The Case of the Bigfoot Beast

Scooby Doo! And You: Collect the Clues Mystery

by Tracey West, Duendes del Sur (Illustrator)

Akcja pierwszej książeczki z serii "Scooby-Doo! i Ty" toczy się na Kempingu Beztroskich Włóczykijów, dokąd wybrali się Daphne, Velma, Fred, Kudłaty i Scooby-Doo. Choć pole namiotowe położone jest w uroczej i spokojnej okolicy, a jego właściciel wydaje się być miły i troskliwy, członkowie Tajemniczej Spółki są jedynymi gośćmi kempingu… Czyż to nie dziwne? Wkrótce okazuje się, że przyczyną, dla której turyści omijają z daleka Kemping Beztroskich Włóczykijów jest… zamieszkująca te okolice Wielka Stopa!!!

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Chapter Books, Fiction

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Tracey West is the New York Times bestselling author of Dragon Masters, a series in the Scholastic Branches line. She has written more than 400 books for kids, including the Pixie Tricks series and the Underdogs series with Kyla May.

Some readers also know Tracey for writing books based on animation such as Pokémon and LEGO Ninjago.

She currently lives in the western Catskills of New York with her husband, Bill; their adopted dogs; and a whole mess of chickens.

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun, fast read in the Scooby-Doo! and You Collect the Clues Mystery series. Scooby and the gang go camping and have to solve a mystery featuring the elusive Bigfoot.

I'm not very familiar with the author, but the illustrations are by Duendes del Sur and are just as good as I've come to expect.

I've only read one of the books in this particular series before, but I love all things Scooby-Doo and as a family, we've read many, many books featuring Scooby and the gang.

Our girls have totally grown out of these books, but it was good for nostalgia's sake. I found this book in a Little Free Library and redonated it just as soon as I'd read it. It's perfect for children who are just starting to read chapter books.

I wasn't a fan of the book's meta design, including the reader as part of the gang, but I can see where some children might like it. I much preferred the books in the Scooby-Doo Mysteries series to this one.

[Avery Talks · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why do we need to call it Bigfoot and Beast? Is it because the words start with the same letter, right? Why not call it the Beastly Bigfoot? That rolls off the tongue so much better...

Update: Bigfoot is a brand...is that part of the reason?? Idk...

The continuity was very bad. At first the monster's eyes are yellow...then they are red.

The other clues are too obvious. Multiple errors abound (not uncommon for this series but particularly bad here.

Sincerely,
The Scooby Drew Crew, 2022

[Edward Davies · Rating 4 out of 5]

This wasn't too bad - the boy enjoyed it, and the mystery made sense, though it was pretty simplistic and didn't take a degree in mystery solving to solve.

[Elizabeth Tyree · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great set up. My daughter and I adore Scooby Doo and these books are a a great way to be part of the gang and work our brains.

[Katelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was kinda slow but Scooby Doo will always be my favorite ♥

[J.B. Mathias · Rating 2 out of 5]

The thing that always bothered me about Scooby Doo was the way they treated each case like it was a monster on the loose...while also investigating who it was that was dressed up like a monster. Which is it are we supposed to be scared of a bigfoot beast running wild or do we need to find out who is pretending there is a bigfoot beast on the loose. The fact that each monster is really a guy in a mask really cheapens the thrill of each story.

Also each story is the same, they do some investigating find some clues go over suspects...then they get chased by the monster and they run every time despite every monster they've ever faced being a guy in a mask...and then they just set a trap for them and unmask them. Its not solving a mystery to capture someone and take their mask off, if you are going to do that every time then don't bother with the investigation.

This series has potential and some kids might like it but it reads like an episode of scooby doo there's not really much investigating or clue finding on your part. The book does have pictures so it would have been better if they had left it up to the reader to examine an image and find the clues for themselves. Instead it just says look heres a clue write that down. Great idea not great execution.

Does anybody else remember getting a box set of these as a kid? It came with a mystery machine shaped box to hold the books, a stuffed Scooby a notebook and a magnifying glass. The gifset was very cool, the individual books on their own...not so much.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would have rated this book higher, BUT there is a design flaw in this book. There is a picture in the last chapter of the beast with his mask off (after the mystery is solved), AND of course we accidentally saw this picture when we were only halfway through the book! It really ruined the book for both of us. Hannah said she still wanted to finish reading the book, but it would have been much better had we not known who the Bigfoot was. If we decide to read more of this series, I will have to paper clip the last few pages together, so we don't see the book spoiling picture.

[Melissa Namba · Rating 3 out of 5]

The voice matches what I remember of the characters in the old cartoons. I like that it takes kids step by step through the mystery as well as explanations and logical deductions. Better than other mystery books for kids this age.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The kids really enjoyed trying to determine who the "monster" was.

[Lay Criss · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a little old to be reading these books, but Scooby Doo is a classic, and I like solving mysteries to! These are enjoyable mini books!

[Despond]

SCOOBY-DOO! AND YOU: THE CASE OF THE BIGFOOT BEAST by TRACEY WEST (2000)