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Suggested Mystery Books for Kindergarten

 

Delight in solving crimes and figuring out the caper with these great mystery titles.  Books are suggested for Kindergarten, but remember that each reader is different and might find something interesting at another level.

When 7 is accused of eating 9, worried 6 hires a detective to investigate.

Betty's bakery has been burgled, and it is up to the Gumshoe Zoo to solve the criminal conundrum of who stole (and ate) the purloined pastries.

Blue and bumpy by Felicia Macheske

Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess What: Blue and Bumpy: Blue Crab provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply written hints. Using the photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the animal mystery. Clearly written facts give readers a deeper understanding of how the blue crab lives.

Mission defrostable by Josh Funk

Everyone's about to become frozen food...Someone has put a chill on the fridge that's hardened Pudding Pond and frozen Yogurt. Agent Asparagus is on the case, and she needs Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast to join her superspy mission to the freezer. But when Asparagus disappears, there's only one man for Pancake and French Toast to turn to: Baron van Waffle! Will he help them save the fridge, or will they be stopped cold?

Mitzi Tulane uses her detective skills to discover her own birthday cake.

Who did that? : a whodunit for children by illustrator 1979- Job Roggeveen

A quiet village is terrorized by a mysterious vandal who destroys see-saws, canes, musical instruments, traffic lights, and more.

 A raccoon tries to find out which of his animal friends stole the cookies.