March 16, 2025

Adorable children's mystery novel

I absolutely loved this book.

Language-wise, it was super approachable. There is a lot of repetition and the mystery is simple. I felt that each character was distinct, so it was easy to keep track of who was who. The physical copy also has lots of illustrations, so it is not very text-dense compared to other children's novels. I would recommend this as a first book for beginners trying to read prose.

Story-wise, I just found this book so cute and adorable. The author clearly loves mystery novels and is a huge nerd about them, and that love for the genre came through in the book. I thought the mystery was engaging while still being simple enough for children to follow.

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