. Can the culprit be caught before the whole town cracks up Popular Australion cartoonist Rod Clement, illustrator of Edward The Emu and Edwina The Emu by Sheena Knowles, has created a rollicking whodunit with a surprise ending that will have readers grinning from ear to ear. 00-01 CA Young Reader Medal Masterlist |
short mystery stories for children: The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! Jory John, 2020-02-11 A New York Times Bestseller! Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book sensation The Good Egg, Jory John and Pete Oswald present: The Great Eggscape! The Great Eggscape is when the Good Egg and his pals escape their carton and drop into the store for a morning of fun, enjoyed by everybody. Well, almost everybody. Shel (an egg) isn’t a huge fan of group activities, especially when he’s made to be “It” for a game of hide-and-seek. Nevertheless, Shel doesn’t want to let his friends down, so he reluctantly plays, anyway. But after a morning of hiding and seeking, somebody’s still missing. Will the dozen eggs friends ever be reunited? Find out in this hilarious egg hunt adventure that reminds us to break out of our shells and help our friends in need! |
short mystery stories for children: Two Hungry Bears Linda Jane Cornwell, 2010 Big Brown Bear and Little Bear shared a cosy cave. They shared each other's company and they shared each other's food. Little Bear liked eating edges and Big Brown Bear munched up all the middles. This worked very well until, one autumn day, Little Bear woke up feeling EXTRA hungry and Big Brown Bear woke up feeling MONSTROUSLY hungry... |
short mystery stories for children: The Day I Met My Shadow , 2017-05-14 When a little boy goes outside to play, he discovers something mysterious, which he can't seem to get away from, no matter how hard he tries. |
short mystery stories for children: The FunJungle Collection (Boxed Set) Stuart Gibbs, 2015-11-03 Join FunJungle’s resident zoo sleuth, Teddy Fitzroy, as he solves mysteries and strives to protect the animals at the zoo with the first three funny and suspenseful novels of the bestselling FunJungle series from New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs, now available together in one collectible boxed set! It all starts when the hippo goes belly up—and it’s a wild ride from there. When Teddy Fitzroy moved into FunJungle, the nation’s largest zoo, with his scientist parents, he expected things to be kind of quiet. There’d be the occasional elephant stampede and water balloon fight with the chimpanzees, of course, but when Henry the Hippo dies from not-so-natural causes, Teddy suspects foul play. And that was just the beginning. He begins to realize that the zoo is far more exciting than he thought it was, and soon the mysteries at FunJungle are piling up... This collectible boxed set includes hardcover editions of Belly Up, Poached, and Big Game. |
short mystery stories for children: Write Your Own Mystery Pie Corbett, 2004 9781844583256:Synopsis coming soon....... |
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