A Christmas mystery. The garland is hung. The Nativity figures are set up on the buffet. It's time to bake cookies. When Mama discovers that baby Jesus is missing from the manger, with the help of Mei-Mei the Jack Russell Terrier and Pearl the cat, she searches the house upstairs and down to solve the mystery. Where's baby Jesus? Who took baby Jesus?

Mother, grandmother, and an avid mystery reader herself, the author, with the help of her pets, solves her very own Christmas mystery. She shares this mystery with you and challenges your mystery-solving skills. Listen to the words of the story and study the illustrations for clues. Can you solve the mystery?