Sherlock Chick and the Giant Egg Mystery
By (Author) Robert Quackenbush
Illustrated by Robert Quackenbush
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
30th March 2022
United States
Children
Fiction
Hardback
48
Width 203mm, Height 254mm, Spine 15mm
435g
Look out, Sherlock Holmes! Sherlock Chick hatched from his egg with a detectives hat and magnifying glass and is ready to solve the mystery of the giant egg that arrives at the farm in this adorable, easy-to-follow mystery from Robert Quackenbush.
Whats in the giant egg When a big box with a huge egg arrives at the farm, no one knows whoor whatis inside! Could it be an elephant A lion A gorilla Who can solve the case of the giant egg Why, Sherlock Chick, thats who!
Robert Quackenbush (19292021),the author and illustrator of more than two hundred books for young readers, was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and also hada masters degree in social studies and a PhD in childhood education. Quackenbushs many books include theHenrythe Duck series,Detective Mole,the Miss Mallard Mystery series,Pete Pack Rat, andthe Sheriff Sally Gopher series.He was the three-time winner of the American Flag Institute Award for outstanding contributions to childrens literature and winner of an Edgar Allan Poe Special Award for best juvenile mystery.He livedin New York City with his wife, Margery, director of NAAP. Their now adult son, Piet, was the inspiration for many of the authors books when he was growing up.