CCBC booklist are compiled from books we have recommended in various editions of CCBC Choices. Most of these booklists are updated annually. You can also select books from one or more booklists to create a custom list, which can also include additional books from the CCBC-Recommended Book Search.
To print a CCBC booklist, click on a list below and then use your browser’s “Print” command.
King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code
CCBC Review:
A charming new series introduces King, a large dog, and Kayla, the brown- skinned girl who is, he explains, “my human.” King narrates these appealing mystery stories. In the Case of the Mysterious Mouse, the question is what happened to King’s ball after Kayla’s friend Jillian accidentally threw it over the fence. It’s nowhere to be found. In the Case of the Secret Code, Kayla and her friend Mason wonder who has left them each a message in code. Kayla approaches each case by making lists of what they know, and what they need to find out. But King knows things he can’t communicate to Kayla, like the fact that the cat with no name says a mouse took his ball (which seems impossible to King), and that the mysterious letters smell like Jillian (who is, indeed, behind them, and explains how to crack their simple code). King is a hilarious narrator, in part because he is telling Kayla (and readers) what he knows, but of course all she’s hears is barking, and in part because he’s just funny (“But then I see Jillian! She is only eleventy ten houses away!”) Pencil and digitally colored illustrations accompany the narrative in each book. We look forward to more King and Kayla! ©2017 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Nancy Meyers
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-7
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Easy Reader
Subjects:
Animals (Fiction)
Codes and Ciphers
Correspondence/Letters
Mysteries
Pets
Diversity subject:
Brown Skin Unspecified
On CCBC Booklist:
Math Books You May Have Missed
Publisher:
Peachtree
Publish Year: 2017
Pages: 46
ISBN: 9781561458783
CCBC Location: Fiction, Butler
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Our Recommended Book Search includes access to CCBC-recommended titles based on subject headings created by our staff.
Please send questions or comments about CCBC booklists to ccbcinfo@education.wisc.edu.