A Mystery Ride may sound cool. But the three siblings in this story know it means their parents are taking them someplace they would never want to go. Like the Laundromat, the dry cleaners, or the department store.

But just when the boys think they're on the worst Mystery Ride ever, they discover it's not the destinations that are important?it's the adventure they have along the way. (And it certainly helps when the journey ends with sprinkles on top . . . )

Scott Magoon is an art director who has written and illustrated several acclaimed picture books, such as the bestselling, Schneider Family Book Award winner Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship, the Spoon series by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and his own Linus the Little Yellow Pencil and The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot! He lives in Massachusetts.