Solve It @ the Library...1998

Pre-K - Kindergarten
Grades 1-2
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6

THE BAG I'M TAKING TO GRANDMA'S Neitzel, Shirley
Rebuses reveal what a little boy packs for his trip.

CHANGES, CHANGES Hutchins, Pat
What will the wooden blocks become?

CHESTER'S WAY Henkes, Kevin
Why is Lilly wearing a disguise?

FROG, WHERE ARE YOU? Mayer, Mercer
Can a boy and his dog find their missing pet?

HATTIE AND THE FOX Fox, Mem
Who is hiding in the woods with two eyes, a nose, and a bushy tail?

HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING? Tafuri, Nancy
Where is mother duck's missing duckling?

IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE? Hoban, Tana
What color are the fruits, balloons, and lollipops?

IT LOOKED LIKE SPILT MILK Shaw, Charles G.
But what was it?

MAGGIE AND THE PIRATE Keats, Ezra Jack
Who stole Maggie's pet cricket?

THE SECRET BIRTHDAY MESSAGE Carle, Eric
Follow the coded directions to help Tim find his birthday present.

THE TREK Jonas, Ann
Can you find the hidden animals?

TUESDAY Wiesner, David
Why are the frogs floating through the town on their lily pads?

WHERE DOES IT GO? Miller, Margaret
Where do you put your socks and crayons?

WHERE'S SPOT? Hill, Eric
Lift the flap and help Spot's mother find his hiding place.

WHO TOOK THE FARMER'S HAT? Nodset, Joan L.
The farmer loses his hat but none of the animals have seen it.

WHOSE HAT? Miller, Margaret
Can you name who is wearing the hat?

THE ABC MYSTERY Cushman, Doug
Inspector McGroom uses the alphabet to find stolen art.

ART DOG Hurd, Thacher
Who stole the Mona Woofa from the Dogopolis Museum of Art?

AUNT EATER'S MYSTERY VACATION Cushman, Doug
An anteater solves mysteries while at the Hotel Bathwater.

THE CASE OF THE HUNGRY STRANGER Bonsall, Crosby
Who is the blueberry pie thief?

DIGGING UP DINOSAURS Aliki
How did T-Rex get into the museum?

GRANDFATHER TANG'S STORY: A TALE TOLD WITH TANGRAMS Tompert , Ann
Chinese puzzles help tell the story of shape changing fox fairies.

GRANDPA TOAD'S SECRETS Kasza, Keiko
Can Little Toad fight off the huge monster?

HOW MUCH IS A MILLION? Schwartz, David M.
Can you count to ten, twenty, one hundred or a trillion?

IN A DARK, DARK ROOM AND OTHER SCARY TALES Schwartz, Alvin
Seven stories to read with the lights on.

MAGIC SECRETS Wyler, Rose
Can you perform the tricks?

MISS NELSON IS MISSING! Allard, Harry
Can the kids of Room 207 make Miss Viola Swamp disappear?

THE MYSTERIOUS TADPOLE Kellogg, Steven
Watch Louis's pet tadpole grow monstrously big.

NATE THE GREAT Sharmat, Marjorie W.
The young detective solves the first of many mysteries.

PIGGIE PIE! Palantini, Margie
Gritch the witch seeks her supper at Old MacDonald's farm.

RIDDLE-ICIOUS Lewis , J. Patrick
A collection of humorous poems that are riddles as well as rhymes.

SOMETHING QUEER AT THE LIBRARY Levy, Elizabeth
Library books link up to a mystery at a dog show.

WHAT'S UNDER MY BED? Stevenson, James
What scared Grandpa when he was a little boy?

WHO'S IN RABBIT'S HOUSE? A MASAI TALE Aardema, Verna
Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.

WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS: A WEST AFRICAN TALE Aardema, Verna
What happens when mosquito tells a lie?

WHY THE SUN AND THE MOON LIVE IN THE SKY Dayrell, Elphinstone
What did the water ask them to build?

BUGGY RIDDLES Hall, Katy
What is the best year for grasshoppers? Leap year!

BUNNICULA: A RABBIT TALE OF MYSTERY Howe, James
Why are the tomatoes in the refrigerator turning white?

CALCULATOR RIDDLES Adler, David A.
Calculate the answers.

CAM JANSEN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN DIAMONDS Adler, David A.
Two fifth graders solve the case.

A CASE FOR JENNY ARCHER Conford, Ellen
What are the neighbors across the street up to?

THE CASE OF THE ELEVATOR DUCK Berends, Polly B.
Can you hide a duck in the bathroom?

ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN: BOY DETECTIVE Sobol, Donald J.
You have the clues - now solve the case.

FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER Konigsburg, E. L.
What mystery awaits Claudia and Jamie at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

THE GHOST ON SATURDAY NIGHT Fleischman, Sid
Can Opie thwart a bank robbery?

THE GRAND ESCAPE Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Marco and Polo, two house cats, join the Club of Mysteries.

JULIAN, SECRET AGENT Cameron, Ann
Julian, brother Huey, and friend Gloria decide to be "crime busters."

THE KNIGHTS OF THE KITCHEN TABLE Scieszka, Jon
Can the "Time Warp Trio" escape from knights, dragons, and smelly giants?

THE SEVEN TREASURE HUNTS Byars, Betsy
Two boys try to outsmart each other, with hilarious results.

SPIDER KANE AND THE MYSTERY UNDER THE MAY-APPLE Osborne, Mary Pope
Can a spider, a moth and two ladybugs help a young butterfly?

STORIES TO SOLVE: FOLKTALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Shannon, George
How is it done?

WHAT MAKES A MAGNET? Branley, Franklyn M.
What do opposites attract?

WINNIE-THE-POOH Milne, A.A.
Who is this famous character?

THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Doyle, Arthur Conan
Join Watson as he shadows the master detective.

THE BODIES IN THE BESSLEDORF HOTEL Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Bernie and his friends track disappearing bodies.

THE BOGGART Cooper, Susan
A mischievous spirit travels from Scotland to Canada, wreaking havoc.

THE BONE DETECTIVES: HOW FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGISTS SOLVE CRIME AND UNCOVER MYSTERIES OF THE DEAD Jackson, Donna M.
Photographs document a scientific murder mystery.

THE CASE OF THE GOBLIN PEARLS Yep, Laurence
Lily and her aunt solve a mystery in San Francisco's Chinatown.

THE DOLLHOUSE MURDERS Wright, Betty Ren
Why are there ghostly lights in the middle of the night?

THE EAR, THE EYE AND THE ARM Farmer, Nancy
In 2194 in Zimbabwe, 3 mutant detectives track 3 kidnapped children.

HARRIET THE SPY Fitzhugh, Louise
What happens when the secrets in Harriet's notebook are revealed?

THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR Hamilton, Virginia
Old mysteries remain at a stop on the Underground Railroad.

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Bellairs, John
How many minutes are left until doomsday?

THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF LEON ( I MEAN NOEL ) Raskin, Ellen
Who and where is Mrs. Carillon's husband?

THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE Pullman, Philip
Sally searches for a mysterious gem in 19th century London.

SPYING ON MISS MULLER Bunting, Eve
Is Jessie's teacher at her World War II Irish school a German spy?

THE SYLVIA GAME Alcock, Vivien
Does Emily really resemble a long-dead girl in a famous painting?

TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN Pearce, Philippa
A boy of today and girl of long ago meet in an English garden.

TUCK EVERLASTING Babbitt, Natalie
Strangers now know the Tuck family's secret.

THE VIEW FROM THE CHERRY TREE Roberts, Willo Davis
Rob has witnessed a murder but only the murderer believes him.

WAIT TILL HELEN COMES: A GHOST STORY Hahn, Mary D.
Can Molly and Michael save their sister from a ghost child?

THE WESTING GAME Raskin, Ellen
A millionaire's heirs must solve a mystery to claim their money.

THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGH CHASE Aiken, Joan
Can two children escape their wicked English guardian?