Miss Nelson is Missing is such a classic! I enjoyed reading Encyclopedia Brown and Nancy Drew as a kid but I love the picture book recs for my young readers.
My almost-4y/o is OBSESSED with Miss Nelson right now! We read from my old copy, so it’s 40ish years old and falling apart but it is easily her favorite book at the moment!
Miss Nelson just never gets old. I brought my copies home from my dad's house recently. I personally love the mystery genre but I don't always think about this for my kids in picture book form. Thank you for the great recs!
The only one of these I could find at our library the other day was The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, so I grabbed it. Turns out, it was a book their school librarian had shared with them. He found it really engaging and told me all about it--which never happens, as "nothing" is generally all they do at school! Thanks for the chance to connect.
That’s so lovely! I’m glad it was a good connection moment for you. I try to mix up the age of titles I recommend so at least a few are available at *most* libraries but I fear I forgot with this article and listed a lot of backlisted titles!
Thank you, Sarah! During the writing of this article, it dawned on me that I’ve never read Agatha Christie and I think that’s a crime that must be immediately corrected.
Miss Nelson is Missing is such a classic! I enjoyed reading Encyclopedia Brown and Nancy Drew as a kid but I love the picture book recs for my young readers.
I loved Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys as a kid and when they would do the crossover books, I’d be frothing at the mouth. 😆
My almost-4y/o is OBSESSED with Miss Nelson right now! We read from my old copy, so it’s 40ish years old and falling apart but it is easily her favorite book at the moment!
Miss Nelson is irresistible! How can anyone NOT love her? I love that it’s a full circle read for you 🩷
Miss Nelson just never gets old. I brought my copies home from my dad's house recently. I personally love the mystery genre but I don't always think about this for my kids in picture book form. Thank you for the great recs!
It’s an easy genre to overlook!
The only one of these I could find at our library the other day was The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, so I grabbed it. Turns out, it was a book their school librarian had shared with them. He found it really engaging and told me all about it--which never happens, as "nothing" is generally all they do at school! Thanks for the chance to connect.
That’s so lovely! I’m glad it was a good connection moment for you. I try to mix up the age of titles I recommend so at least a few are available at *most* libraries but I fear I forgot with this article and listed a lot of backlisted titles!
Oh, no worries--I happened to have a few minutes to check the actual shelves at our branch. I will get others via hold from the downtown library!
I love the idea of picture book mysteries. I definitely want to start including a little mystery into my own picture book drafts.
That would be so cool!!
This is so much fun! I love adult mysteries, and I'm excited to read these!
Thank you, Mary! It was fun putting this list together. I hope you find a book you love.
I LOVE mysteries — they are my ultimate comfort reads — and I LOVE these recommendations, which are, to the title, completely delightful.
Thank you, Sarah! During the writing of this article, it dawned on me that I’ve never read Agatha Christie and I think that’s a crime that must be immediately corrected.
I haven’t either!
Now I don’t feel too bad 😆