Murder By The Book - Where a good crime is had by all!

We're all completely in love with Otto the Book Bear. This picture book, about a bear who is left behind, goes searching for a new home, and finds it in a library is just too precious to pass up!

John's review: Meet Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator!  Gilda is a wonderfully quirky character.  She thinks of herself as Harriet The Spy, but with psychic abilities.  With the aid of a pyschic "how-to" book, she's always looking for a good mystery to solve.  

Gilda invites herself to stay with a distant relative in California and quickly discovers that she's staying in a haunted house.  Will she be able to solve the mystery of the ghost, and find out what is locked away in the mysterious tower that's attached to the house she's staying in? 

John's review: Twins Felix and Maisie are having a rough year. They're parents just got divorced, their has moved to Qatar, and they've just moved to an old mansion that's been in their family for generations. The mansion belongs to a historical society, so they actually live in the old servant quarters.

While exploring the mansion after hours, they find a room, that can magically transport them back in time. In the first book (Angel of the Battlefied), they meet a young girl named Clara Barton, and in the second book (Little Lion) they meet a young Alexander Hamilton. A fun series with lots of historical information. Each book contains a little section at the end with more information about the historical figure that the children visit.

Also recommended by McKenna! 

John's Review: Oona has decided that she doesn't want to be a Wizard's Apprentice.  She would rather spend her life solving mysteries.  Her first attempt to solve a mystery involves recovering stolen dresses, but she quickly gets a bigger job when her uncle, The Wizard of Dark Street, disappears.  A charming read!