The Case of the Puzzling Possum
The High-Rise Private Eyes, Book 3

First sentence: Bunny collected buttons. She had a lot of them. Probably a million. "Bunny, you've got probably a million buttons," said Jack every time he visited. "Yes," said Bunny proudly. Premise/plot: Jack and Bunny have a new case to solve in this early chapter book mystery series. Someone is "......more

I used this for a read aloud with grade three’s during their mystery unit. The mystery is pretty straightforward, and there is definitely evidence and clues. No red herring in the story, though. It did lead to an interesting discussion about motive, since the robber really had a good reason for taki......more

I like the compassion in this book - but I don't think it reinforced the message enough that you shouldn't take anything without asking first.......more

Personal Reaction: Being a series book, these books are not very good works of literature, but I could visualize younger children loving this book mainly because of the humor within the book. The sentences are very short and there is about a paragraph on each page so a younger child will be able to r......more

The book is about a stolen trombone and how it kept disappearing and rappearing. It was taken by a possum who was trying to support his family. The high-rise private eyes figured out who took it, where to find him and caught him in the act of returning it to the store. The illustations serve as a add......more