Joe Sherlock, Kid Detective, Case #000001: The Haunted Toolshed - Softcover

Keane, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060761881 ISBN 13: 9780060761882

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2006

Synopsis

Why are cakes vanishing into thin air? How can a mailbox disappear without a trace? When did something evil move into Mr. Asher's toolshed?

Strange and unexplained things are happening on Baker Street after dark, and Joe Sherlock must come face-to-face with the things that go bump in the night. Even though a cold tingle of terror gallops down his spine like a herd of wild gophers, Joe is determined to solve the case -- and have his bundt cake, too.

About this title

About the Author:

Dave Keane always loved monsters as a kid. Halloween was his favorite holiday and he dreamed of becoming a werewolf or a vampire when he grew up. Instead, he became a children's book writer and illustrator. Now he and his wife stay busy raising three little monsters of their own in Northern California.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-5–Fourth-grader Joe Sherlock aspires to follow in the footsteps of the famous Sherlock Holmes by solving local mysteries for $10 a day. He is endearing as he bumbles toward the solutions. In The Haunted Toolshed, he attempts to discover who has been stealing things from his neighbor's house, including a glass eyeball and a bundt cake. In Neighborhood Stink, he's called in to discover which local dog has been leaving a mess in a completely fenced-in yard and gets stuck in a dog door with only his Inspector Wink-Wink underpants on. Black-and-white cartoons add to the fun. Allusions to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle abound: Sherlock has an Uncle Mycroft and lives in the town of Baskerville. The gross-out factor is high in these easy chapter books–entire plots pivot on poop and flatulence, which will appeal to fans of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants series (Scholastic).–Kathleen Meulen, Blakely Elementary School, Bainbridge Island, WA
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060761881
• ISBN 13: 9780060761882
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Keane Dave