A to Z Animal Mysteries #1: The Absent Alpacas

by Ron Roy, Kayla Whaley, Chloe Burgett (Illustrator)

Overview

Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Young clue hunters Abbi, Daniel, and Lydia sniff out the mystery behind a group of missing alpacas. Inspired by Ron Roy's beloved A to Z Mysteries series, this spin-off is perfect for budding young chapter-book readers--and future detectives!

A is for ALPACAS . . .

It's time for the alpaca costume contest, and Abigail "Abbi" Wallace is excited to see it at the Maine State Fair. But there’s only one alpaca left—the rest are missing! What sent the alpacas packing? Abbi; her dog, Barkley; and her friends Lydia and Daniel are ready to sniff out this mystery!

DON'T MISS the original A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy, starting with The Absent Author!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593489017
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	07/04/2023
Series:	A to Z Animal Mysteries: A Stepping Stone Book (TM) , #1
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	38 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

RON ROY created the original A to Z Mysteries series, which has been inspiring young readers, writers, and amateur sleuths for generations. 

KAYLA WHALEY is the author of the A to Z Animal Mysteries series. Besides children's books, she has also written fiction and nonfiction for teens and adults. When not writing, she likes playing video games, listening to music (especially K-pop!), and watching TV shows with friends.

CHLOE BURGETT is a children's book illustrator living in the Great Plains. She is the SCBWI illustrator coordinator for Nebraska. Her favorite books respectfully portray children as the competent, brave, and resourceful human beings they are. She lives with her husband, Seth, and cat, Pencil.

Editorial Reviews

"Good fun." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2023-04-24
In this spinoff from Roy's A to Z Mysteries series, an amateur sleuth and friends work to solve a disappearance case.

Abbi Wallace and her twin best friends, Lydia and Daniel Herrera, are bound for the Maine State Fair. They’re excited to see the costume contest—for alpacas! They’ll be rooting for the Herreras’ family friend’s entry, Alpaca in Wonderland. But when they arrive, the contest is delayed indefinitely, since all the alpacas (except for Alpaca in Wonderland) are missing! Now the Herreras’ friend Margery Meadows has fallen under suspicion. Abbi’s adoptive mom is a mystery writer, so Abbi feels up for looking into the disappearance. The trio look for clues in the contestants’ barn, which take them into the woods behind the fair, where Lydia and Daniel help to clear a path for Abbi’s electric wheelchair. They find the missing alpacas at Meadows’ Meadows, Margery’s farm and animal sanctuary, but the reason is more complicated than they realize. This easy-to-read chapter book begins an alphabetically titled series sure to intrigue amateur sleuths and animal lovers. As in many children’s mysteries, the low stakes keep the crime fairly benign, but the characters’ personal investment gives the search meaning. Burgett’s illustrations are Saturday-morning-cartoon friendly, nearly ready to leap onto your television screen. Abbi appears White in the illustrations, while Margery and her adult son are tan-skinned. The twins are brown-skinned and cued as Latine.

Good fun. (Fiction. 7-11)

Kirkus Reviews