After a generous breakfast of pancakes, Nate the Great gets an urgent call from Annie. She's just painted a picture and can't find it anywhere. Nate, who has found lost balloons, books, slippers, chickens--even goldfish--proclaims that he will find the missing picture.

Full color. nJoin the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the lost picture Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries n CAN NATE SOLVE THE CASE FOR HIS FRIEND ANNIE? n nNate the Great has a new case His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery. n n Visit Nate the Great and Sludge n NatetheGreatBooks.com n n Praise for the Nate the Great Series n n ★ Kids will like Nate the Great. --School Library Journal, Starred n n A consistently entertaining series. --Booklist n n Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner. --Publishers Weekly n n Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years. --Kirkus Reviews n n They don't come any cooler than Nate the Great. --The Huffington Postn