{"product_id":"not-an-alphabet-book-the-case-of-the-missing-cake-isbn-9781536212679","title":"Not an Alphabet Book: The Case of the Missing Cake","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollow Bear from \u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eZ \u003c\/i\u003eas he hunts for a cake thief in a hilarious alphabet book crossed with a whodunit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere has been a terrible crime, Bear tells us. Someone has STOLEN a delicious chocolate cake! Bear sets off to find the culprit, questioning characters and compiling clues from \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eZ\u003c\/i\u003e. Among the suspects: a gingerbread man (\u003ci\u003eG\u003c\/i\u003e) with a bite out of his head, a kite (\u003ci\u003eK\u003c\/i\u003e) that may be above the law, and an octopus (\u003ci\u003eO\u003c\/i\u003e) with grabby tentacles. But — hold on — are those \u003ci\u003ecrumbs\u003c\/i\u003e on Bear’s page? Is that \u003ci\u003efrosting\u003c\/i\u003e on his face? Looks like our narrator is a little unreliable! And it appears our culprit might be the one that Bear wants readers to suspect the least of all. . . . Author Eoin McLaughlin’s sly, cheeky humor takes the alphabet book to inventive new heights, while best-selling illustrator Marc Boutavant’s smart and striking graphic-style art matches the irreverent tone. Young ABC learners and older fans of funny stories will laugh out loud at Bear’s uproarious “investigation” and his anything-but-usual suspects.Boutavant’s bright, large-scale illustrations are filled with delightful details, and Bear’s overwrought reactions are positively loony. This is a perfect vehicle for reading aloud or reading together over and over with lots of opportunities for highly expressive emoting and giggles galore. Goofy, hilarious, laugh-out-loud fun for all.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBear had planned to walk readers through “a simple alphabet book.” But this admirable intention is put aside as he instead searches for the nefarious thief...It is evident from the brown smudges on his face and some very cagey behavior that McLaughlin’s (\u003ci\u003eThe Hug\u003c\/i\u003e) narrator is both unreliable and unrepentant, but Bear brazenly plows ahead, and digital vignettes by Boutavant (the Ariol series), set against white backgrounds in the style of a midcentury primer, make the melodramatic interrogations of other alphabet representatives all the funnier.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cb\u003eEoin McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several picture books. When he is not writing for children, he works as a copywriter for Channel 4 in the U.K. Born in Ireland, Eoin McLaughlin has lived in Amsterdam and New York, and now lives in London with his wife and their baby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Boutavant\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning graphic artist, illustrator, and comic-strip creator whose works include the best-selling \u003ci\u003eAround the World with Mouk,\u003c\/i\u003e now an animated TV series. His picture books include \u003ci\u003eThe Great House Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Tickle a Tiger,\u003c\/i\u003e among many others. Born in Bourgogne, France, he now lives in Paris.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304224772325,"sku":"NP9781536212679","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536212679.jpg?v=1767733894","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/not-an-alphabet-book-the-case-of-the-missing-cake-isbn-9781536212679","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}