Janice Spina

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  • Bibliography:
    31 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2013
  • Latest Book:
    July 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Davey & Derek: Junior Detectives

1 - The Case of the Missing Cell Phone (May-2015)
2 - The Case of the Mysterious Black Cat (Aug-2015)
3 - The Case of the Magical Ivory Elephant (Aug-2016)
4 - The Case of the Brown Scraggly Dog (Jan-2017)
5 - The Case of the Sad Mischievous Ghost (Jun-2017)

Book List in Order: 31 titles

  • Ricky the Rambunctious Raccoon

    Ricky is a rambunctious or very active raccoon who likes to wander around to find something new to eat. One night during his foraging for food Ricky runs into all kinds of trouble. Will Ricky get home safely? Will he learn his lesson to listen to his...

  • Jerry the Crabby Crayfish

  • Lamby the Lonely Lamb

    Lamby is a very different lamb because of his color. He is very lonely and only wants to be accepted by the other lambs. Find out what lesson Lamby learns when a little girl, Leah, comes to the farm where Lamb lives....

  • Jesse the Precocious Polar Bear

    Jesse is a precocious and very intelligent polar bear. He likes to learn about everything but what polar bears are supposed to know. Jesse has a couple of surprising adventures and learns an important lesson....

  • Broose the Moose on the Loose

  • Sebastian Meets Marvin the Monkey

    When a little boy, Sebastian, goes to the zoo he meets Marvin the monkey. Sebastian loves monkeys and likes to watch them climb the trees. Something amazing happens when Sebastian's toy phone suddenly plays music....

  • The Case of the Missing Cell Phone

    Davey & Derek: Junior Detectives - 1

    Davey & Derek Junior Detectives is Book One of a series of mysteries and adventures. Davey and Derek Donato are twins who love to play detective. In their first case they must solve the perplexing case of the missing cell phone. There are twists and ...

  • The Case of the Mysterious Black Cat

    Davey & Derek: Junior Detectives - 2

    Davey and Derek Donato are twins, but not identical. They gleaned the idea to be detectives from a book their parents bought them on their tenth birthday. The twins discover a black cat and some magic when they visit with their Great Aunt Gigi. The c...

  • The Case of the Magical Ivory Elephant

    Davey & Derek: Junior Detectives - 3

    Davey & Derek Donato are twins who love adventures and enjoy being junior detectives. In Book 3 of this series their help is enlisted to find an ivory figurine that has been taken from the local museum. There are many suspects and danger is not far f...



  • Colby the Courageous Cat

    Colby is one of a litter of four kittens. The kittens get into all kinds of trouble. Being the biggest and strongest, Colby's mother expects him to watch over the smaller kittens and keep them safe. Read and find out what Colby does to meet his mothe...

  • The Case of the Brown Scraggly Dog

    Davey & Derek: Junior Detectives - 4

    Davey and Derek Donato are at it again in this new book. In this case they come across a brown scraggly dog with blood on its paw but when the boys try to stop the dog, it runs away. Aunt Gigi is here once again to assist the boys with their magic an...

  • Jeffrey the Jittery Giraffe

    Jeffrey is a nervous giraffe due to a terrible storm on the day of his birth. He remembers that day and is frightened of any kind of noise or unexpected things happening to him. His mother tells him that he is stronger than he thinks.One day Jeffrey ...

  • The Case of the Sad Mischievous Ghost

    Davey & Derek: Junior Detectives - 5

    Twins Davey and Derek Donato are enlisted by two new characters, Abby and her cousin Holly, to assist them in finding and capturing the spooky beings that haunt their house. When the boys visit Abby's house they discover that this old Victorian holds...

  • Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab

    Clarence Henry is different from other hermit crabs. He came to his new home minus one claw and a leg. He needs to protect himself until he can grow new appendages. Will Clarence Henry be able to meet the challenges in his new water world? Clarence H...

  • Lucy the Talented Toy Terrier

    This book is based on my dog, Lucy, who I had for 16 years. She was quite a character and did all the things that are in this book. She loved my spaghetti with homemade sauce, watched TV shows featuring animals, hated baths, "sang" when music was pla...

  • Abby & Holly, School Dance

    This is Book 1 of a series of Abby & Holly books. These two girls were first introduced in Book 5 of the Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series. The girls are first cousins on their mothers’ side. They moved to the quiet town of Lindon, New Hampshi...

  • Unfortunate Events

    Abby and Holly are cousins who are more like sisters. They enjoy doing everything together. Holly lives with Abby and her family in a haunted Victorian. Holly must deal with some difficult decisions in her family when unexpected and unfortunate event...

  • The Case of the Mystery of the Bells

    Step into another magical and fun adventure with the twin detectives to solve this new mystery. There are clues at every turn, ghostly dreams with strange messages, and a surprise visitor that shakes things up. Even Aunt Gigi and Mianna are at a loss...

  • Abby and Holly Series, Book 3

    Join Abby and Holly in Book 3 as the cousins discover a new presence in their old Victorian while they are cleaning out the library of old books. They are not sure if this specter is benign or otherwise. This being leads them to the old trunk they di...



  • Abby and Holly Series Book 4

    Join the cousins, Abby and Holly, as they search for clues about who placed an urn up in their attic with the remains of a young girl who lived a century ago. Their old Victorian holds many secrets and the girls are determined to solve this mystery w...

  • Drystan and Durward Save the Day

    This is a magical series about Drystan the dragon and his friends. These dragons are colorful, engaging and fun to read about. They teach children the importance of friendship, caring for one another, being kind to others, and it's okay to be differe...

  • Damara Helps Drystan Find His Roar

    This the second book in the magical series about Drystan the dragon and his friends. These dragons are colorful, engaging and fun to read about. They teach children the importance of friendship, caring for one another, being kind to others, and it's ...

  • Abby and Holly Series, Book 5

    The main protagonists, cousins Abby and Holly, find paintings by a young teenager, from the past with a copper key taped to the back of one of her paintings. This teen's remains were found in their attic in Book 4.The girls' search begins to find the...

  • Delbert Finds Himself

    Drystan the Dragon and Friends is a series of six books about dragons, friendship, being kind and respectful to one another, and helping others in need. Children will learn about colors and letters too with the help of the colorful illustrations and ...

  • Faulty Timeline

    Follow along with cousins, Abby and Holly, as they learn about some changes in history from their ghost friend, Felicity, who lived back in 1880. These changes came about when the girls traveled back to the past to their Victorian when it was once a ...

  • Delfina Solves a Problem

    This is a continuing fun series of adventures with Drystan the dragon and his friends. Follow Drystan and his friends as they meet a new dragon named Delfina. Her scales are many shades of purple and pink. She can solve any problem with just a blink....

  • Dragana Helps a Fairy

    This is the final book in this magical, mystical series of dragons and their good deeds. In Book 6 a new dragon is introduced, Dragana. Each dragon is a different color and the dragons all have names that begin with the letter 'D.' Dragana is a drago...

  • The Legend of the Taken Ones

    This is Book 1 of a fantasy series that will have six books in all. In this book learn about the three children of King Gateskin and his wife, Queen Solinara. The children have had powers since they were quite young.. Serena was three years old when ...

  • The Unknown Territory

    The adventures continue in this addition of Gateskin Chronicles. Many new characters and creatures are introduced. Spells abound with magic all around. Many visitors come to Sovorotskina looking for asylum from the evil King Kaposkaran of Parotovina....



  • Make Believe is Fun

    This is book 2 of the Bedtime Stories for Children Series. There are six tales with an illustration for each. Children will read about two squirrels, a turkey, a frog, a tree, a leopard and mouse, and a cat. These animal tales will delight children a...

  • Make Believe Once Again

    The Bedtime Stories series is here once again with six more fun and entertaining stories for children ages 5-8. In this book children will read about a dragonfly, a goat, a candle, a chicken and a rooster, a boy and a pelican and a fish, and a starfi...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Janice Spina has published 31 books.

Janice Spina does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Make Believe Once Again, was published in July 2023.

The first book by Janice Spina, Ricky the Rambunctious Raccoon, was published in October 2013.

Yes. Janice Spina has 1 series.
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