Horace & Bunwinkle: A Fun Chapter Book About a Dog and Pig Detective Team on the Farm for Kids (Ages 8-12)

ISBN: 0062946552

Author: Gardner, PJ

Condition: New

The first in a young middle gradeanimal series in which an anxious Boston Terrier and an exuberant potbelliedpig team up to solve crimes in their barnyard-from debut author PJ Gardner,with illustrations by David Mottram.Perfect for fans of the Mercy Watsonseries, The Trouble with Chickens, and A Boy Called Bat.Horace HomerHiggins III despises dirt. And the outdoors. And ducks. But when his person, Ellie,moves to a farm called the Homestead, the anxious Boston Terrier is forced toadapt. As if that isnt enough to strain his nerves, Ellie adopts a perpetuallycheerful potbellied pig named Bunwinkle to be his baby sister.Bunwinkle isdelighted to be on the farm despite the stuffiness of her new canine brother.Shes sure shell crack his shell eventually-no one can resist her cuteness forlong-especially once they bond over watching a TV pet-tective show.When the duo discovers thatsome neighborhood animals have been disappearing, they decide to use their newdetective skills to team up to solve this barnyard mystery. Is it a mountainlion? Or their suspiciously shot-loving veterinarians? Only one thing seemscertain: if they dont figure it out soon, one of them might be next.