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Books about clever thinking for readers of all ages.

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Dotty detective

Clara Vulliamy

Ages 7–11mysteryproblem-solving

Cover of Lodu's escape and other stories from Africa

Lodu's escape and other stories from Africa

Ages 7–12adventurecourage

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Buffalo Arthur

Alan Coren

Ages 7–11adventurehumor

Cover of Catch Catwoman!

Catch Catwoman!

Billy Wrecks

Ages 6–10adventureaction

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Under arrest

Michael Dahl

Ages 5–10wordplayhumor

Cover of Listen & Read Aladdin and Other Favorite Arabian Nights Stories with Cassette(s)

Listen & Read Aladdin and Other Favorite Arabian Nights Stories with Cassette(s)

Philip Smith

Ages 4–8magicadventure

Cover of The wishing foxes

The wishing foxes

MacDonald, Margaret Read.

Ages 4–9wishes and desiresfolklore

Cover of Fooling the Tooth Fairy

Fooling the Tooth Fairy

Martin Nelson Burton

Ages 4–8deceptioncreativity

Cover of Joha makes a wish

Joha makes a wish

Eric A. Kimmel

Ages 5–10wisheshumor

Cover of Fairy tale crimes

Fairy tale crimes

David Levinthal

Ages 6–12humormystery

Cover of The Ella Fannie elephant riddle book

The Ella Fannie elephant riddle book

Ann Bishop

Ages 5–10humorwordplay

Cover of The Dragon Turn

The Dragon Turn

Shane Peacock

Ages 9–14mysterymagic

Cover of Operation Terror

Operation Terror

Margaret Mahy

Ages 8–12mysteryproblem-solving

Cover of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The adventure of the six Napoleons

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The adventure of the six Napoleons

Vincent Goodwin

Ages 8–13mysterydetective work

Cover of Julian, Secret Agent

Julian, Secret Agent

Ann Cameron

Ages 7–11imaginationmystery

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School kidders

Mark Ziegler

Ages 5–10humorwordplay

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake!

Encyclopedia Brown takes the cake!

Donald J. Sobol

Ages 8–12mysteryproblem-solving

Cover of Jewish detective stories for kids

Jewish detective stories for kids

Leslie Cohen

Ages 8–14mysteryproblem-solving

Cover of The Judge

The Judge

Harve Zemach

Ages 5–10truthfulnessjustice

Cover of Detective stories

Detective stories

Philip Pullman, Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Isaac Asimov, E. C. Bentley, Erich Kästner, Dorothy L. Sayers, Raymond M. Smullyan, Damon Runyon, Michael Underwood, Ellery Queen, Italo Calvino, Tony Fletcher, Andrew Vachss, Stephen Leacock

Ages 10–16mysteryproblem-solving

Cover of Not again, Red Riding Hood!

Not again, Red Riding Hood!

Kate Clynes

Ages 4–8fairy taleshumor

Cover of This Is Not My Hat

This Is Not My Hat

Jon Klassen

Ages 4–8consequenceshonesty

Cover of Dov'e sparito Falco Rosso?

Dov'e sparito Falco Rosso?

Elisabetta Dami

Ages 7–12mysteryadventure

Cover of The Limerick Trick (Trick Series #4)

The Limerick Trick (Trick Series #4)

Scott Corbett

Ages 8–12magicwordplay