On a visit to the library over the summer, my husband and I independently picked out Claudia Boldt stories from opposite ends of the picture book section, despite not having heard of her before. There must have been something about the bold, quirky artwork on the covers, or the immediately engaging titles that drew each of us to these stories. We enjoyed both Melvin the Unluckiest Monkey in the World and The Mystery of the Missing Cake, but the Missing Cake was definitely the story we had the most requests for at bed time.
Harold is a fox who likes cheese and mysteries. He doesn't like parties, or cake, so when an invitation to Donkey's birthday party arrives he is reluctant to attend. It's lucky for Donkey that he does, because when Donkey's cake vanishes and the party becomes a crumb-filled crime scene, Harold is the only guest without a motive, and with the skills to get to the bottom of a mystery in which everyone is under suspicion.
My five and two year olds both loved this story, and I can see us borrowing it from the library again at some point soon.
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