In this engaging sequel to "Stories to Solve" master storyteller Shannon presents 15 more ancient, brain-teasing tales with origins from around the world. Elegantly illustrated by two-time Caldecott Honor winner Peter Sis, each story is followed by the clear, simple solution readers can reach themselves if they think hard enough.

From the author/illustrator team behind Stories to Solve, here are eleven more twisty mysteries for tweens who like to puzzle it out. A great choice for emerging readers who are ready for chapter books and like puzzles, brain-twisters, and more.

How did they do it? How did a single firefly win a fight against one hundred apes? How did the priest catch a thief with a rooster? How did a student outwit the king? How did a frog escape from the pitcher of cream? These and eleven more tantalizing, brain-teasing mysteries are waiting in the pages of this book.