Dotty Detective and the Great Pawprint Puzzle

Dotty Detective and the Great Pawprint Puzzle Synopsis

Dot, her best pal Beans and TOP DOG McClusky are back on the case in a brand-new story! When Dot starts hearing strange noises at night she's convinced there must be something SPOOKY afoot. But before they can prove there's a ghost on the loose, Dot and Beans have to follow Ace Detective Fred Fantastic's golden rule: GET PROOF. Easier said than done when the suspect appears to be invisible! It's time to FOLLOW THAT HUNCH!

Dotty Detective and the Great Pawprint Puzzle Reader Reviews

Some of our Lovereading4kids Reader Review Panel were lucky enough to read and review the first Dotty Detective story. You can read their full reviews by clicking here.

• Serena Mazin, age 8 - 'It is a super book about solving mysteries. It is a quick read with fun sketches of Dot and of course her faithful friend a dog called McCluskey.'
  
• Evie Meredith, age 6 - 'I would give this 10/10! The book is about a girl called Dotty and she moves house and find things are missing.'
  
• Bethany McNeil, age 8 - 'Dotty Detective was a great book. I liked how the words were written in different styles and how the pictures were created...It's an amazing book to read!'
  
• Aminah Kauser, age 10 - 'A quick and easy read that I enjoyed so much.'
  
• Mia Schader, age 9 - 'If you like solving crimes and being a detective you will love this book, it’s funny too!'
  
• Cassandra Butler, age 6 - 'This book was amazing and I really enjoyed it. Dotty has just moved and has to start at a new school as the new kid, but makes friends with Ben (Beans) and they become detectives!'
• Sophie Bridges, age 13 - 'I think Dotty Detective by Clara Vulliamy is a good book, with a good story line. However, being 13 years old I think the book is a bit young for my age.'
• Aarav Mehta, age 7 - 'It's funny, it's mysterious and you will be puzzled for a long time.'
• Ruby Laverty, age 6 - 'It was good!!  I liked how Dot solved the mystery.'
• Daniel Bisland, age 8 - 'I recommend it to 6-7+ good readers who like to solve mysteries!'
• Martha Cox, age 7 - 'A fun story about being a detective!'
• Abi Zinkin, age 6 - 'This was a really lovely story about a girl who thinks she can be a detective, but she's also starting a new school after moving house, and she's making new friends, but it's not sad at all, just fun.'
• Lauren Evans, age 10 - 'it is a quick and easy book which I would recommend to ages 5+...I loved it!'
• Elliot Bateman, age 8 - 'The book is good for boys and girls...Dotty is fun, friendly and funny and I really liked her.'

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ISBN: 9780008132453
Publication date: 28/07/2016
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback

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About Clara Vulliamy

Clara Vulliamy was born in London, the daughter of author and illustrator Shirley Hughes and her husband, John Vulliamy. She studied at Chelsea School of Art, The Ruskin and the Royal Academy. Clara started concentrating on writing and illustrating children's books when she had children of her own and has now written and illustrated many stories for children and babies. She lives in Twickenham, with her husband and their children Jack and Martha and three guinea pigs.

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