Dixie O'Day Books
Book #1
Digby O'Day and the Great Diamond Robbery
Written by Shirley Hughes & illustrated by Clara Vulliamy
5 - 8
Reading
age
136
Page
count
3,282
Word
count
Jul 31, 2014
Publication
date
Hardcover
$12.99
$12.48
Summary
Put on your detective hat for the second adventure from a dynamic mother-daughter team: beloved author Shirley Hughes and talented illustrator Clara Vulliamy. Digby and Percy, best friends forever, have decided to take a vacation by the sea. Little do they know they’re about to drive right into another daring adventure! No sooner do they arrive at the Hotel Splendide when a very important guest–the fabulous pop star Peaches Meow–discovers that her priceless diamond necklace is missing. Can Digby and Percy track down the sinister figures at the heart of the mystery?
Dixie O'Day Series
1 book
Hardcover
$12.99$12.48
| Year | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Digby O'Day and the Great Diamond Robbery | 136 |
The Creatives Behind the Book
Author
Shirley Hughes has published more than two hundred books and won many prestigious awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. Her books include Daisy Saves the Day, Out and About: A First Book of Poems, the novels Hero on a Bicycle and Whistling in the Dark, and the Digby O’Day series, illustrated by her daughter, Clara Vulliamy. Shirley Hughes lives in West London.
Illustrator
Clara Vulliamy has illustrated over 35 children’s books and has been published by HarperCollins, Orchard Books, Random House, Walker Books, Egmont, and Kingfisher. With her mother, the author and illustrator Shirley Hughes, she created the Dixie O’Day series. Clara lives in Twickenham, UK. (Bio via Sterling Fall 2018 Catalog)
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