The Case of the Poached Egg (Wilcox & Griswold Mysteries #2)
by Robin Newman (Author) Deborah Zemke (Illustrator)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Wilcox & Griswold Mysteries
When Penny goes missing from the nest, Wilcox and Griswold are called in to track her down. Was the egg stolen by a rival for The Most Round in the Spring Egg-stravaganza? Was she used in a carrot cake or scrambled by a hungry porker? Or was she held for a hefty corn ransom? Who took Penny and can the detectives find her before trouble hatches?
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Kirkus Reviews
A whodunit for newly independent readers with wordplay galore.
Detective Wilcox and Capt. Griswold are two anthropomorphic mice on the crime beat at the farm. They are 'Missing Food Investigators.' The text that follows their story is broken up into some sections that emulate police logs and short chapters with narrative text and dialogue. Both parts, however, are laden with puns. 'The poached egg' of the title is a stolen egg belonging to one Henrietta Hen. When she calls to report the crime Wilcox asks, 'Did she fly the coop?' The MFIs interrogate various suspects about potential 'fowl play' around the farm, including the loquacious Gabby Goose and Col. Peck, the rooster. Handwriting analysis and the thief's slip-up at an egg contest lead the rodent gumshoes to the culprit, a 'rotten egg' indeed, by the end of the book. Cartoon illustrations bolster the humor of the text and will provide some context clues, though the layout is rather cluttered and the text is likely too complex in large, overwhelming text blocks for many new readers; kids readying themselves to move on to chapter books should find it a suitable challenge.
A hard-boiled text for determined new readers in pursuit of wordplay.
Detective Wilcox and Capt. Griswold are two anthropomorphic mice on the crime beat at the farm. They are 'Missing Food Investigators.' The text that follows their story is broken up into some sections that emulate police logs and short chapters with narrative text and dialogue. Both parts, however, are laden with puns. 'The poached egg' of the title is a stolen egg belonging to one Henrietta Hen. When she calls to report the crime Wilcox asks, 'Did she fly the coop?' The MFIs interrogate various suspects about potential 'fowl play' around the farm, including the loquacious Gabby Goose and Col. Peck, the rooster. Handwriting analysis and the thief's slip-up at an egg contest lead the rodent gumshoes to the culprit, a 'rotten egg' indeed, by the end of the book. Cartoon illustrations bolster the humor of the text and will provide some context clues, though the layout is rather cluttered and the text is likely too complex in large, overwhelming text blocks for many new readers; kids readying themselves to move on to chapter books should find it a suitable challenge.
A hard-boiled text for determined new readers in pursuit of wordplay.
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Robin Newman
Robin Newman was a practicing attorney and legal editor but she now prefers to write about witches, mice, pigs, and peacocks. Her debut book, The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake, earned a starred review from Kirkus. Robin lives in New York. Learn more at robinnewmanbooks.com Deborah Zemke: Deborah Zemke is the author/illustrator of more than twenty children's books, including the popular Doodles at Dinner books and placemats. She is a frequent contributor of Critter Crackups to Ranger Rick magazine and the designer of the font ITC ZemkeHand. For more information, visit deborahzemke.com
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781939547309
Lexile Measure
500
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Creston Books
Publication date
April 20, 2017
Series
Wilcox & Griswold Mysteries
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002090 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV002090 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
Mystery and detective stories
Detective and mystery fiction
Farm life
Eggs
Detective and mystery fiction
Farm life
Eggs
