This week we have been reading a couple of fabulous detective stories aimed at early readers & both highly illustrated.

In Fabio The Worlds Greatest Flamingo Detective by Laura Janes & illustrated by Emily Fox, we are introduced to a suave flamingo detective with the adorable sidekick Gerald, who as a giraffe struggles to be a master of disguise. With an animal cast of rhinos, snakes, vultures the mystery of a missing rhino is diligently tackled with a list of suspects & interviews ending with a big reveal. 
The book is brightly packaged & we loved the neon pink & green bursts of colour in Emily Fox’s illustration. An appealing read which once we started had to finish in one sitting as like Fabio we were keen to find the culprit. 

We were also very pleased to discover the return of our favourite tie wearing skateboard riding plant detective in Inspector Flytrap: The Goat Who Chewed Too Much by Tom Angleberger & illustrated by Cece Bell.

The inspector is on the case of a stolen Pickle Paperweight but before long his case list grows as more things are stolen including the priceless painting ‘The Mona Spaghetti’ 

Another hilariously madcap adventure with wonderfully comic illustrations from Cece Bell. It was Nina the Goat & her constant refrain of ‘Big Deal’ however who was the star of the book for my daughter. She thought Nina was hilarious. 

Here are a few of our family favourite detective reads