Not an Alphabet Book: The Case of the Missing Cake

Illustrated by Marc Boutavant

Bear hunts a cake thief, but is he the real culprit?

4.0/7 Bookroo expert·3.9/5 Goodreads · 295 ratings

32 pages· 649 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud· ~520L

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Bookroo's summary

Bear embarks on a whimsical quest to find the cake thief, questioning quirky suspects from A to Z. From a gingerbread man with a missing bite to a suspicious kite, Bear's investigation is full of surprises. But as crumbs and frosting appear suspiciously close to Bear, could the real thief be hiding in plain sight? Dive into this hilarious alphabet mystery where nothing is as it seems, and the most unlikely suspect might just be the guilty one. Join Bear in this laugh-out-loud adventure that will keep you guessing until the very end.

From the publisher

Follow Bear from A to Z as he hunts for a cake thief in a hilarious alphabet book crossed with a whodunit. There 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 A to Z. Among the suspects: a gingerbread man (G) with a bite out of his head, a kite (K) that may be above the law, and an octopus (O) with grabby tentacles. But – hold on – are those crumbs on Bear’s page? Is that frosting 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.

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