Nate the Great and the Missing Tomatoes
Author: Andrew Sharmat
Illustrator: Olga Ivanov
Illustrator: Aleksey Ivanov
Book 31 in the Nate the Great series
Pages: 80
Published: 2022
Age: 6+
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
A friendly competition to grow the best organic garden is underway. The prize is tempting...a ribbon, a photo and article in the newspaper, AND some all-you-can-eat favorites from Ned’s diner!
Esmeralda, Annie, Oliver, and Rosamond are among the competitors. Just a few days before contest judging, some of Rosamond’s tomatoes go missing, and Nate and Sludge are called to investigate.
Who is eager for tomatoes, and why? Nate and Sludge are on the case, and what they find surprises all but makes perfect sense!
About the Nate the Great Series
Books in series order
- 1.Nate the Great(1972)
- 2.Nate the Great Goes Under Cover(1974)
- 3.Nate the Great and the Lost List(1975)
- 4.Nate the Great and the Phony Clue(1977)
- 5.Nate the Great and the Sticky Case(1978)
- 6.Nate the Great and the Missing Key(1981)
- 7.Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail(1982)
- 8.Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize(1984)
- 9.Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed(1986)
- 10.Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag(1987)
- 11.Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt(1989)
- 12.Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps(1989)
- 13.Nate the Great and the Musical Note(1990)
- 14.Nate the Great and the Stolen Base(1992)
- 15.Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine(1993)
- 16.Nate the Great and the Pillow Case(1993)
- 17.Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise(1995)
- 18.Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas(1996)
- 19.Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden(1997)
- 20.Nate the Great and Me: The Case of the Fleeing Fang(1998)
- 21.Nate the Great and the Monster Mess(1999)
- 22.Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective(2000)
- 23.Nate the Great and the Big Sniff(2001)
- 24.Nate the Great on the Owl Express(2003)
- 25.Nate the Great Talks Turkey(2006)
- 26.Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club(2009)
- 27.Nate the Great, Where Are You?(2014)
- 28.Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake(2017)
- 29.Nate the Great and the Wandering Word(2018)
- 30.Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot(2021)
- 31.Nate the Great and the Missing Tomatoes(2022)
Reading age: 6+ years
Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great!
Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!
With each book, Nate the Great has a new case. Nate the Great must get all the facts, and ask the right questions to solve the mystery.
A Teacher's Pick series that consistently wins high praise for delighting and entertaining young readers, and for its charming illustrations.

