Robert M. Quackenbush

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  • Bibliography:
    50 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 1982
  • Latest Book:
    February 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Henry Duck

1 - Henry's Awful Mistake (Jun-2019)
2 - Henry Gets in Shape (Aug-2021)
3 - Henry's Lollipops (May-2022)

A Miss Mallard Mystery

1 - Texas Trail to Calamity (May-2018)
2 - Dig to Disaster (May-2018)
3 - Stairway to Doom (Sep-2018)
4 - Express Train to Trouble (Sep-2018)
5 - Gondola to Danger (Jan-2019)
6 - Cable Car to Catastrophe (Sep-2019)
7 - Dogsled to Dread (Sep-2019)

A Piet Potter Mystery

1 - Piet Potter Returns (Jun-2010)
2 - Piet Potter Strikes Again (Aug-2010)

Sherlock Chick

1 - Sherlock Chick's First Case (Feb-2019)
2 - Sherlock Chick and the Case of the Night Noises (Jan-2021)

Book List in Order: 50 titles

  • The Most Welcome Visitor

  • Sheriff Sally Gopher and the Thanksgiving Caper

  • Detective Mole and the Haunted Castle Mystery

  • Sherlock Chick and the Peekaboo Mystery

    Look out Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Chick hatched from his egg with a detective’s hat and magnifying glass, and he’s looking to track down a missing mouse in this adorable, easy-to-follow mystery from Robert Quackenbush.When Mother Mouse’s son S...

  • Mouse Feathers

    Mouse's two nephews invade her domicile for the evening while she babysits them. A pillow fight turns into a feather storm; she flutters and frets about the house before finally interceding. Trouble resumes when the vacuum exhales air rather than inh...

  • Funny Bunnies on the Run

  • Danger in Tibet

  • Detective Mole and Halloween Mystery

  • Sherlock Chick and the Giant Egg Mystery

    Look out, Sherlock Holmes! Sherlock Chick hatched from his egg with a detective’s hat and magnifying glass and is ready to solve the mystery of the giant egg that arrives at the farm in this adorable, easy-to-follow mystery from Robert Quackenbush....



  • Quit Pulling My Leg

  • Henry Babysits

    Henry the Duck discovers that babysitting isn’t all fun and games in this latest “playful” (School Library Journal) picture book about his merry misadventures from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!Henry the Duck is a very good neighbor. Even t...

  • Treasury of Humor

  • Bicycle to Treachery

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard unravels a dangerous smuggling operation in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard runs into danger when she unwittingly uncovers a smuggling operation while on a bicycle trip across Holland....

  • Stage Door to Terror

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard’s trip to Paris gets complicated in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard is in Paris to visit an old friend and becomes involved in one of the most terrifying cases of her career: the disappearance ...

  • Surfboard to Peril

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard unravels her most dangerous mystery yet in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.While surfing in Hawaii, Miss Mallard launches into one of her most dangerous cases -- one which involves the ownership of sacred lan...

  • Taxi to Intrigue

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard stumbles upon some plans she was never meant to see in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.While visiting London, Miss Mallard finds secret plans meant for spies! What will she do with the super-secret informatio...

  • Henry's World Tour

    In his latest merry misadventure, Henry the Duck travels the world to unravel the mystery of his rare speckled feather in this energetic and hilarious picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!Henry the Duck wonders why just one of his many...

  • Batbaby

    On his first solo flight, Batbaby gets caught in a rainstorm, is blown into Squirrel's tree, and gets into all sorts of trouble before he finally falls asleep. In the morning Batbaby returns home where he must go to bed again! With a sweet surprise e...

  • Two Miss Mallard Mysteries

    The first humorous mystery in the two-books-in-one children's book is "Surfboard to Peril" in which the world-famous ducktective, Miss Mallard, solves mysterious doings in Hawaii; in the second humorous mystery, entitled "Stage Door to Terror", Miss ...



  • Daughter of Liberty

    Provides the story of Wyn Mabie, the brave woman who was able to get past the British Army and reach Washington's Headquarters to deliver important American documents that could have changed the course of events of the Revolutionary War. Simultaneous...

  • Batbaby Finds a Home

    Batbaby and his family have just lost their home to a bulldozer!
    Desperate to find a new place to live, they set out into the night. But every place they go is either too loud or too unsafe. So where do Batbaby and his family end up? In a bat hou...

  • Mishap in Kaiserslautern

    While on a speaking tour in Germany, Miss Mallard, the world-famous duck detective, is reassigned to active duty after the central supply depot for the largest U.S. Army hospital for ducks in Europe is robbed....

  • Henry Goes West

    Henry the Duck takes a trip out to the Wild West where he finds himself up to his feathers in merry misadventure in this fresh and lively picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!Henry the Duck sure gets himself into some sticky situations...

  • Henry's Important Date

    In his latest merry misadventure, Henry the Duck is late for a very important date in this energetic and hilarious “instant classic” (School Library Journal, starred review) picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!Henry the Duck has a...

  • First Grade Jitters

    Here is the story of a young boy who is about to enter first grade and doesn't know quite what to expect. Will his friends be there? Will he have to know how to read and spell? What if he can't understand anything his teacher says? Looks like a case ...

  • Detective Mole

    "Little ones will be engrossed and delighted by the absurdities here." -Publisher's Weekly When Detective Mole gets his diploma from private-eye school, he sets to work solving one zany case after another. Robert Quackenbush's hilarious pictures and ...

  • Calling Doctor Quack

    "...a pleasant fast-moving story with picture-keyed pronunciation guides to medical equipment."
    -School Library Journal

    When Dr. Quack, duck physician, arrives at the pond he finds his services in great demand. Almost everyone in the pond ...

  • Piet Potter Returns

    A Piet Potter Mystery - 1

    "Sleuthing techniques reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes make Piet a first-rate detective...Piet's adventures should rally many fans."
    -ALA Booklist

    Piet (rhymes with neat) Potter, the amazing boy private eye, learns that someone has been tamperin...

  • Piet Potter Strikes Again

    A Piet Potter Mystery - 2

    "Sleuthing techniques reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes make Piet a first-rate detective...Piet's adventures should rally many fans." -ALA Booklist

    Once again, Piet (rhymes with neat) Potter, the amazing boy private eye, is called upon to solve a dif...



  • Moose's Store

    "Billed as a Fun-to-Read book, this really is." -Publisher's Weekly Country storekeeper Moose is a moose of few words-"yup" and "nope" are about all he ever says. But when his friend Beaver, Mrs. Bear, and others take over and try to modernize his st...

  • Dig to Disaster

    A Miss Mallard Mystery - 2

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard must discover who is terrorizing an archaeological expedition in this mystery that launches QUIX, a new line of fun-to-read short chapter books that are perfect for emerging readers. A terrifying headless dem...

  • Texas Trail to Calamity

    A Miss Mallard Mystery - 1

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard must thwart a thief in this mystery that launches QUIX, a new line of fun-to-read short chapter books that are perfect for emerging readers. A runaway horse and a mysterious ranch in the Texas prairie have th...

  • Express Train to Trouble

    A Miss Mallard Mystery - 4

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard works to solve the case of a missing prankster in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. Miss Mallard sets out to explain the disappearance of George Buddy Duck, a prankster who has aggravated all of the passeng...

  • Stairway to Doom

    A Miss Mallard Mystery - 3

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard must track down her disappearing family members in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. Miss Mallard is travelling to Scotland’s Duckinbill Castle for a family reunion. During the reading of a will, family m...

  • Gondola to Danger

    A Miss Mallard Mystery - 5

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard tries to track down a missing masterpiece in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. Miss Mallard finds herself chasing a stolen masterpiece through Venice’s maze of canals while attending an opera festival. ...

  • Sherlock Chick's First Case

    Sherlock Chick - 1

    Look out Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Chick hatched from his egg with a detective’s hat and magnifying glass, and he’s on the case in this adorable, easy-to-follow mystery from Robert Quackenbush. Within moments of his birth, Sherlock Chick lived...

  • Henry's Awful Mistake

    Henry Duck - 1

    Henry the Duck makes a humongous and hilarious mess in the kitchen in his latest merry mis-adventure in this fresh and lively picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush! Henry the Duck has invited his good friend Clara to his home for a d...

  • Cable Car to Catastrophe

    A Miss Mallard Mystery - 6

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard’s ski vacation is a bust when she finds herself on the tail of a bundled-up bandit in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. When the police are baffled by an eerie robbery, Miss Mallard interrupts her ski vac...

  • Dogsled to Dread

    A Miss Mallard Mystery - 7

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard crosses snowy scenery to track down a captured canine in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. Miss Mallard has been invited to Alaska to launch the annual dogsled races! But the day before the big event, a dog...



  • Sherlock Chick and the Case of the Night Noises

    Sherlock Chick - 2

    Look out Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Chick hatched from his egg with a detective’s hat and magnifying glass and he’s on the case to find out who -- or what -- is causing the mysterious loud noises that are waking the farm animals every night in thi...

  • Henry Gets in Shape

    Henry Duck - 2

    In his latest merry misadventure, Henry the Duck’s new exercise plan leaves him more frazzled than fit in this energetic and hilarious picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!Henry the Duck it out of shape and needs to exercise! Where s...

  • Henry's Lollipops

    Henry Duck - 3

    Henry the Duck tries to cure what ails him with lollipops in another merry misadventure in this fresh and lively picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!Henry the Duck is not feeling well. His doctor keeps telling him to eat lots and lots...

  • Rickshaw to Horror

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard encounters a supposed psychic in Hong Kong in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.When Miss Mallard visits Hong Kong, she encounters Marshall Gadwall, a retired English military duck, who seems to have the power ...

  • Henry's Pizzas

    Henry the Duck is up to his feathers in pizza in another merry misadventure in this fresh and lively picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!Happy Birthday, Henry! Everyone from his mother to his aunt, to his cousins and his brothers send...

  • Henry's Duckling Days

    In his latest merry misadventure, Henry the Duck causes trouble for his mother in this energetic and hilarious picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!Henry the Duck’s mother has so many ducklings that she can’t always keep little Hen...

  • Flamenco to Mischief

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard tracks down a stolen painting in Spain in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.While on holiday in sunny Spain to attend a flamenco festival, Miss Mallard, the world-famous ducktective, and her nephew Willard Widg...

  • Henry's School Days

    In his latest merry misadventure, Henry the duck can’t seem to keep himself out of hot water at school in this energetic and hilarious picture book from beloved author Robert Quackenbush!Henry the Duck is always in trouble at school, whether he’s...

  • Miss Mallard's Case Book

    Solve mysteries from all over the world and beyond with world-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard in this engaging Aladdin QUIX activity book with solutions to each case provided in the backmatter.Miss Mallard, the world-famous ducktective, and her neph...

  • Road to Robbery

    World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard goes undercover in Germany in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.While on a speaking tour at military bases in the Kaiserslautern district of Southern Germany, Miss Mallard the world-famous ducktective, and her ...



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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robert M. Quackenbush has published 50 books.

Robert M. Quackenbush does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Road to Robbery, was published in February 2024.

The first book by Robert M. Quackenbush, The Most Welcome Visitor, was published in July 1982.

Yes. Robert M. Quackenbush has 4 series.
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