The Mystery of the Box of Chocolates

by Fran Manushkin, Tammie Lyon (Illustrator)

Overview

It’s Katie’s mom’s birthday, and Katie surprises her with a fancy box of chocolates. But the sweet surprise is ruined when the candy goes missing! Pedro and Katie work together to track down the thief. Will they get the birthday chocolate back?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484688625
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2024
Series:	Katie Woo and Pedro Mysteries
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Fran Manushkin is the author of many popular picture books, including How Mama Brought the Spring; Baby, Come Out!; Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story; and The Tushy Book. There is a real Katie Woo — she's Fran's great-niece — but she never gets in half the trouble of the Katie Woo in the books. Fran writes on her beloved MacBook in New York City.

Tammie Lyon, the illustrator of the Katie Woo and Pedro series, says that these characters are two of her favorites. Tammie has illustrated work for Disney, Scholastic, Simon and Schuster, Penguin, HarperCollins, and Amazon Publishing, to name a few. She is also an author/illustrator of her own stories. Her first picture book, Olive and Snowflake, was released to starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal. Tammie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband Lee and two dogs, Amos and Artie. She spends her days working in her home studio in the woods, surrounded by wildlife and, of course, two mostly-always-sleeping dogs Tammie Lyon, the illustrator of the Katie Woo and Pedro series, says that these characters are two of her favorites. Tammie has illustrated work for Disney, Scholastic, Simon and Schuster, Penguin, HarperCollins, and Amazon Publishing, to name a few. She is also an author/illustrator of her own stories. Her first picture book, Olive and Snowflake, was released to starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal. Tammie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband Lee and two dogs, Amos and Artie. She spends her days working in her home studio in the woods, surrounded by wildlife and, of course, two mostly-always-sleeping dogs.

Interviews

This early chapter book mystery series builds on the success of the best-selling books about Katie Woo and Pedro from author Fran Manushkin;