One sunny morning, Detective Stella Crawford sat at her desk, color pencils all around.

The phone rang. 'Stella, it’s urgent! The giant book from the library is gone!'

Stella grabbed her hat. 'Time to find some clues,' she thought.

At the library, Stella saw books scattered. 'Hmm, the thief was messy,' she mumbled.

She found a note. 'To find the book, you must solve this: I am not alive, but I can grow. What am I?'

Stella smiled. 'It’s a plant! The book must be near plants.'

In the garden, there were three pots. 'One of these pots is special,' she said.

Under the first pot was a note, 'Too quick to pick, now find the lock to tick.'

Stella thought hard. 'A clock! The book is hidden with clocks!'

In the clock room, Stella found 3 clocks; one was not ticking right.

Behind the odd clock was the giant book! 'Mystery solved!' exclaimed Stella.

The librarian cheered. 'You did it, Stella!' The library was all right again.