Scooby-Doo and the Mystery of the Haunted Library: A Mystery Inc. Picture Book

A Mystery Inc. Picture Book

by Matthew K. Manning, Riquelme (Contributor)

A haunted school. A suspicious group of adults. And a gang of kids and their dog ready to solve any mystery in this officially licensed Scooby-Doo  picture book.

When Shaggy and his pup Scooby-Doo sneak into Crystal Cove Elementary School's library after hours, they discover the reason it's been closed—there is a ghost living in it! At least that's what the librarian, Miss James, believes. Now the Mystery Inc. Gang must try to find out  who  is actually ripping pages out of library books—and they suspect it's not a real ghost. Join Shaggy, Scooby, Velma, Fred, and Daphne in this Mystery Inc. picture book mystery as they check another spooky case off their list.

Genres: Picture Books, Mystery, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

Published August 8, 2023

About the author

Matthew K. Manning is the author of over eighty books and dozens of comic books. He has written books for Scholastic, Disney Press, Abrams, Amazon, Capstone, DK Publishing, Insight Editions, Andrews/McMeel, and Running Press, dividing his time between writing original chapter book series and coffee table books. His chapter books include the six-book series Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns (Capstone), the four-book Drone Academy series (Capstone), Backstories: Batman and Backstories: Batgirl (Scholastic), and Artemis Fowl: How to be a LEPrecon (Disney Press), released in both paperback and on Audible. Many of his books have reached best-seller status on Amazon, including DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman, DC Comics Encyclopedia, and Batman: A Visual History. In addition, Manning specializes in comic books, writing for the titles Beware the Batman, Teen Titans Go!, The Batman Strikes!, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, Justice League Adventures, Scooby-Doo, and Looney Tunes for DC Comics, Marvel Action: Avengers for IDW/Marvel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures and TMNT: New Animated Adventures for IDW, and the top-selling Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures for DC/IDW, nominated by the Diamond Gem Awards for comic of the year. Manning’s work has received acclaim in Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and The Washington Times. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and his daughters Lillian and Gwendolyn.

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Reviews

[Miranda Reads (back from hiatus) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the idea of this one...but the execution fell a bit flat. Quite a few times, I would turn the page and the story leaped forward and left me wondering if I had missed something.

[Johnnysbookreviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

The gang are young in this book. Honestly, I saw it at work and thought why not read it. I love Scooby-Doo, and it was a solid book tbh. The ending was predicted, but it had a little twist to it that I enjoyed.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

My child is a big fan of Scooby-Doo and mostly enjoyed this picture book. It has the predicable phrasing found in the cartoon, and youthful images of the familiar cast. My child did not like the ending, however, and found the reveal of the true villian at the end to be idiotic.

[Chance · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a dumb-down version of Scooby-do thatI just felt like throwing the book after the villains reveal was so idotic

[Anastasia Antony · Rating 5 out of 5]

Between 4.43 to 4.67 star rating

[Paul Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute!

[Geiosh A · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this book I love the illustrations in it you should definitely read this next Halloween I like the fact that the mystery was in the library

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Mystery Inc. club stumbles across a mystery when Shaggy tells the gang that he saw a ghost in the school library after he snuck in at night to return an overdue book.