The Case of the Climbing Cat
The High-Rise Private Eyes, Book 2

First sentence: Bunny liked her balcony. She tried to get Jack to sit on it. "No, thanks," he always said. Premise/plot: Bunny and Jack are the detective team in Cynthia Rylant's early chapter book mystery series. The book opens with the two eating Chinese take-out. A neighbor screams out THIEF. Her......more

1. No awards 2. 4-8 years 3. Bunny and Jack solve cases together and they hear a scream of Miss Nancy who lives downstairs. They work together to solve the problem and catch the cat who stole binoculars. They figure out that the cat never meant to steal it so four of them go and have a Chinese dinner......more

This was a huge hit with my four year old. This was just long enough to feel like a “big girl” book but short enough to be able to finish it in one sitting. I will definitely be checking out more in this series. The only annoying thing personally was not having defined paragraphs. At times I would h......more

Someone stole Miss Nancy's binoculars and the high-rise private eyes are on the case. I liked this little mystery but I wish that there was more for kids to figure out the mystery on their own.......more

Modern Fantasy 2nd Grade "The High-Rise Private Eyes" were some of my very favorite books and after rereading this one I was reminded why. It's silly with cute characters who work together to crack the mysterious case. This is a great one for readers moving towards chapter books.......more