When their parents steal a monkey from the zoo to help them pick pockets, our heroes rush into action and return the wily animal using disguises, inventions, and old-fashioned shoe leather. They also learn what a monkey can do in 11 minutes: 1) Stick his fingers in your right nostril. 2) Lick your eyebrows, pick his teeth, and then wipe his finger on your shirt. Giggles and guffaws will be the result of anyone reading Book One of Good Crooks. Author Mary Amato is a star of state master and children's choice lists and returns to the age category of her popular Riot Brothers chapter book series with this funny, silly new series.

A girl with a thirst for adventure. A hidden room. A mystery waiting to be solved. Nina can’t resist the pull of an adventure when she feels it and when her Uncle Bill discovers a hidden room in a forgotten corner of his bookshop she knows she has to investigate. As she leads her best friend Ivy and a bespectacled boy named Oswald through the door they are instantly transported to a tent backstage at Cornelius’ Circus Spectacular. All is not well and they are soon caught up in a mystery the likes of which they had never dreamed… The Mystery of the Missing Monkey. With the show‘s grand finale at risk the three friends can’t walk away. They must find a way to solve the disappearance before it’s too late… and hope there is a way to get home. The Mystery of the Missing Monkey is the first book in the Lost Bookshop series of stand-alone chapter books that feature a young, curious and adventure seeking cast. If your children like magical adventures that capture their imagination, they will love their time in the Lost Bookshop. Pick up The Mystery of the Missing Monkey and start your children on their next favorite book today.

"Boris can't wait to spend the day eating, drumming, and playing in Melody Village. But when he notices that Major Monkeypants, his favorite stuffed animal, is missing, he puts on his detective hat, and begins the search. Along the way, Boris visits Bella, Marge, Gigi, and Tara to dig up clues. Will Boris be able to find Major Monkeypants?"--Cover.

Mack the Monkey is missing. Earl the Elephant, Ted the Tiger, Gary the Giraffe, Zack the Zebra, and Leo the Lion have looked everywhere, but there's no sign of him. When the newest Jungle Friend, Emily the Elephant, tries to help with the search, the other animals tell her to go away because she's a girl. Emily might have just what the Jungle Friends need to find Mack the Missing Monkey.

"One day five monkeys ran away from the San Francisco Zoo. Will the zoo keepers ever find them? What will happen to those smart little monkeys?"--Cover [p. 4]

When a glass monkey is stolen Bunny Brown and Jack Jones are on the job, but will this be one case that¿s too tough to crack? Includes colorful illustrations and a note to caregivers.