Scooby-Doo Storybook Collection

by Beth Dunfey

Dig into eight classic mysteries with the world's most beloved dog detective, Scooby-Doo!

Wherever there's a mystery to solve, Scooby-Doo is there to crack the case! Follow Scooby and the gang from Mystery, Inc. as they track down spooks of all shapes and sizes in this collection of Scooby-Doo storybooks. It's sure to delight mystery lovers big and small.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

256 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2002

Reviews

[Aegelis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent artwork. Illustrations were well detailed, coloured, and shading helps figures pop from the page. Recognizable characters, both the drawings and dialogue made it easy to distinguish who was who on every page. A bit of comedy, as is the tradition in the Scooby catalogue.

Two of the stories were 'phoned in' since they were Scooby movies already: Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost. Alien Invaders was a top-notch 10 out of 10 movie (including the voice of Mark Hamill), which loses a lot of its entertainment value in the few storybook pages here. Witch's Ghost was a forgettable Scooby film, so at least the storybook version is shorter. Would've been a nicer book without the duplicates.

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

My kids love this book, and there are some exciting stories in there, but there are also some elements that make me wish that they did not have it. (I can thank grandparents for this one!) "Scooby-Doo in Jungle Jeopardy," "Scooby-Doo and the Operat Opgre," "Scooby-Doo and the Weird Water Park," "Scooby-Doo and the Phantom Cowboy," "Scooby-Doo and the Fantastic Puppet Factory," and "Scooby-Doo and the Marsh Monster" are all fun, innocent stories for them, so by far there are more fun stories than objectionable ones, 6/8. "Scooby-Doo and the Marsh Monster" even has a subplot of the good theme of taking care of our environment. However, "Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders" ends with some of the aliens being "real" according to the story, and lending credibility to that thought, frightening to children. "Scooby-Doo and the Witches' Ghost" also ends with a witch ghost being "real" according to the story, and actually promotes Wiccan beliefs. At best, that is a contraversial topic for children, and we have had to have many talks about that topic. When we let the kids watch Scooby-Doo, we only buy and screen episodes, only allowing episodes that don't promote the occult, or Wiccan beliefs.

[Rachael Annette Vance · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the fifth time our family has read this collection and we love it!

[Anna Shiverdecker · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have owned this since I was a kid. I always enjoyed looking at the pictures. I'm not sure if I ever read it back in my youth, but reading it now, it definitely feels like something slapped together quickly. The writing is nothing great, but has to be simplified for it's audience. However, I found they had two characters with the same name in the first and last story (Peabody) and they misspelled Shaggy as Shabby in one place. There was also some text laid over a dark part of the picture on a page, making it difficult to read. The art is a little sloppy in my opinion, but decent overall. Still, it is for very young children, and it does remind me of my younger days.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

The stories are typical Scooby-Doo stories. Some parts were a bit scary for my 5 and 6 year olds. I wouldn't suggest this book to others because the writing and plots are perfect for this age, but some of the stories ended with actual monsters instead of people dressed as monsters. My children had a hard time separating out "what is real" and "what is predend" even after we talked about it. They were still talking about them when we were going to bed, and asking what was real. It was just a bit too much for them.

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

Miriam, our 4 year old, has inherited the love of Scooby from her brothers. This was fun because it had several books to devour in a couple of nights. The pictures are bright and fun. The only beef I ever have with these collection books...is they are big...too hard to hold up and read at night...I prefer each of the books individually!

Scooby-dooby-doo!

[Thanaphon Yoorum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scooby-Doo is dumbbb

[Dave Quick · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 year old gives it 6 stars out of 5. :-)

[Halle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who dosen't like Scooby doo it's funny don't u think so :);):(;(:);):(