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 Mystery: April 03, 2019 Issue [#9467] |
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Most children love a good puzzle or who dun it activity even at play with "doggy doggy, whose got your bone?" or "who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?" They are curious and like to guess what will happen. Mystery stories can be fun and foster logical thinking, deductive reasoning and be great for discussing ideas and making connections. Intrigue and suspense keep them wanting to read more as well. I recall reading Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys as a kid and Encyclopedia Brown was one that my students enjoyed. And every kid I knew loved "Scooby Doo!" Now there are so many cool stories in this genre, for every interest!
Here are a few I have read and shared with children.
Little ones love Richard Scarey's "The great Pie Robbery and other mysteries" where Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are sleuths on a quest. They love to dress in disguises to catch the pie thieves. It is also humourous as the pair are clueless and keep the kids engaged in the mayhem.
Bonnie Lass wrote an entertaining "Who took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar" where Mr. Skunk confronts all of his animal friends to find out the culprit!
Recently I read to grade 3 kids, Mark Teague's "Detective LaRue" a mystery with a series of letters, personifying a dog and his mad cap hijinks for solving a string of canary burglaries while he himself has been accused and is in doggie jail. The funny pictures and unexpected contrasts were engaging and the kids had fun trying to figure out the clues. 
Grades 5-7 children in classes I visit enjoy Rick Riordan's "39 Clues" series that takes the characters around the world to unravel a mystery set up by their grandmother.
Brian Selznik is a popular author with "Wonderstruck" and "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" for older kids and "Baby Monkey, Private Eye" a cute little gumshoe who loves to snack before acting on a clue and has hilarious trouble putting on pants!
"Geronimo Stilton" series by Geronimo Stilton is very popular and engaging with its unique journal like of story with coloured words or terms highlighted and illustrations that assist the understanding. It is an adventure story with lots of mystery. The first one: "The Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye" is where Stilton and Thea find a mysterious map. Maybe for grades 2-5.
A classic that still holds weight as appealing is "The Boxcar Children" series by Gertrude Chandler Warren. In each book, a new mystery including one in a mystery book shop! 
"Bunnicula, a Rabbit Tale of Mystery" by Deborah and James Howe really draws kids with it fang tooth rabbit who might be a vampire! 
Some older kids in passing told me they really liked the story "Holes", 1998 young adult novel written by Louis Sachar, dealing with mystery and issues that effect a boy's life and ours.
I have heard it is not easy to write mystery and mystery for children can be even more of a challenge, so kudos to all of the authors who have brought this genre to life for our young folks!
Have you written a bit of mystery for children? I would love to Know about it. I might even have the chance to share your work with some kids on my path. 
