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Made By Humans #3 - Suzanne Matczuk, Meet Our Mystery Writer
Read more →Meet me! I’m Suzanne and I wear a lot of hats here at Mail Order Mystery, by which I mean sometimes I even wear a Bigfoot Costume. I also write pretty much everything here, including all five of our mysteries. I love writing Mail Order Mysteries. Each one has been challenging in its own way. And getting kids excited about reading is a genuine thrill, and one of the most rewarding professional experiences I could ever hope to have.Occasionally we get a review like this one from Samantha B and it makes everything so worthwhile... When I write Mail Order...
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Make This Summer Extraordinary ☀️
Read more →Another lifetime ago, before we had kids, we took a trip to Italy. We rented one of those little European cars that makes you feel like you're driving in a shoebox and we poked around the countryside. Everything was great until we got onto the Autostrada. Even with the gas pedal floored we could not keep up with the traffic, and the cars whizzed past us at ridiculous speeds.It seems like the ideal metaphor for the way so many of us are feeling in this post-COVID world. Back to normal means back to the dizzying speeds of the before times,...
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Made By Humans #2 - Tanya Becker, Our Awesome Designer
Read more →Meet Toronto-based designer Tanya Becker. We have had a blast working with her on our last two mysteries, The Case of the Missing Bigfoot and Escape the Master Loop. The best thing about Tanya, other than being an awesome designer, is that she is up for anything. No matter what we ask her to do, the answer is always yes. Even if it’s “Hey Tanya, can you make us a photo of Bigfoot driving a garbage truck”? We asked Tanya about what it was like working with us and she says: “Doing design for MOM is the best! When else would you get to...
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Mysteries Are the Perfect Gift for Dad and Here’s Why
Read more →Well, look no further. Here are five reasons why Mail Order Mysteries make the best Father’s Day gifts ever. 🔎 Mail Order Mysteries are fun for kids and Dads too! We always say that Mail Order Mysteries are so cool that you will wish you were a kid again, but who says you have to be a kid? 🔎 Mail Order Mysteries are personalized, so Dad’s and kids’ names can appear in the mystery. Dad can be secretly thrilled to see his very own name on the letters. 🔎 Kids and Dad both have an excellent reason...
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Looking for the Perfect End-Of-School Gift? 🏫
Read more →1. The end of a school year is something to celebrate. Mail Order Mysteries are a great way to keep kids reading and learning without even realizing that they are learning. 2. It’s the gift that keeps on giving! Six mailings over six weeks keep your kids busy all summer. 3. Feed the brain! Mail Order Mysteries are a jumping off point for all sorts of learning adventures: geography, history, pirate lore, fairy tales, spy training, time travel, ciphers, codes and more! 4. Our mysteries get kids excited about problem solving instead of spending their summer zoning out on screens. 5. Five star reviews! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...
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Made By Humans #1 - Rajo Zakic, Illustrator Extraordinaire
Read more →Meet Rajo Zakic. Rajo is a fantastic illustrator we have had the pleasure of working with twice. The first time was when we were making The Case of the Missing Bigfoot, a cryptozoology-themed whodunnit set in an old mansion. Rajo designed the set of 20 cryptid collector cards that kids get in the final installment, and they are extraordinary.We were so impressed with Rajo's talent and versatility that we collaborated with him on our next project, the time-travel themed Escape the Master Loop. Rajo came up with ideas and illustrations that were beyond what we could have imagined. We asked him if he...