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Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Books for Kids

Browse English books in Crime, Thrillers & Mystery. Age guidance and English difficulty are assessed separately.

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The Blob Who Wanted to Be More — illustrated by Rucha Dhayarkar

Level A1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

The Blob Who Wanted to Be More

Written by Rucha Dhayarkar
Illustrated by Rucha Dhayarkar

Blob always wanted to be more than just a blob, so she set out on an adventure. Along the way, she made new friends, learned new things and came closer to her true self. Read this early reader book and go on an endless adventure with the blob.

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The Boink Mystery — illustrated by Soumya Menon

Level B1 (estimated) · 24 pages · English

The Boink Mystery

Written by Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry
Illustrated by Soumya Menon

BOINK BOINK BOINK... Aman could hear it. What was 'it'? Read on to solve this great mystery set in Jantar Mantar in Jaipur. You are sure to have a lot of good clean fun!

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The Brave Rooster — illustrated by Gomathy S

Level A2 (estimated) · 10 pages · English

The Brave Rooster

Written by Gomathy S
Illustrated by Gomathy S

This story is about a courageous boy and his brave pet rooster. He fights with a monster to save the village. What does his pet do? Read to find out what happens to the monster and the village in this super short but cute little story.

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The Braveheart — illustrated by Maithili Joshi

Level A2 (estimated) · 21 pages · English

The Braveheart

Written by Swagata Sen Pillai
Illustrated by Maithili Joshi

A little boy's fantasy of saving his mother from dacoits, this poem takes you on a brilliant fantastical journey!

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The Bubble Mystery — illustrated by Suvidha Mistry

Level A2 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The Bubble Mystery

Written by Alisha Berger
Illustrated by Suvidha Mistry

Toot-Toot is afraid of the water until she notices some funny bubbles. When she finally bathes in the pond, she sees lots of bubbles that go blop, blop, blop! Where do they come from? No one will answer when she asks. Can Toot-Toot solve the bubble mystery?

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The Buffalo Tree — illustrated by Atanu Roy

Level B1 (estimated) · 14 pages · English

The Buffalo Tree

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Atanu Roy

A buffalo finds a new place to stay, when suddenly a bird drops a seed on his head. Staying still, the seed grows into a tree on his head, and many animals and people come to see the wonderful buffalo tree.

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The Butterfly Park — illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

Level A1 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

The Butterfly Park

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

A girl explores a butterfly park and encounters butterflies of different varieties. She learns about how they change from being a caterpillar.

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The Camel’s Humps — illustrated by Jitendra Thakur

Level B1 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The Camel’s Humps

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Jitendra Thakur

A camel leaves his home and goes on a long journey to find the remaining members of his family. On the way, he crosses many landscapes, and some animals use his humps as a place to stay.

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The Case of the Missing Water — illustrated by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya

Level B2 (estimated) · 23 pages · English

The Case of the Missing Water

Written by Shalini Srinivasan
Illustrated by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya

When the tank in Ranj’s village dries up, she sets out on a mission to find the missing water. Join Detective Ranj on the case.

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The Cat’s Lost Bread — illustrated by Godwin Chipenya

Level A2 (estimated) · 16 pages · English

The Cat’s Lost Bread

Written by Magdalena Cooper
Illustrated by Godwin Chipenya

Three cats always make sure they have three pieces of delicious sweet bread for dinner. But one day they find that a piece of their sweet bread has gone missing. The next day, the same thing happens! Can you help them find the thief?

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The Changing Crow — illustrated by Prabha Mallya

Level B1 (estimated) · 18 pages · English

The Changing Crow

Written by Hello English
Illustrated by Prabha Mallya

A crow magically turns into a purple dinosaur overnight. The dinosaur is scared and finds two children as friends, but he soon unleashes his craziness around the town and has to be stopped.

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Suggested age, readers, English difficulty and US school grade are separate labels. Age groups are guidance based on source information or editorial review; unreviewed books are “Not assessed”. A US grade is assigned only with source information or a documented assessment; otherwise it is “Not assessed”. Levels use A1–C2 to indicate reading difficulty. StoryWeaver levels 1/2/3/4 use our approximate A1/A2/B1/B2 guide, labelled “estimated”; this is not an official equivalence. A book-specific assessment takes priority. Other unassessed books are labelled “Not assessed”. Source StoryWeaver levels are retained separately. Classics retain their original English.

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