Joe Sherlock, Kid Detective, Case #000001: The Haunted Toolshed by Dave Keane

When did something evil move into Mr. Asher's toolshed? Strange and unexplained things are happening on Baker Street after dark, and Joe Sherlock must come face-to-face with the things that go bump in the night. Even though a cold tingle of terror gallops down his spine like a herd of wild gophers, Joe is determined to solve the case - and have his bundt cake, too. In this series. I really liked it. If you like mysterys then i think you would really like this book. I want to read other books in this series.

About book: Why are cakes vanishing into thin air? How can a mailbox disappear without a trace? When did something evil move into Mr. 1.

Joe Sherlock is another in the honorable list of kid detectives for early readers. A few pages in I was concerned because it looked like he might just be a standard doofus, and this might be another fart and booger fest. I am the author of the Joe Sherlock: Kid Detective series and the Monster School: I Can Read series. My picture books include Sloppy Joe, Bobby Bramble Loses His Brain and Daddy Adventure Day. Next year, Knopf/Random House is releasing my new picture book, Who Wants a Tortoise?, illustrated by K. G. Campbell.

me for the Case of the Haunted Toolshed. Just hearing that name makes me feel like I have a pair of live squirrels in my stomach and two corks shoved up my nostrils. if you know what I mean. So bolt the doors, lock the windows, and remember to keep breathing as I tell you about my first official case as a private detective: Case 4., Chapter Two, The Evening Caller? I don’t hear the doorbell at first. It’s Friday night and I’m in the bathroom trying to figure out why I can’t get my Inspector Wink-Wink electric toothbrush to turn on. I can’t hear much of anything because I’m too.

My 5 year old son and his father read chapters from Kid Detective every night. They've just started They both enjoy them because they're not only funny, but also introduce new words (with definitions) and ideas.

Well, Sherlock also happens to be the name of the greatest detective who ever looked through a magnifying glass: Mr. Sherlock Holmes. And just like the great Mr. Holmes, I was born with a natural gift for solving mysteries. It may sound weird, but while most kids my age are busy doing homework, playing soccer, or scooping out their ear wax with paper clips, I stay busy preparing myself for a life of mystery solving. But no amount of movie watching could have prepared me for the Case of the Haunted Toolshed. Just hearing that name makes me feel like I have a pair of live squirrels in my stomach and two corks shoved up my nostril. f you know what I mean. So bolt the doors, lock the windows, and remember to keep breathing as I tell you about my first official case as a private detective: Case Chapter Two. The Evening Caller?

The Haunted Toolshed. Book in the Joe Sherlock Series). My 5 year old son and his father read chapters from Kid Detective every night. Keane also has illustrations on every page. My sons stays engaged with the story and always wants more! Keane tells a great mystery! I Love Joe Sherlock. Published by Thriftbooks. com User, 11 years ago. (by Spenceer age 8) I liked the book because I wasn't able to figure it out myself. It is funny how Joe Sherlock's sisters annoy him so much.

Series: Joe Sherlock, Kid Detective (1). Members. Meet Joe Sherlock, a boy who dreams of following in the steps of his namesake (last name that is). Joe is your average school boy who happens to be the middle child and the only boy in his family, a fact which he finds most annoying while his older and younger sisters seem to delight in embarrassing him at every turn. It seems he spends the entire book "dealing" with his annoying little sister, who seems to have her head a little straighter than Joe, but even with her help, will he solve the mystery? Will anyone find out about his Captain Wink Wink toothbrush? Read it and find out!

But fear not, Joe Sherlock always cracks the case. and just in time for dinner. Case The Haunted Toolshed. Cakes vanishing into thin air? Mailboxes disappearing without a trace? Evil lurks in Mr. Asher's toolshed? Joe Sherlock must investigate the strange and unexplained events that are happening on Baker Street after dark. Even though a cold tingle of terror gallops down his spine like a herd of wild gophers, Joe is determined to solve the case and have his bundt cake, too. Case The Neighborhood Stink.