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The Great Caper Caper
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This charming and playful story is perfect for young readers who enjoy rhythmic, food-themed tales with a sense of humour and adventure. Fans of The Food Group series and early chapter books with catchy rhymes will find this an engaging read.
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In the fifth adventure of the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series, our delectable rhyming friends find their home covered in darkness and embark on a Las Veggies heist – perfect for fans of The Food Group series.
When Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast awake one morning to near-darkness, they are aghast. Who would steal the fridge light? And what if the fridge is – gasp – dark all the time? Not to worry. Our trusty heroes are on the case. Will they be able to bring the fridge back to its bright self, or will they have to live in semi-darkness... forever?
Praise for the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast Series:
"[R]eaders will giggle their way through this refrigerated fantasyland." – Publishers Weekly
"A must purchase." – School Library Journal, starred review
Don't miss the other books in the series:
Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast
The Case of the Stinky Stench
Mission Defrostable
Short & Sweet
Attack of the Scones
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781454943631
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 15 November 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Union Square Kids
Illustration: all in color
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 262.0mm
Height: 256.0mm
Weight: 500g
About the Author
Josh Funkis the co-creator of theLady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, includingLady Pancake and Sir French Toast,The Case of the Stinky Stench,Mission Defrostable,Short & Sweet,andThe 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 Kearneyis the co-creator of the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, includingLady Pancake and Sir French Toast,The Case of the Stinky Stench,Mission Defrostable,Short & Sweet,andThe Great Caper Caper. Brendan also is the author-illustrator ofForest,The Night the Moon Went Missing,andFish. 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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