The Missing Fox

Katie Fry, Private Eye #2

by Katherine Cox, Katherine Cox

Simple, fun mysteries for beginning readers! Katie Fry may be little, but she's got a big brain, and she uses it to solve mysteries with her feline friend Sherlock. And they've got a new case. Katie's brother can't find his favorite stuffed animal anywhere. But with a nose for clues and a few good tips, Katie and Sherlock are hot on the fox's trail. A great introduction to simple, fun mysteries. Beginning readers will love hunting for clues in the art right along with Katie and Sherlock!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Library Binding

First published August 25, 2015

Reviews

[Crystal Rafael-Castelan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A summary of this book shows both Katie and Sherlock, Katie's cat, solving mysteries around them and helping their community. They are known to solve mysteries around their town and are asked to help find Fox, by Katie's parents. One theme of this book is a search for something that is cared for. The main genre is mystery because she, Katies, applies it to solving mysteries these simple, fun detective stories are perfect for beginning readers. Throughout this book, I learned the importance of mysteries as well as how they can be fun for kids and not scary. This is a WOW book for me because of the layout this book had with chapters and small chapters for young readers to read.

Some literary devices used were the main character being a "detective" to find the fox as well as portraying new mysteries that needed to be solved. This book has no bias because of its inclusiveness to the character and only shows the importance of the actual mystery.

[Mirae Deimel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summary
Katie Fry may be little, but she has a big brain! She uses her brain to solve mysteries with her feline friend Sherlock. Her next case is that Katie’s brother can’t find his favorite stuffed animal anywhere! She gets some clues and a few good tips. Can Katie Fry solve the mystery and become her brother’s hero?

Activity
1. What is missing?
2. What is the first thing Katie needs to do?
3. Was fox really at the pool? Explain.
4. What clues does Katie find in chapter 2?
5. Where does Katie sit down to think?

Cox, K. (2015). Scholastic Reader Level 2: Katie Fry, Private Eye #2: The Missing Fox. Scholastic Reader Level 2.

[Kitty · Rating 2 out of 5]

My youngest, who isn't even two yet, figured out where the fox was on the first page it showed it, thus ruining any mystery. The rest of the story was confusing for the kids because they couldn't understand why the kids in the book couldn't find the fox.

[FELICIA JACKSON · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cute.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Katie Fry, private eye, works to find her brother's missing stuffed fox. A nice easy reader mystery series.

[Jaymie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. Simple mystery savvy kids will solve right away.

[Mary Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Love the artwork but the story is not clear or engaging.

[K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a cute fun and quick mystery read for kids. Can't wait to see more Kate Fry Private Eye books because children of color definitely need them!