Dakota Crumb and the Secret Bookshop: A Tiny Treasure Hunt

by Jamie Michalak, Kelly Murphy (Illustrator)

Overview

Ooh la la! Tiny, intrepid Dakota Crumb is back—hunting for bookish treasure in the City of Light.

In a second rollicking adventure, petite mouse treasure-hunter Dakota Crumb has been summoned abroad for a top-secret mission: to help her cousin locate a rare and priceless book. Armed with a mysterious note and clues to guide her through the unexpected perils of a charming Parisian bookshop, Dakota uses her sharp eyes and a knack for scaling heights to make a surprising discovery: a roomful of fellow mice gathered to celebrate—her! Readers will revel in a seek-and-find challenge that sends them back to pore over dynamic spreads in search of even more treasures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536223309
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	05/02/2023
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	11.06(w) x 9.75(h) x 0.35(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jamie Michalak is the author of Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter, illustrated by Kelly Murphy; the Frank and Bean books, illustrated by Bob Kolar; the Joe and Sparky series, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz; and many other acclaimed titles for young readers. She lives in Rhode Island.

Kelly Murphy is the award-winning author-illustrator of The Boll Weevil Ball and illustrator of Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter by Jamie Michalak; Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters and Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters, both by Jane Yolen; and many other picture books and chapter books. She lives in Rhode Island.

Editorial Reviews

Seek-and-find fans will particularly enjoy the last page, where Michalak offers a peek at 18 objects illustrated in Dakota’s little book and invites kids to look through their picture book’s illustrations again to discover each prize for themselves. Murphy’s distinctive pen-and-ink artwork, digitally colored with subtle hues, is lively in its portrayal of the mice and stunning in its depiction of Paris. A playful picture book packed with hidden treasures.
—Booklist

In this follow-up to Dakota Crumb (2021), a request from her cousin Julien sends a mouse investigator to Paris to hunt down a most important book. . . . Murphy’s precisely drawn interiors, festooned with small details, invite readers to follow along and, perhaps, be first to spot the next clue. . . . An engaging offering for sharp-eyed young adventurers.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2023-03-14
In this follow-up to Dakota Crumb (2021), a request from her cousin Julien sends a mouse investigator to Paris to hunt down a most important book.

As oblique, rhymed hints lead Dakota into a shop called Le Mystére and then through a series of book-filled rooms, Murphy’s precisely drawn interiors, festooned with small details, invite readers to follow along and, perhaps, be first to spot the next clue. A clue located on the collar of a sleeping canine “monster” sparks a merry chase, but then a thrilling climb up to a high shelf reveals a small doorway in a volume labeled “Albert Camouse.” What’s behind the door? A surprise birthday party for Dakota, complete with the gift of a book whose pages are filled with tiny objects (a marshmallow, a sticker, a boomerang) for readers to go back and find in previous scenes! Aside from a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower on the title page, there isn’t much to see that is distinctively Parisian in the pictures, but the quest’s the thing—and the rewards are in taking close looks at the books, toys, and even delicious-looking pastries (it’s thatsort of bookstore) on display. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

An engaging offering for sharp-eyed young adventurers. (Picture book. 5-7)

Kirkus Reviews