Whiskers & Clues · Book Two
A festival, a locked bakery, and a tray of cupcakes gone without a trace.
It’s the morning of the Spring Tea Festival, and the festival cupcakes have vanished from a locked bakery. Time for Nina to follow her nose.
Paperback & eBook · 55 pages · Available now
The case begins
Spring has arrived in Whiskerville, and the whole town is bustling for the Spring Tea Festival. But on the big morning, disaster strikes the corner bakery: an entire batch of festival cupcakes has vanished from a shop that was locked up tight, with no way in and no way out.
It’s the perfect crime scene, and the perfect case for Nina. With Emily’s notebook, Paris’s wild theories (a raccoon?), a floury clue, and a very worried baker named Tessa, Nina follows the sweet trail one whisker at a time, all the way to a truth that’s kinder than anyone expected.
Whiskerville’s finest
A gray-and-white cat with bright green eyes and a nose for trouble. Nina notices the small, quiet things: the way the air feels, a smell that drifts where it shouldn’t. She follows every clue until she finds the truth.
Whiskerville’s librarian and Nina and Paris’s dearest friend. She likes her mornings quiet and her notebook close, ready to jot down every clue with her trusty yellow pencil.
A round little tortoiseshell kitten with more energy than she knows what to do with. Paris insists that a good detective never sleeps in, even when she absolutely just did.
For children ages 5–9 who love solving clues
Young readers can watch Nina investigate and try to solve the case before the answer is revealed.
The mystery creates curiosity and suspense without frightening scenes or a heavy mood.
Short, manageable chapters help children who are moving beyond picture books build confidence and make family read-alouds easy to pause and resume.
Charming chapter illustrations bring Whiskerville, its cats, and each new discovery to life.
Inside the book
Welcome to
A cozy town of cobblestone streets and flower-filled gardens, where the warm smell of fresh bread drifts down the lane and a robin sings on the edge of the fountain.
It looks like an ordinary, quiet place. But in Whiskerville, mysteries have a way of turning up when you least expect them, and every single one begins with a clue.
Explore the Whiskerville ClubFrom parents, grandparents, and a librarian
★★★★★“I read this book to my 6 and 5 year old boys. They absolutely loved it and didn’t want me to stop reading it. I thought it was a very cute book and perfect for kids. It kept everyone’s attention all the way through the book.”
★★★★★“My husband and I read this book to see if we wanted to share with our six grandchildren and we wholeheartedly do! They love playing detective and we think they will love Nina and Paris. We can’t wait to get them The Case of the Vanishing Cupcakes.”
★★★★★“An excellent mystery adventure for children. As a librarian, I have added the entire series to our storytime, much to the children’s delight.”
Free for young detectives
Every Club member receives a printable activity pack with crosswords, mazes, spot-the-difference puzzles, and coloring pages inspired by Nina’s cases.
Whiskerville-themed puzzles that turn new vocabulary into a game.
Help Nina follow the trail from the first clue to the big reveal.
Train those detective eyes on cozy scenes from the books.
Bring Nina, Emily, and Paris to life in your own colors.
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