Reluctant Readers will actually want to read this!

🕵️♂️ This Case Stinks! — A Mystery for Kids Who “Don’t Like Reading”

If you have a child who says,
“I don’t like reading,”
this book is for them.

Not every kid wants long chapters, big paragraphs, or stories that take forever to get going. Some kids want to figure things out. They want to look, guess, decide—and be right.

That’s exactly what This Case Stinks! is all about.

Instead of telling kids a story from beginning to end, this book invites them to become detectives. Each section asks simple, engaging questions:

• Who was there?
• What happened?
• Where did it happen?
• When did it start?
• Why did it happen?

Kids follow clues, study pictures, and make their own decisions as they go. It’s reading—but it feels more like solving a puzzle.

And here’s the best part:
👉 Kids don’t need to be “strong readers” to succeed.

They can:

• Jump in anywhere
• Use pictures as clues
• Read a little at a time
• Feel smart for figuring things out

That confidence? That’s what turns reluctant readers into willing readers.

No pressure. No heavy lessons. Just a funny mystery, a slightly suspicious sandwich… and a case that definitely stinks.

If you have a young reader at home (or in your classroom) who needs a different kind of book, you can check it out here:
👉 This Case Stinks