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cleverness

Books about cleverness for readers of all ages.

Cover of Revenge of the itty bitty brothers

Revenge of the itty bitty brothers

Lin Oliver

Ages 7–11humorbrothers

Cover of Made you look

Made you look

Roberts, Diane

Ages 8–12humorgames

Cover of Mr. Marvel

Mr. Marvel

Claire Stevens

Ages 5–9magicfamily

Cover of Pig Latin

Pig Latin

Kate McMullan

Ages 7–11adventurehumor

Cover of Black-tie spy

Black-tie spy

George Glass

Ages 8–12adventuremystery

Cover of A very wicked headmistress

A very wicked headmistress

Margaret Mahy

Ages 8–12authoritymischief

Cover of Leon Chameleon P.I. and the case of the missing canary eggs

Leon Chameleon P.I. and the case of the missing canary eggs

Janet Hurst-Nicholson

Ages 7–11mysteryproblem-solving

Cover of Hello, Brer Rabbit

Hello, Brer Rabbit

Rene Cloke

Ages 4–8clevernesstrickster tales

Cover of Clever little bird (Storyteller)

Clever little bird (Storyteller)

Ian Douglas

Ages 3–7clevernessproblem-solving

Cover of Mickey and the beanstalk

Mickey and the beanstalk

Disney Enterprises

Ages 4–10courageadventure

Cover of Tricky Rabbit tales

Tricky Rabbit tales

Chris Schweizer

Ages 6–10clevernesstrickster tales

Cover of The Gecko and Sticky in-- the villain's lair

The Gecko and Sticky in-- the villain's lair

Wendelin Van Draanen

Ages 7–11adventurefriendship

Cover of The Thousand Nights and One Night

The Thousand Nights and One Night

David Walser, Jan Pienkowski

Ages 8–12adventuremagic

Cover of Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb

Brad Kessler

Ages 4–10couragecleverness

Cover of Tricky Fox tales

Tricky Fox tales

Chris Schweizer

Ages 7–11clevernesstrickery

Cover of Impetuous R, secret agent

Impetuous R, secret agent

Jane Leslie Conly

Ages 8–12adventurefamily

Cover of A bean, a stalk, and a boy named Jack

A bean, a stalk, and a boy named Jack

William Joyce

Ages 4–9courageadventure

Cover of The Diamond brothers in The French confection and the Greek who stole Christmas

The Diamond brothers in The French confection and the Greek who stole Christmas

Anthony Horowitz

Ages 8–12mysteryhumor

Cover of Island of Thieves

Island of Thieves

Josh Lacey, Sarah Pakenham

Ages 9–13adventuretreasure hunt

Cover of Battle of the pirate bands

Battle of the pirate bands

Michael Anthony Steele

Ages 6–10adventurecompetition

Cover of Tashi and the wicked magician and other stories

Tashi and the wicked magician and other stories

Anna Fienberg

Ages 7–11couragecleverness

Cover of More Stories of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

More Stories of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

Catherine Storr

Ages 7–11clevernesswit

Cover of Sense Pass King

Sense Pass King

Katrin Tchana

Ages 7–12clevernesswisdom

Cover of The Book of Fables and Folk Stories (Yesterday's Classics)

The Book of Fables and Folk Stories (Yesterday's Classics)

Horace Elisha Scudder

Ages 5–10wisdomkindness