Sherlock Chick and the Peekaboo Mystery
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1987

Sherlock Chick and the Peekaboo Mystery

Written and illustrated by Robert Quackenbush

Part of the Sherlock Chick series

A chick detective must find a missing mouse before it's too late.

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48 pages
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Sherlock Chick, a newly hatched detective, is on a mission to find Squeakins, a missing mouse who vanished after a cat scare. With his trusty magnifying glass and detective hat, Sherlock Chick searches high and low, from trees to baskets, determined to crack the case. Can this tiny sleuth solve the mystery and reunite Squeakins with his worried mother? Join Sherlock Chick on a delightful adventure filled with suspense and surprises.

From the publisher

Look out Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Chick hatched from his egg with a detective’s hat and magnifying glass, and he’s looking to track down a missing mouse in this adorable, easy-to-follow mystery from Robert Quackenbush. When Mother Mouse’s son Squeakins runs away after a cat scared him, no one has any clue where he went! Is he hiding in the tree? The basket? The hill? Who can solve the case of the missing mouse? Why, Sherlock Chick, that’s who! With a magnifying glass, a purple plaid hat, and his beak to the ground, acclaimed artist and author Robert Quackenbush’s super teeny, super sleuth is ready to get cracking and solve his latest mystery!

At a glance
Format
Pages
48
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
430L
Themes & topics
Books about chickensBooks about miceBooks about ducks, geese, and swansBooks about missing persons
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.9
F&P level
~L
Publication
Published
January 28, 2020
First published
June 1, 1987
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534415317

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