WHODONUT?
A Holiday Mystery
Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast
by Josh Funk
Illustrated by Brendan Kearney
Union Square Kids
Picture Book Holiday
40 pages
ages 4 to 8
COMING SEPTEMBER 9th!!!
A thief is among us ...
The newest Agatha Crispy book is here, and Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast have been invited to the very first reading on Holiday Eve!
But when the lights go out and the book goes missing, everyone becomes a suspect. As the party splits up to search the mansion, Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast team up once again.
Will they be able to follow the clues and save the ending to the Miss Maple series, or will the culprit be at large forever?
The newest Agatha Crispy book is here, and Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast have been invited to the very first reading on Holiday Eve!
But when the lights go out and the book goes missing, everyone becomes a suspect. As the party splits up to search the mansion, Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast team up once again.
Will they be able to follow the clues and save the ending to the Miss Maple series, or will the culprit be at large forever?
MY TIDBITS
A fun, Christmas excursion turns into a huge mystery with the best characters from the fridge.
Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast have been invited to attend a reading of Agatha Crispy's latest novel. To say they are excited is an understatement. When the arrived, everything is wonderful outside of the fact that Agatha Crispy has announced this novel is her last. When the lights suddenly go out, the book goes missing. There are several suspects, but to find out who the true culprit is, they must first find the book.
This is a delightful addition to the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series, and probably, one of my favorites so far. While the Agatha Crispy and Miss Maple name drops will make adults smile, readers will, obviously, not necessarily understand the nods. But the names are still fun, and whether or not readers understand the connection has little to do with the flow of the plot. There's a mystery to be solved, and it's enjoyable to watch the characters pair up as they search the mansion in all sorts of places. The story draws in and will have listeners/readers wondering who the thief is. Of course, there is a surprise at the end, which rounds off everything nicely.
The illustrations are bright and packed with details to make each one worth gazing at. These bring the characters to life as the text lets the story flow. This makes a nice read aloud or can be visited by beginning readers. The holiday aspect does make it one to visit during the holidays, but the story, actually, steers more heavily into the mystery, leaving the Christmas aspect as a nice side dish. In other words, it can be visited and enjoyed year around.
And here they are...
Josh Funk is the co-creator of the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, including Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast, The Case of the Stinky Stench, Mission Defrostable, Short & Sweet, and The Great Caper Caper. His other works include, How to Code a Sandcastle, Lost in the Library, Albie Newton, and more. Josh lives in Massachusetts and invites you to learn more about him by visiting joshfunkbooks.com.
Brendan Kearney is the co-creator of the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, including Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast, The Case of the Stinky Stench, Mission Defrostable, Short & Sweet, and The Great Caper Caper. Brendan also is the author-illustrator of Forest, The Night the Moon Went Missing, and Fish. He currently lives in the UK with his family and invites you to learn more about him by visiting brendandraws.com.
Brendan Kearney is the co-creator of the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, including Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast, The Case of the Stinky Stench, Mission Defrostable, Short & Sweet, and The Great Caper Caper. Brendan also is the author-illustrator of Forest, The Night the Moon Went Missing, and Fish. He currently lives in the UK with his family and invites you to learn more about him by visiting brendandraws.com.
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