Barnet Book Detectives reading suggestions
Children can read any books for the Barnet Book Detectives challenge including eBooks on our Libby app or eAudiobooks on our Borrowbox app. Here are Detective Woof's recommended books to borrow from your library. You can request these titles to collect at your local library with your library card number and PIN.
Picture Books
The Detective Dog – Julia Donaldson
The Mystery of Lookout Mountain – Thomas & Friends
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam – Tracey Corderoy
The Sun Thief – Alice Hemming
Winnie and Wilbur: The Monster Mystery - Valérie Thomas and Korky Paul
Midway
Anisha, Accidental Detective – Serena Patel
The Lucky House Detective Agency – Scarlett Li
Yasmin the Detective – Saadia Faruqi
Older Readers
The Adventures Of Margo: Girl Detective - Wendi Schuller
The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Phantom Thief – Marcus Rashford
The Case Of The Girl In Grey - Jordan Stratford
Detective Dash! – Tracey Corderoy
The Detention Detectives – Lis Jardine
Dotty Detective: The Holiday Mystery – Clara Vulliamy
Emily Lime Librarian Detective: The Pencil Case – Dave Shelton
Euro Spies – Lindsay Littleson
High-Rise Mystery – Sharna Jackson
The London Eye Mystery – Siobhan Dowd
Minerva Keen’s Detective Club – James Patterson and Keir Graff
Museum Mystery – Elys Dolan
Shona, Word Detective – John Agard
Older Reader Picture Books
Dog Man and Cat Kid – Dav Pilkey
InvestiGators: Class Action – John Patrick Green
Tangletree Mysteries: Peggy & Stu Hear Something Strange – Steve Roberts & Joel Stewart
Children’s Non-Fiction
Children's Encyclopedia of Unexplained Mysteries - Stuart Webb and Lisa Regan
How To Be A Detective: And Other Crime-Fighting Jobs - Alexadra Beeber & Sol Linero
My Encyclopedia of very important Myths and Legends - Andrea Mills and Lizzie Munsey
Mysterious Disappearances - Louise Spilsbury
Real-life Mysteries - Susan Martineau