The Boy Who Could Find Anything is a 1978 children's book by Joan Lowery Nixon, illustrated by Syd Hoff, about a boy named David who can find anything for others but struggles to find his own lost items. Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich as part of the "Let Me Read" series, it's a humorous story for young readers (ages 4-8) that has become a collectible vintage book.