What to read next
Books like InvestiGators, by age
Finished InvestiGators? Here are 9 series to try next, grouped by age and kind: the same age as investigators; a bit older, when they're ready; the same kind of book as investigators. Each one says why it's here and links to the books in order with a checklist.
The picks come from what the series share with InvestiGators (funny, mystery, animals, adventure) and the next reads its own page names. No one paid to be here and there are no shop links. Checked October 30, 2026.
The same age as InvestiGators
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Ages 7+ Like InvestiGators, it's funny and animal. The InvestiGators page names it as a next read. Short speech bubbles in big comic panels, with a joke on most pages.
The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Ages 6–10 Like InvestiGators, it's funny and animal. It starts a little younger, at 6, so it's a quick, easy read. The InvestiGators page names it as a next read. Big pictures and few words on a page, part comic and part chapter book.
Lunch Lady by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Ages 7–10 Like InvestiGators, it's funny and mystery. The InvestiGators page names it as a next read. Short comics with a lot of white space, a few words per bubble and one joke after another.
A bit older, when they're ready
Space Boy by Stephen McCranie
Ages 10+ Like InvestiGators, it's mystery and adventure. It starts a little older, at 10. Long, quiet comic pages with a lot of talking and feelings, and a big story that builds over many volumes.
Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke
Ages 9–13 Like InvestiGators, it's adventure. It starts a little older, at 9. Soft-coloured comic panels with short speech bubbles and a lot of picture storytelling.
Berrybrook Middle School by Svetlana Chmakova
Ages 10+ It's a comic too. It starts a little older, at 10. Manga-style panels read left to right, with short speech bubbles, lots of facial expressions and a few pages of heavier feeling.
The same kind of book as InvestiGators
Pizza and Taco by Stephen Shaskan
Ages 5–8 Like InvestiGators, it's funny and adventure. It starts a little younger, at 5, so it's a quick, easy read. Big panels with a line or two of speech in each bubble, split into short chapters.
Owly by Andy Runton
Ages 5–8 Like InvestiGators, it's animal. It starts a little younger, at 5, so it's a quick, easy read. Almost wordless pictures where pictures and small symbols in the speech bubbles tell the story, so a child can read it with no words at all.
The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels by Ann M. Martin (adapted by Raina Telgemeier and other artists)
Ages 8–12 It's a comic too. It starts a little older, at 8. Comic panels with chatty speech bubbles and a lot of feelings, and a new cast member to learn in most books.
More ways to find the next one
- What should I read next?: three taps, three picks.
- By age: 7-year-olds · 8-year-olds · 9-year-olds · 10-year-olds
- InvestiGators books in order