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Digby O'Day and the Great Diamond Robbery

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Put on your detective hat for the second adventure from a dynamic mother-daughter team: beloved author Shirley Hughes and talented illustrator Clara Vulliamy.

Digby and Percy, best friends forever, have decided to take a vacation by the sea. Little do they know they’re about to drive right into another daring adventure! No sooner do they arrive at the Hotel Splendide when a very important guest—the fabulous pop star Peaches Meow—discovers that her priceless diamond necklace is missing. Can Digby and Percy track down the sinister figures at the heart of the mystery?

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ISBN-13:	9780763674458
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	08/25/2015
Pages:	136
Sales rank:	580,568
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 5.30(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	NC820L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Shirley Hughes (1927–2022) was the author of more than fifty children’s books and the illustrator of some two hundred more. One of the world’s best-loved writers for children, she received the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and was awarded an OBE for her distinguished service to children’s literature. In 2007, her book Dogger was voted the U.K.’s favorite Kate Greenaway Medal–winning book of all time.

Clara Vulliamy began her career illustrating for newspapers and magazines, but switched to illustrating children’s books after having children of her own. The illustrator of Digby O’Day in the Fast Lane, she lives in England.

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Smooth writing, appealing pictures, and action.
—Kirkus Reviews

Hughes and Vulliamy have created another winning early-chapter-book adventure, this time with a dash of mystery...A fun-filled escapade for young readers.
—Booklist Online

A silly British countryside romp complete with a movie star, a mystery, and a clever ending. A stellar addition to early chapter book collections and a must for all mystery, adventure, and car enthusiasts.
—School Library Journal

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11/01/2015
K-Gr 2—Fans of Digby O'Day's unique British-tinged world will find themselves back in Digby's life in this second installment of the charming, retro-styled series. Digby and his best friend Percy (both dogs) find themselves behind the wheel of Digby's car on their way to a seaside getaway. A cheerful map of "Digby's World" helps acclimate readers to the different locations in the story. Much like in the first book, Digby's is a world that features a hybrid human/anthropomorphic animal population. When Percy discovers that celebrity movie star cat Peaches Meow is staying at the very same seaside resort, he morphs into the ultimate star-struck fan. Peaches Meow becomes the victim of a cat burglary (pun intended), and Digby and Percy suddenly find themselves in the midst of solving the crime. With short sentences, complementary images, and an interesting story line, this tale will keep newly emergent readers captivated and guessing what will happen next. VERDICT A silly British countryside romp complete with a movie star, a mystery, and a clever ending. A stellar addition to early chapter book collections and a must for all mystery, adventure, and car enthusiasts.—Amy M. Laughlin, Darien Library, CT

School Library Journal

2015-05-18
Following series opener Digby O'Day in the Fast Lane (2014), Hughes and Vulliamy's canine duo are off on another adventure, this time featuring a classy seaside hotel, a secret passage, a singing starlet with a taste for shiny jewels, and a pair of (feline) cat burglars. As before, there's an old-fashioned feel to both text and pictures. When Digby tells Percy about their upcoming trip, the smaller dog is troubled because the only dinner jacket he owns "belonged to my Uncle Gus [and it's] moth-eaten and has a couple of gravy stains…." Soon enough they are on the road, and the plot rolls along briskly, if coincidentally, from a near miss with a large, dark car (license plate "Bad 2") to their ignominious arrival at the hotel and serendipitous rescue of a fellow beach walker. Next come the glamorous entrance of Peaches Meow, a robbery at the hotel, and, finally, a visit to a local home that includes a trip down through a tunnel to a smugglers' cave. Vignettes, single-, and double-page illustrations, created with pencil, ink, and digital collage, provide clues and amplify the mild humor. Emerging readers may nonetheless struggle with some of the sophisticated vocabulary and the unfamiliar setting. Smooth writing, appealing pictures, and (mostly) mild action create a pleasant enough package, but it's still likely to be a bit twee for some readers. (map, authors' note, quiz, first chapter of Digby O'Day Up, Up, and Away) (Fiction. 6-8)

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