Review: Cute Mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
I won an e-copy of this book from LibraryThing. That in no way has influenced my review.“Detective Kaili and the Mount Everest” by Olivia Li is a brief brain twister for young sleuths to try their hands at solving the mystery. Kaili loves solving mysteries, and when the new kid in her class claimed he had climbed Mount Everest over the summer, Kaili’s instincts said something was not quite true about his story. She could not put her finger on it, but even the picture he had brought to school, showing him on the peak of Mount Everest, just didn’t look quite right.Suddenly… she saw what was bothering her in the picture. But, alas, Kaili does not share that information with us! No, the ending of this story asks the reader to see if he/she can see what Kaili found amiss.Sadly, I am not as observant as Kaili, apparently, because I still don’t see whatever tipped her off! On the positive side, Olivia Li offers an email address to which readers can write to find the answer. I guess I’ll be emailing her shortly.“Detective Kaili and the Mount Everest” is a cute story, with great illustrations. It is appropriate for any child old enough to pay attention while the story is being read to them, and interesting enough that older siblings may offer to read it to their younger siblings at bedtime.The best thing about it is that it encourages kids to think and reason (ah, no wonder I couldn’t figure it out). All things considered, this is a very kid-friendly, well-written story, and should be a part of any kid’s library.