Betty's Burgled Bakery: An Alliteration Adventure

by Travis Nichols

Overview

When the Gumshoe Zoo's alarm alerts them, they learn Betty's Bakery has been burgled! But how? Something isn't quite right—and it's up to these determined detectives to figure out what! Alliteration abounds in this comic book caper featuring the Gumshoe Zoo, a detective agency facing the craziest crime ever committed: pilfered pastries. Perfect for lovers of wordplay and sweet treats, not to mention educators and librarians looking for an engaging story to teach alliteration, this multi-paneled early graphic novel is a raucous adventure. Detailed back matter discusses uses of alliteration and animal eating habits.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452139500
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	03/22/2023
Sold by:	OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 11 Years

About the Author

Travis Nichols writes books, draws, paints, and makes comics. He is the author of a number of award-winning books for young people, including the previous title featuring the Gumshoe Zoo, Fowl Play, a mystery told all in idioms. He lives in San Francisco, California.

Editorial Reviews

"This tasty treat's bound to have young readers alliterating along."-Kirkus Reviews

"Hilarious and impressive."—Imagination Soup

"These words are on a mission to demonstrate alliteration. a clever way to spark young readers' awareness of this linguistic device."-Booklist

"This crisp comic caper will have 4- to 8-year-olds requesting a rousing read-aloud-robustly and repeatedly."-The Wall Street Journal

From the Publisher

2017-08-02
A bandit wipes out Betty's Bakery! Can the Gumshoe Zoo crack the case?Detective Antoine is interrupted in midsentence—"Always anticipate an alarm. At…any…"—by a frantic call from a panda named Betty. "A bread bandit burgled my bakery before breakfast." Antoine assembles his multispecies squad, and they all head to the crime scene in their big purple van. Nichols' tale progresses through the alphabet in chunks of alliterative narrative. When the squad gets to the bakery, goat Quentin declares, "We'll find the fully fed, fiendish foe." As the investigation continues, Quentin buys some snacks, offering "maybe a meager morsel from the mini-market?" Betty is too distraught to eat: "I'm in need of nary a nibble." Detective Steve, a monkey, finds a solid lead in a half-eaten tart: "If we trace the teeth tracks in this torn tart…/ We can ultimately uncover an unusual underbite." They do, straight to Betty! She's not only a sleepwalker, she's a sleep-eater. Detective Morgan, a white bird, sums it up: "We zipped this zany zigzagging zinger with zeal!" The appendix gives a nice description of alliteration as well as descriptions of five notable leaders of the animal world. The story is a crisp and clever caper, laid out like a comic book in panels. The simple cartoons are rendered in pencil on paper and colored digitally. This tasty treat's bound to have young readers alliterating along. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews