Scooby-Doo! and the Howling Wolfman

Scooby-Doo! Mysteries #5

by James Gelsey

A hairy wolfman who lurks in the mountains has stolen four valuable golden horseshoes and it's up to Scooby-Doo and his pals to sniff him out.

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Fiction, Chapter Books, Juvenile, Werewolves

58 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Ashton Thygeson · Rating 4 out of 5]

good

[Bev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read with my son when he was in first grade.* Gotta love Scooby Doo!

*He had to keep a reading log and I just found this when going through storage tubs.

[Julia Jasztal · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Mommy's review from 4/19/11)



This is the first Scooby-Doo book we've read which is surprising now that I stop to think about it. I truly believe if Julia was left to her own devices she'd sit on the couch and watch Scooby-doo until she grew old. One movie after the other after the other after the other.
Her made-up games consist of Scooby-doo, her artwork consists of Scooby-Doo, everything, basically, consists of Scooby-doo.
Yet I had never thought to look for any Scooby books. We ended up seeing this quite by accident at our local library. Julia and I usually read picture books during the day most days and then parts of a chapter book at night before bed. But this took the place of the daytime picture books because she just had to know what happened next.
I was pleasantly surprised at the writing. It's obviously for audiences much younger than myself but it's not bad. I sort of got into it myself. :-)
The book plays out so close to the t.v. shows and movies also. This is the first we've read, like I said above, so I don't know if any of the books in the series actually follow a show. This doesn't as far as I know and I'd be floored if we've missed any of the shows or movies.
This could be read easily by a new reader if they have a few more simple books under their belt also.
**Sidenote - why does Daphne always looks so darn weird? It's like they always put her eyes way far apart and make her look so stupid.**

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

We love all things Scooby-Doo, so whenever we find a Scooby-Doo book we haven't read yet at our local library, we just have to borrow it. The stories in the Scooby-Doo! Mysteries series are simple, fun, and we enjoy reading them together. Right now, our girls really like these short chapter books, but they also like the shorter picture books too. We've read over forty of these stories, but there are so many more out there...I think we'll be having fun with these stories for years to come.

This story is rather simple and involves a cowboy ranch, a scary wolfman and a treehouse. It's a quick read and an entertaining story. We enjoyed reading it together and we are looking forward to our next Scooby-Doo tale.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another cute Scooby Doo story. I enjoy this series because it holds true to the original Scooby Doo and there are actually thought out mysteries in them. I have read so many Scooby books that are awful and obviously published and expected to make money only because they carry the Scooby name but this series isn’t one of them. This series is great for Scooby fans and is written in a way that is great for young readers but can also hold an older audiences attention just like the original Scooby Doo episodes. The pictures continue to improve as well and were well done in this book. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

[Kaethe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scooby-Doo, whether in episode, game, film, or book, is a gateway drug to reading, mysteries, and humor. Next thing you know the kid is reading Christie, beating you at Clue, and watching Monty Python. Go ahead, be an enabler.

[James · Rating 1 out of 5]

I get that this is a children's book - but there were things in here that didn't make sense... this could have been better

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 73230 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1.0
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[Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was funny.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it!! Just like the tv shows. They go to a ranch. About a wolf that is haunting it.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scooby-doo and the team are out at the Lone Wolf Ranch's 100th birthday when all sorts of strange things happen. The Mystery Team has work to do - they have to sniff out the howling outlaw and stop him from destroying the ranch!

Anyone enjoying mysteries, dogs and scooby-doo will enjoy this read!

[Justin Redman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun Scooby Doo mystery. You can tell James is a fan. He follows the show's formula. The villain was a little predictable, but it didn't detract from the story. It has the comedy and the mystery. Most of all, it's a good story. I look forward to reading the rest with my daughter.

[Dveep Chirag Jain · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are lots of mistakes in the book

[Rebekah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad.

[Daniel Jansky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really bad plot and forgettable characters.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Attenzione c'è una frase rivelatrice per risolvere il caso, non perdetela!!

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one has a slightly stronger plot and mystery. Same shenanigans of Scooby and the gang.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Youtube

[Marcie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My almost 5yo is on such a heavy Scooby Doo trip that we're now reading some of the books too. She picked a couple of these out from the library. The series is probably written at a 2nd or 3rd grade reading level so they are a little bit tedious to read aloud (kinda like the Magic Treehouse series) but the story format closely follows the TV series and the book was surprisingly well written.

These are so short we can read them in one sitting.

[Radclyffe U-Haul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cowboys *and* a werewolf legend? Scooby-Doo, you spoil me.
Very much replicates watching an episode of the show; characters obviously could have been fleshed out more (what's Cal's deal??) but w/e, he had 60 pages to tell the story in.

[Hildegart · Rating 3 out of 5]

This brought back memories of the carton!! Ruh Roh... Jinkies... Like, sorry, Velma... How I miss them! LOL

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Asher (6yo) read. "It was good. It had a lot of puzzling solutions to the questions of who was the Wolfman and where was his hideout? "

[Bärbel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Solution ex machina

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This does a great job of bringing the fun and humor of the old-school cartoons onto the page; much better than some of those comic DC released. Fans of "those meddling kids" will have a blast.