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The Case of the Missing Tarts
by Christee Curran-Bauer
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Children's early reader/ graphic novel hybrid, mystery. Three pigeons are detectives. One of them has a mother who is a famous baker with her own TV show. When she leaves the trio a batch of her jam tarts, they disappear before the pigeons even get a bite. They are officially on the case of the missing tarts! The pigeons collect suspects and evidence, tracing and retracing a route through the town. This is a cute mystery but also makes fun of some mystery tropes at the same time (the characters all watch a crime show on TV with one episode featuring a Christmas cookie pyramid scheme). Fun read for readers making the leap from I can read books to chapter books.