His instincts and his training as a part-time private investigator make Caleb Corgi suspicious of a band of raccoons, especially when Corgiville's prize rooster disappears.
This was delightful. Yes at once there was a chipmunk or squirrel in panic spurting astrixes but over all this has so much to offer. There are so many references to classics and early literature that it makes the tale interesting beyond it's own plot but open for much discussion as well. We borrowed it fromthe library and used it as a read aloud before bed tonight. It was perfect for my almost four year that hung on every word and identified in the pictures whatever I had just read in the text. My almost two year old came and went around the room as I went. As I mentioned another animal she was right there wanting to see "where where is the raccoon?" It was a great family read experience. I haven't read [b:Corgiville Fair|189442|Corgiville Fair|Tasha Tudor|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1344263916s/189442.jpg|2876460] but after this I'm keen to especially since people called this one rougher.
I love [a:Tasha Tudor|110401|Tasha Tudor|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1231880108p2/110401.jpg]'s illustrations and this was much larger images and in depth than I have seen before and although not as crisp as some still lovely and a feast for the eyes. I think the best part for me other than the references is the vocabulary. It's a children's book but it is elegant and fromwritten as one from a time past when children were spoken to as humans and their literature was not dumbed down for ignorance.
On top of everything else the plot was cute and I have to say we enjoyed the personified animal detective on a case than just happened to ride into town and fly him out of his element. Wouldn't mind reading this again or more like it. (But it wouldn't be an every night read, just occasional.) On the wishlist.
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