Richard Scarry's Great Mystery Collection: 3-books-in-1!

Ages 3 to 7, Grades P to 2

Help Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig solve mysteries in this humorous Busytown storybook by Richard Scarry. This hardcover 3-in-1 book includes three delightful stories!

There are mysteries to be solved in Busytown! This collection of three Busytown stories follows Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig as they embark on exciting adventures to crack three cases! Young readers will love these entertaining, heartwarming stories, perfect for bedtime or a rainy day!

The Great Pie Robbery

Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig look for the thief who has been stealing Ma Dog's cherry pies!

The Great Steamboat Mystery

Someone has stolen precious jewels at a wedding on a steamboat! Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig investigate the crime. 

The Supermarket Mystery

Food has been disappearing from Grocer Dog's store! Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are determined to find the culprit.

Series Overview: We are publishing three Richard Scarry titles in Fall 2025: Richard Scarry’s Biggest Word Book Ever! is a full-color, 14-page oversized board book; Richard Scarry’s Lowly Worm Saves Christmas! is an original full-color, 32-page hardcover storybook; and Richard Scarry’s Great Mystery Collection is a full-color, 96-page hardcover storybook featuring three classic stories: The Great Pie Robbery, The Great Steamboat Mystery & The Supermarket Mystery.

About the Author

Richard Scarry is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER! In his extraordinary career, Scarry illustrated over 150 books, many of which have never been out of print. His books have sold over 100 million copies around the world and are currently published in over twenty languages. No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood. Richard Scarry was posthumously awarded a lifetime achievement award from the Society of Illustrators in 2012.