Bob Roper

Finally a worthy companion to Encyclopedia Brown. All were solvable, some even at the first reveal of the sketch (before the pondering, which is before the answer). But they still make the reader think, and exercise the reader's talents in a way that will serve them in real life situations that call for careful observation.

I was lucky enough to find a copy in a Little Free Library but you can check openlibrary.org.

Offers young sleuths seven cases to solve, providing clues for readers to put into the jigsaw puzzle at the end of each

It's a simple tale told well as Clifford watches Emily Elizabeth and her mother plant a garden and then decides to help with some of his own digging.

Illustrator Bob Roper really makes the little red puppy's gentle antics quite adorable.

An old coin circulates amongst Clifford and his friends before winding up at its final destination. Ho-hum.