Albert's Halloween: The Case of the Stolen Pumpkins

Albert #7

by Leslie Tryon

Someone has stolen eighteen pumpkins from the pumpkin patch! Chief Inspector Albert and his friends are hot on the trail of the thief -- but they need your help, or there may be no jack-o'-lanterns this Halloween....

Genres: Halloween, Picture Books, Childrens, Mystery

40 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[Shiloah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A mystery for young super sleuths to try. My littles loved this mystery.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a great book to use for Halloween! The story line was interesting, involved puzzles and some mystery without being "scary" for young kids. I also really liked that the story led readers to look back through the book at the end to search for other pumpkins. The illustrations were bright and gave a perfect Halloween feel. Good addition to any classroom.

[Mia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read for older children. Lots of text and the storyline is rather complex. Follow four friends as they search various locations, collect clues (puzzle pieces), and piece everything together. Great for a one-on-one storytime or for more advanced children to read on their own.

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

A search and find book with a story.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like that this is sort of a puzzle book. It has seek and find elements and some of the clues are ones you can figure out before turning the page.

[skcocnaH · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was longer than necessary. The thing that bothered me the most was that Patsy pig was wasting the time of the only people in town who should actually be working on solving real crimes.

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an entertaining Halloween story that sends four detectives (with plays on literary detective names) on a hunt for eighteen missing pumpkins. The story offers clues along the way which children can help solve and the story is not scary.

At the end of the tale, the culprit is revealed and the reader is invited to find the remaining missing pumpkins hidden in the various pages of the story.

Overall, it was an engaging and humorous tale and we enjoyed reading it together. Our girls are becoming very interested in solving puzzles and breaking codes, so this was a fun book to read aloud with them. We really enjoyed reading it together.

[Crazy Uncle Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, I took my son to the library for story time and decided, since we were there a little early, to read him some stories. I found this one on the shelf and, even when he lost interest and started crawling around I kept reading. This is a fun little book. I enjoyed the mystery and the way you could go back at the end and find the missing pumpkins hidden in the pictures.

[Irene Carracher Kistler · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for Halloween books! In honor of National Readathon Day, I HAD to read at least one from my favorite holiday. And this is a cutie. The missing pumpkins will have young kids playing along to solve the mystery. It's mysterious and Halloweeny, but without the fear factor. Shadows and nightime in the safety of great characters and a fun story. Well done!

[Danny Albers · Rating 4 out of 5]

I work with special ed student's and younger children and they all loved this book. They were so intrigued on who stole the pumpkins that we had to stop half way through and talk about who they thought was the thief. Love this book and for sure will read them the rest of the series.

[Penny lurkykitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really fun Halloween book. There is a mystery to solve and pumpkins to find. My daughter enjoyed going back to find the missing pumpkins at the end of the book. There's a lot of counting in this book so it's great for classrooms. Wonderful spooky but not scary illustrations.

[Trish · Rating 3 out of 5]

The kids like trying to find all of the pumpkins

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute mystery book, that invites readers to solve the case and find the pumpkins. Good for kids who like I-Spy and similar books.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite childhood book. <3

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clever Halloween mystery picture book. After reading the book with the puzzle pieces, go back and look for the hidden pumpkins.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too long for storytime

[Brittany White · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute mysetery for kids. Alliteration at the beginning, and somewhat a riddle througout.

[Covenant Presbyterian Springfield Ohio]

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