King & Kayla: The Case of the Cat Hunt

Ages 7 to 9, Grades 2 to 4

In this latest book in the Geisel Honor award-winning series, our intrepid human-and-dog detective duo have another mystery to solve: how did Raj’s cat escape from a locked house?

King and Kayla have a new case and a new friend. King LOVES new friends. They’re his favorite!

Raj needs our beloved detectives to help him find his cat. Blue was in the house when Raj left for school but now he’s gone. Blue didn’t come for dinner or breakfast. (King can’t imagine missing a meal.) Blue never goes outside and he never had the chance to escape. Where did he go?

When Raj describes Blue, he sounds very familiar. Could Blue be Cat with No Name?

Series Overview: A loveable dog helps his human girl solve mysteries in this two-time Geisel Honor-winning series.

About the Author

Dori Hillestad Butler has published magazine stories, educational materials, plays, book reviews, characters for a board game, and forty-two children's books. A two-time Geisel Honor Book winner, for King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats and King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth, she has also been nominated for children’s choice awards in nineteen different states and won the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery for Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy.

Author Residence: Seattle, Washington

Author Hometown: Fairmont, Minnesota

Nancy Meyers is a two-time Geisel Honor Book winning illustrator (for King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats and King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth), a graphic designer, and the proud owner of Sullivan, golden-doodle extraordinaire! She lives in Minneapolis.

Illustrator Residence:Minneapolis, Minnesota

Illustrator Hometown:Cincinnati, Ohio