A graphic, bright, imaginative alphabet book, with a smart and laugh-out-loud whodunit twist.
This was meant to be a simple alphabet book but something has happened. Something horrible. The most terrible crime! The world’s most completely delicious, tongue-jinglingly, chocolaty cake has been … STOLEN!
As Bear travels from A to Z, visiting all sorts of characters, objects and extraordinary places along the way, can YOU help him search for the culprit? But, wait! Are those crumbs on Bear’s page? And are those Bear-shaped pawprints next to the empty cake stand? It seems our narrator might not be as reliable as we first thought...
Eoin McLaughlin is a children's book writer whose picture books include I Am Not an Octopus and Not An Alphabet Book: The Case of the Missing Cake, both illustrated by Marc Boutavant. The Hug, illustrated by Polly Dunbar, has turned into a series that has sold a quarter of a million copies.
When Eoin is not writing for children, he works as a copywriter for Channel 4. Eoin was born in Ireland, grew up in the UK and currently lives in Mauritius with his family. Find him on X as @eoinmclaughlin and Instagram as @eoinmclaughlin.
Marc Boutavant is an award-winning graphic artist, illustrator and comic book author. He has illustrated numerous children’s books, including
Porridge Please! written by Laura Mucha;
I Am Not an Octopus and
Not An Alphabet Book: The Case of the Missing Cake, both written by Eoin McLaughlin; and
Never Tickle a Tiger, written by Pamela Butchart. Marc is also the creator of the bestselling
Around the World with Mouk, which has been adapted into a television series for Disney Junior UK. Marc lives in Paris. Find him on Instagram as @chienpourriii.