Illustrated in full color and packed with character and humor, this
is a new whodunnit mystery in the award-winning Detective Gordon
series, fun to read alone or aloud. A Case with a Bang is the final
book in the series of funny detective stories for early readers set
in a friendly forest in which two determinedly fair
police--retired-toad Gordon and the indefatigable mouse
Buffy--solve the mystery and stop regularly to eat cake. Night
brings a humming, scraping sound in the woods. Someone has wrecked
the badger's trash can. Later, three large creatures are spotted up
on the mountain. Detective Buffy discovers this seemingly small
case really is a dangerous mystery--she comes back from her first
investigation flat as a gingerbread, rolled over by something huge
and terrifying. Back at the station, retired Detective Gordon is
training a new young police assistant, and the cakes have run out
in the forest bakery! While all the animals cower at the police
station, Buffy remembers Gordon's stories about trolls. Is it
possible they do exist? Taking Gordon's advice about how everyone
thinks differently, she finds a way to communicate with the giant
creatures--perhaps not so terrifying after all. The book leaves
readers with a memorable Gordon message: Everyone thinks
differently, strangers are welcome, cakes for everybody! This final
installment in the award-winning Detective Gordon series is a
multi-layered philosophical story about good detective work
involving all, kindness to newcomers and doing the right thing.
Winner of multiple awards and accolades, Detective Gordon is a
mystery series with depth--perfect for reading alone for emerging
readers, wonderful for reading aloud together as a chapter book.
Ulf Nilsson was a celebrated Swedish children's writer, who wrote
more than 100 books for all ages. He is the winner of numerous
awards including the August Prize, the Astrid Lindgren Prize and
the Swedish Academy's Children's Book Prize. His books have been
translated into over a dozen languages and made into feature films,
opera, radio, plays and other forms - even postage stamps. Gitte
Spee is a renowned artist from the academy of fine art and design
in the Netherlands and St Martins School of Art in London. A
leading children's book illustrator, she has also written numerous
books, published and translated around the world. Translated from
the Swedish edition by Julia Marshall. Read all the Detective
Gordon series: Detective Gordon: The First Case Detective Gordon: A
Complicated Case Detective Gordon: A Case in Any Case Detective
Gordon: A Case for Buffy Praise for Detective Gordon: A Case with a
Bang "[J]ust as charming, gentle, wry, and entertaining as the rest
of the series and anything that was created by A.A. Milne or
Kenneth Grahame."--Kirkus Reviews Praise for Detective Gordon: The
First Case "KLA-DUNK! Another winner."--starred, Kirkus Reviews "A
must-have for chapter book collections."--starred, School Library
Journal "Full of warm humour and wisdom...with a feather-light
touch."--Best Books of 2015, Horn Book "A wonderful choice for
independent reading."--starred, Booklist
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