EXCERPT FROM MATTHEW BERRY: Multiple online obits mention that next year will be the 50th anniversary of the Encyclopedia Brown series. And in October, Sobol’s final book, “Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme,” will be published by Penguin.
But none of them mention that Sobol brought me to a different world as a child. That he opened my mind and did so by challenging me and making me think. That he taught me the importance of paying attention, that brains can overcome brawn, that a sense of wonderment is vital and to never just blindly accept what you are told. How crucial it is to seek out your own truth, that there is serious power in a question and anything is possible if you put your mind to it, even if you are a gawky 10-year-old in sneakers.
via Matthew Berry examines five fantasy baseball mysteries – Fantasy Baseball – ESPN.
Donald J. Sobol (October 4, 1924 – July 11, 2012)
Novel series
The Encyclopedia Brown books, in order of publication (parentheses indicate numbers on original release cover art):
(1) Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (1963, ISBN 0-525-67200-1, 1982 reissue ISBN 0-553-15724-8)
(2) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch (1965, ISBN 0-590-01650-4, second title reissue ISBN 0-525-67202-8)
(3) Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues (1966, ISBN 0-525-67204-4)
(4) Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man (1967, ISBN 0-525-67206-0)
(5) Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All (1968, ISBN 0-525-67212-5)
(6) Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace (1969, ISBN 0-525-67208-7)
(7) Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day (1970, ISBN 0-525-67210-9)
(8) Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down (1971, ISBN 0-553-15721-3)
(9) Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way (1972, ISBN 0-553-15142-X)
(10) Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case (1973, ISBN 0-553-15723-X)
(11) Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand (1974, ISBN 0-553-48133-9, reissued as Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing and Other Mysteries, ISBN 0-590-44093-4)
(12) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles (1975, ISBN 0-590-43343-1)
(13) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor (1977, ISBN 0-553-15586-5)
(14) Encyclopedia Brown Carries On (1980, ISBN 0-02-786190-2)
(15) Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace (1981, ISBN 0-02-786200-3)
(15½) Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake (1982, ISBN 0-590-07843-7) (Co-written with Glenn Andrews)
(16) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints (1985, ISBN 0-553-15739-6)
(17) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt (1988, ISBN 0-553-15650-0)
(18) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers (1990, ISBN 0-688-09012-5)
(19) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Two Spies (1995, ISBN 0-385-32036-1)
(20) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo’s Nose (1996, ISBN 0-385-32184-8)
(21) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Sleeping Dog (1998, ISBN 0-385-32576-2)
(22) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander (2000, ISBN 0-385-32579-7)
(23) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs (2003, ISBN 0-385-72931-6)
(24) Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case (2007, ISBN 978-0-525-47924-6)
(25) Encyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth (2009, ISBN 978-0-525-42100-9)
(26) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFO (2010, ISBN 978-0-525-42210-5)
(27) Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime (2011, ISBN 978-0-525-42211-2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_Brown
…………reading bedtime stories like these were a joy for parents alike!