Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Rosamond, who starts a book club, claims there is a monster on the loose who is ruining pages of her cookbook, which leads Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, to investigate as undercover detectives.

A dinosaur's exuberance about moving cools considerably when he realizes how much he misses his next-door friend.

Ana paints a picture of a dog, but when it goes missing Nate the Great uses his detective skills and eventually solves the mystery.

Nate investigates when a owl named Hoot disappears on board the Owl Express.

"Nate the Great helps his friend Esmeralda find the word she wrote down that was going to be the name of the upcoming pet concert, before it's too late"--.

Convinced that the new neighbor is a spy, a young boy persuades his two friends to help him investigate.