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The Cooking Club Detectives by Ewa Jozefkowicz

June 8, 2021 By achuka Leave a Comment

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“A beautifully observed story about the power of food and friendship” The Bookseller
“Tackling food poverty and online bullying head on, and featuring a puppy called Sausage (I can’t even speak for the genius of it all), I dare to defy anyone who will not instantly fall in love with Erin and her fellow detective buddies.” Onjali Q. Rauf

Meet Erin, her puppy Sausage and friends as they swap recipes and pots for clues and culprits and try to solve the mystery of why their cookery club is closing and save it for everyone. The fourth middle-grade book from Waterstones-shortlisted author Ewa Jozefkowicz about family, friendship and self-discovery, touching on themes of food poverty and online bullying.

Skipton House Community Centre may look ramshackle, but it is soon at the heart of Erin’s life – especially the cooking club. When the building is suddenly threatened with closure, Erin and her new friends, Tanya, Frixos, and Sam, form The Cooking Club Detectives. Can they, and their four-legged assistant, Sausage, uncover who the mystery culprit is and save Skipton?

A beautifully observed 9+ story about the power of food and the importance of community.

Listen to the author speak about her debut [2019] novel, The Mystery Of The Colour Thief

 

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bullying, cooking, dog, family, mental health, poverty, puppy, wellbeing

Penny and the Little Lost Puppy by Emily Sutton

April 28, 2021 By achuka Leave a Comment

Times Children’s Book of the Week 10 Apr 2021

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“A touching story that unpacks the pain of moving house for children.” The Times

Emily Sutton’s author-illustrator debut (she is already a well-known illustrator of other people’s books)  features one adorable little dog!
Moving home can feel a bit lonely, so Penny can’t believe her luck when she finds a new friend right in her garden: a puppy who wants to play all day long! But the next morning, Penny’s playmate is nowhere to be seen … wherever can she have gone? To find out, Penny and Dad will have to get to know their new town a little better. Here is a story about making friends and finding ways to belong, matching a gentle text with spectacular, detailed artwork.

Filed Under: Illustrated Tagged With: dog, moving house, puppy

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