Beyond Nancy Drew - Mysteries from Picture Books to YA

Ravenstone Press *Stories of Kansas and the Great Plains*
Beyond Nancy Drew - Picture Books Mysteries & Easy Readers - The best from 1994 to 2004

PICTURE BOOKS
Top Five:
Auch, Mary Jane. Eggs Mark The Spot, 1996
Christelow, Eileen. Where’s The Big Bad Wolf? 2002
Cushman, Doug. The Mystery of King Karfu, 1996
Gosling, Gabby. The Top Secret Files of Mother Goose, 2004
Yolen, Jane. The Mary Celeste, 1999 (nonfiction)

More Good Picture Book Mysteries
Geisert, Arthur. Mystery, 2003
Kitamura, Satoshi. Sheep in Wolves Clothing, 1995
Palatini, Margie. The Web Files, 2001
Wisniewski, David. Tough Cookie, 1999

Older Ones that shouldn’t be forgotten:
Base, Graeme. The Eleventh Hour : A Curious Mystery, 1989
Van Allsburg, Chris. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, 1979
    The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, 1984 These are not precisely mysteries, but they
    are mysterious!
Yolen, Jane. Piggins, 1987

Out of Print - Darn it!
Supraner, Robyn. Sam Sunday and the Mystery at the Ocean Beach Hotel, 1996
Whatley, Bruce. Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase, 1997, 1999
Yolen, Jane. Piggins and the Royal Wedding, 1988

EASY READERS
Cushman, Doug. Aunt Eater’s Mystery Christmas, 1996
    Inspector Hopper’s Mystery Year, 2003
Nixon, Joan Lowery. Gus & Gertie and the Missing Pearl, 2000

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Last Updated April 4, 2004