Dori Hillestad Butler has published magazine stories, educational materials, plays, book reviews, characters for a board game, and over sixty children's books. A two-time Geisel Honor Book winner for King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats and King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth, she has also been nominated for children's choice awards in nineteen different states and won the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery for Buddy Files- Case of the Lost Boy. She lives in Washington.
"Highly entertaining, this funny and warm story contains life
lessons for young readers about friendship, responsibility, and
problem-solving. . . .a terrific transition reader for those just
beginning to delve into chapter book level reading." —School
Library Journal
"Meyer's drawings, pleasant and simple to parse, help support the
story. A satisfying addition to easy-reader collections." —Booklist
Online
"This book contains short chapters, natural language, and numerous
digitally colored illustrations that mirror the text, giving newly
independent readers a boost when navigating all those pages. . .
.readers can test their individual problem-solving skills and crack
this mystery before its heroes do." —The Horn Book Magazine
"This gentle whodunit. . . includes such classic genre elements as
missing jewelry, suspicious characters, red herrings and a
gratifying 'aha' moment before the restoration of order." —The Wall
Street Journal
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