Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in The Secret Ingredient

Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in The Secret Ingredient

Grades Up to Kindergarten
Ages 2–5

Not even the smallest clue gets past this preschool private eye!


Just as Mitzi is about to enjoy a nice muffin her Dad made, her friend Max stops her in her tracks! He has a sneaking suspicion that there is something funny about this muffin—so the two of them set off on an investigation...

Kids and parents will laugh along as Mitzi, Max and their friends test the muffin for dodgy ingredients and come to their conclusion. What did Dad put in the muffin after all? Debbie Ohi’s bouncy illustrations bring an extra layer of fun to Lauren McLaughlin’s clever text.

ISBN 9780375981616 (Ebook)
Published on Jul 11, 2017
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages 32
Age Range 2-5 years
Grade Up to Kindergarten
Reading Level Lexile: AD610L | Fountas/Pinnell: M

Lauren McLaughlin

LAUREN McLAUGHLIN grew up in the small town of Wenham, Massachusetts. After college and a brief stint in graduate school, she spent 10 unglamorous years writing and producing movies before abandoning her screen ambitions to write fiction full-time. Though she fondly remembers much of her time in Massachusetts—the marina, the beach, various teenage escapades—she cannot, for the life of her, remember her SAT scores, her GPA, or any of the numbers that once summed her up.

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