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Titles in This Set:
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam
Up, Up and Away!
The Spooky School
The Diamond Chase
The Cat Burglar
Jingle Bells!
The Missing Masterpiece
Santa's Stolen Sleigh
The Aliens Are Coming!
Details:
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Age Range: Ages 3-7
Overview:
This nine-book paperback collection brings together the complete adventures of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, two hapless robber dogs turned bakery detectives. Written by multi-award-winning author Tracey Corderoy and illustrated throughout by Steven Lenton, the set blends rhyming picture books with confidence-building early chapter stories. Packed with cupcakes, capers and cheeky villains, it's a brilliant introduction to independent reading for children aged 3 to 7, perfect for bedtime, classroom sharing or a rainy-day binge-read.
About the Books:
Shifty and Sam gave up burglary for baking after one bungled heist too many, and now they solve mysteries between batches of cupcakes. In the original picture book, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, the pair discover that crime doesn't pay but cakes certainly do. The Cat Burglar, The Diamond Chase, The Missing Masterpiece and Santa's Stolen Sleigh continue the rhyming picture book capers, sending the doggy duo chasing jewel thieves, art forgers and a runaway sleigh across Paris, a swanky gala and snowy Lapland. Four further titles, Up Up and Away!, The Spooky School, Jingle Bells! and The Aliens Are Coming!, move into Nosy Crow's two-colour early-fiction format, giving newly confident readers slightly longer, chapter-based stories while keeping the same warmth, slapstick humour and rhyming charm that made the series a favourite. Every book is built around gentle mysteries, silly villains and a message that teamwork (and a good cupcake) beats crime every time. Steven Lenton's lively illustrations bring every chase, cake disaster and costume mix-up to life on the page, making these stories ideal for reading aloud together or for children just starting to tackle books alone.
About the Author:
Tracey Corderoy is a multi-award-winning children's author who has written over 70 books, including the Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series and The Grunt and The Grouch. A trained teacher from South Wales, now living in Gloucestershire, she has a gift for warm, funny stories that resonate with young readers. Illustrator Steven Lenton, an award-winning animator and art director, brings the characters to life with his signature energetic, mixed-media artwork, and the pair have collaborated on numerous much-loved titles together.
Why You'll Love This Collection:
Nine hilarious, heartwarming adventures in one paperback set, perfect for growing readers who love dogs, detectives and disaster-prone bakers. A brilliant gift that turns reading time into giggling time.
Please Note: Cover artwork may vary slightly and reflects the UK edition as shown.
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