Not an Alphabet Book: The Case of the Missing Cake

Description

A graphic, bright, imaginative alphabet book, with a smart and laugh-out-loud whodunit twist. This was meant to be a simple alphabet book but something has happened. Something horrible. The most terrible crime! The world's most completely delicious, tongue-jinglingly, chocolaty cake has been ... STOLEN! As Bear travels from A to Z, visiting all sorts of characters, objects and extraordinary places along the way, can YOU help him search for the culprit? But, wait! Are those crumbs on Bear's page? And are those Bear-shaped pawprints next to the empty cake stand? It seems our narrator might not be as reliable as we first thought...

Eoin McLaughlin is a picture book writer whose books include The Hug, illustrated by Polly Dunbar, and Secret Agent Elephant, illustrated by Ross Collins. When he is not writing for children, he works as a Creative Director at Channel 4. Born in Ireland, Eoin has lived in Amsterdam and New York, and now lives in London with his wife and their baby. Find him on Twitter as @eoinmclaughlin. Marc Boutavant is an award-winning graphic artist, illustrator and comic book author. He has illustrated numerous children's books, including What Happens Next?, written by Nicola Davies, Edmund, The Thing, written by Astrid Desbordes and Never Tickle a Tiger, written by Pamela Butchart. He is also the creator of the bestselling Around the World with Mouk, which has been adapted into a television series for Disney Junior UK. Born in Bourgogne, France, he now lives in Paris.

This funny, subversive book should make both children and adults snigger. * The Guardian * McLaughlin's book proclaims itself to be "not an alphabet book", but it is of course a sneaky, witty way of reinforcing early literacy skills. -- Sara Keating * The Irish Times * Featured in Mums & Tots. * Mums & Tots * A false narrative of funny incidents expertly captured with Boutavant's expressive characterisations makes this a sure-fire hit. * CBI *