<p>"[W]himsical perfection."—starred, <em>Shelf Awareness</em></p>

<p>"The future is bright for both the forest police and for readers hoping for the next installment."—<em>The Horn Book Magazine</em></p>

<p>"The charming pastoral setting, Gordon's wry antics, and Buffy's heartfelt journey will provide much comfort to fans of the series, especially on rainy days or before bed."—<em>School Library Journal </em></p>

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<p>"[A]n adventure that young readers (and prereaders lucky enough to hear it read aloud) will enjoy."—<em>Booklist</em></p>

<p>"Spee's colorful, plentiful illustrations of anthropomorphic animals give the book the feel of a classic you just hadn't discovered until now. A good choice for family reading time or newly minted readers of chapters."—<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p>

The final story in this big-hearted series takes on the most important case ever investigated in Detective Gordon's forest—where is Buffy's mother? Gordon faces his old nemesis, the fox, in an investigation that leads to the edges of the forest.
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The final story in this big-hearted series takes on the most important case ever investigated in Detective Gordons forestwhere is Buffys mother? Gordon faces his old nemesis, the fox, in an investigation that leads to the edges of the forest.
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"The Detective Gordon series is like the best kind of friendship: full of humour and delicious cakes but giving space to think about the way we all are. We could all learn from Detective Gordon." Julia Marshall, Publisher
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Detective Gordon is a friendly, philosophical, humorous and thoughtful detective series set in a friendly forest, following the adventures of the rather tired—and often hungry—Detective Gordon and his chirpy assistant, Buffy.
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Detective Gordon is a friendly, philosophical, humorous and thoughtful detective series set in a friendly forest, following the adventures of the rather tired—and often hungry—Detective Gordon and his chirpy assistant, Buffy. Detective Gordon—a mystery-solving toad who loves cake—keeps an eye out for the weaker inhabitants of his woods. The books are full of warm, witty wisdom from one of Sweden’s foremost children’s authors, Ulf Nilsson. The text is affectionately and generously illustrated in watercolour and pencil by acclaimed Dutch illustrator Gitte Spee. This is a detective series with depth—perfect for reading alone, wonderful for reading aloud. Detective Gordon series Detective Gordon: The First Case Detective Gordon: A Complicated Case Detective Gordon: A Case in Any Case Detective Gordon: A Case for Buffy Detective Gordon: A Case with a Bang (2023) Praise for Detective Gordon: The First Case “KLA-DUNK! Another winner.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review “A must-have for chapter book collections.” School Library Journal, starred review and Best Books of 2016 “Full of warm humour and wisdom…with a feather-light touch.” Horn Book, Best Books of 2015 “A wonderful choice for independent reading.” Booklist, starred review and Top 10 Crime Fiction for Youth New York Public Library Notable Children’s Book 2015
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781776571796
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Gecko Press
AldersnivĂĽ
J, 02
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Ulf Nilsson is a celebrated Swedish children’s writer, who has written many books, for all ages. He is a winner of the August and American Batchelder awards. Gitte Spee graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, a renowned academy of fine art and design in the Netherlands. She now works in Amsterdam as a children’s book illustrator.