Common Sense Media Review
By Carrie Kingsley
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Curious kids solve ghostly mystery in smart, funny tale.
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What's the Story?
When Ada Twist's Aunt Bernice inherits a rundown mansion from the town's famous recluse in IGGY PECK AND THE MYSTERIOUS MANSION, she plans to use the priceless antiques inside to pay for renovations. But there are two problems: The house is supposedly haunted, and the antiques are nowhere to be found. Iggy Peck is fascinated with architecture and is sure that the mansion holds the key to the mystery. Iggy, Ada, and fellow Questioneers Rosie Revere and Sofia Valdez will have to use their wits and talents to solve the mystery before Aunt Bernice has to sell the mansion.
Is It Any Good?
The simple kindness among the friends sets the tone for a fun, adventurous mystery, and the kids' curiosity leads to academic information being seamlessly sprinkled throughout. Younger readers will find the vocabulary challenging ("blueprint," "antique," "suffragist"), but there are lots of contextual clues to help. The friends in Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion are diverse in background and interests, and they complement each other perfectly: researching, inventing, and examining the things that fascinate them most, all with an infectious enthusiasm. The mansion's quirks bring architecture to life, and the characters continue the warmth, positive lessons, and engrossing stories of the Questioneers series.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how each child's talents help figure out what's really going on in Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion. Which of your talents and interests could help this group?
Have you and your friends ever tried to solve a problem or mystery as a group? What happened?
Do you think the adults in your life would react the same way Iggy's parents and Aunt Bernice did if you came upon a mystery like this? Why or why not?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : David Roberts
- Genre : For Beginning Readers
- Topics : STEM , Adventures , Friendship
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
- Publication date : May 12, 2020
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 4 - 7
- Number of pages : 144
- Available on : Audiobook (unabridged), Hardback, Apple Books, Kindle
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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