I grew up in my later part of my teen years fluctuating between Wishbone, Sabrina and Big Wolf On Campus. Each of them has contributed to making me a part of who I am although with Wishbone my love of books had already been planted but I still love the cute little pup so happily chance whatever may have his picture on.

I have had an opportunity to read one of the Super Mysteries, which I didn't like. This one is somewhat on the border line for about the same reason. Fortunately Wishbone shows up a bit more and they do throw in the usage of a book by a well-known author in some crowds - the basic Wishbone story elements so that is what makes this book a bit higher on the list.

Sadly although I had Wishbone's voice running through my head for his parts I couldn't catch the rest of the characters. They were bland and not given any character build-up. Could this be since the authors believed that by now anyone who was reading the book was a Wishbone fan?

The book is short, sweet and easy to read as well as understand. It is a great stepping stone for children who are learning to read past the smaller children's books and into the world of more mature YA fiction. There are pictures that can break-up the monotony although some of the sketching is a bit on the rough side so nothing of interesting to a Wishbone television series fan.

Altogether it was quick (sometimes there was a bit of a bland repetitiveness) to read and to enjoy. The actual mystery of the book wasn't one of fireworks or sparklers while it took me about half of the book to figure it before it ended. All in all children may end up enjoying this, though, as they become introduced to a cherished culture classic. ( )