King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred

by Dori Hillestad Butler, Nancy Meyers (Illustrator)

Overview

King & Kayla are back on the case in this laugh-out-loud mystery from the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award-winning series.

When King and Kayla meet Fred, a lost dog, they collect clues to him find his human family. Analytical Kayla notices that Fred knows basic commands but has no collar. This dog isn't a stray.

Sensitive King notices that Fred smells like smoke and hamburgers. There's a campground nearby and there were fireworks just a few days ago. Can King and Kayla put the pieces together and find Fred's family?

With simple, straightforward language and great verbal and visual humor, the King & Kayla series is perfect for newly independent readers. King and Kayla model excellent problem-solving skills, including working as a team, gathering facts, making lists, and evaluating evidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682630525
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	03/05/2019
Series:	King & Kayla Series , #5
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Dori Hillestad Butler has published magazine stories, educational materials, plays, book reviews, characters for a board game, and over sixty children's books. A two-time Geisel Honor Book winner for King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats and King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth, she has also been nominated for children's choice awards in nineteen different states and won the 2011 Edgar Award for the best juvenile mystery for Buddy Files: Case of the Lost Boy. She lives in Washington.

Interviews

“Simple, clean, line-drawn and digitally colored illustrations depict happy, lovable animals and a diverse cast of humans…. This fast-paced mystery is a fun addition to this series for new readers.”

Editorial Reviews

2019-01-28

Smart dog King and his human, Kayla, help a lost dog find his people.

King and Kayla work together to solve mysteries, with King narrating their tales in his distinctive voice. The two are on vacation at Grandma's house near a lake, and King discovers a new friend in the bushes. King soon learns that Fred lost his humans during the firecrackers "five or one nights ago." His collar is lost, but Kayla guesses from his behavior that he is not a stray. Since Kayla can't understand "a word Fred says," King is the one to collect clues. He learns that Fred's family is staying at a campground, but he can't add this to Kayla's "list of things we know." He can't add the campground's location to Kayla's "list of things we don't know." While Kayla tries to devise a plan, King tries to communicate his—find the campground! The humans don't understand, but luckily, Kayla asks Grandma if they can ride on the lake and ask other boaters. From the water, Fred sees the campground, and he eagerly jumps, swims, and reunites with his people. Simple, clean, line-drawn and digitally colored illustrations depict happy, lovable animals and a diverse cast of humans. Kayla and Grandma are black, and Fred's family is brown.

This fast-paced mystery is a fun addition to this series for new readers. (Early reader. 5-8)

Kirkus Reviews

"Simple, clean, line-drawn and digitally colored illustrations depict happy, lovable animals and a diverse cast of humans. . . . This fast-paced mystery is a fun addition to this series for new readers." —Kirkus Reviews

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