Patrick Picklebottom and his best friend Claire are back, this time faced with 12 new neighborhood mysteries! Can YOU find the clues and help them crack the cases? The stakes are raised in Patrick and Claire's second outing, as bigger and more confounding mysteries await the pair. Plus, what are these new clues they are finding throughout their adventures - could they be leading them into a far larger mystery than they've ever been on before? And why is their nemesis, Roger. suddenly trying to help them? In the great tradition of the classic Encyclopedia Brown books by Donald J. Sobol, The Patrick Picklebottom Everyday Mysteries takes the beloved picture book character into a completely new direction with an interactive book for early readers. Mr. Jay is a reformed marketing entrepreneur who has shifted his focus to the far more challenging and exciting world of children's book writing. He is the best-selling author of Ricky, the Rock that Couldn't Roll, The Bear and the Fern, Patrick Picklebottom and the Penny Book and others. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Amanda, daughter Bria and sons Oakland and Weston, all of whom are the inspirations behind his books.