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J. Algernon Pickle in The Mystery at Odd-Doings House

Alex T. Smith
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      Imagine if Hercule Poirot was a beaver... A fast-paced crime caper for readers aged 7+ with black and white illustrations.Ten-year-old Jacob Oolong lives with his eccentric great aunt, Lady Petronella Oolong in the penthouse flat of Odd-Doings House. They arrive home one afternoon to find an enormous heart shaped box of delicious chocolates has arrived for Lady Oolong. And these aren't any old chocolates though. These are from Eclair's (Est. 1844) and are the most wonderful and the most expensive chocolates in the entire world.But the next morning - SHOCK HORROR! - they've vanished! Not just gone... STOLEN!With his great aunt prostrate in her nightie with shock, it's up to Jacob to find out who has taken them, but he'll need help. He calls in a private detective who, rather surprisingly, is a beaver living on the floor below them. Enter... J. Algernon Pickle.Together, J. Algernon Pickle and Jacob set about investigating this very confusing mystery. Things take an unexpected turn when it becomes clear that the chocolates could only have been stolen by someone who lives in Odd-Doings House. But WHO could it be?

      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Alex T. Smith EAN: 9781444985672 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 272 WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 198 mm
      PUBLISHED BY: Hachette Children's Group DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-09-10 CITY: GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories WIDTH: 129 mm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories

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      Author-illustrator Alex T. Smith is the award-winning creator of the bestselling Claude series, which is published in 20 languages worldwide, and is now on TV. Alex's newest series is the critically acclaimed and well-loved Mr Penguin. Alex has won the UKLA Picture Book Award, the Children's Book of the World Illustration Award and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, and been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award. He has also been the official World Book Day illustrator.

      Imagine if Hercule Poirot was a beaver... A fast-paced crime caper for readers aged 7+ with black and white illustrations.Ten-year-old Jacob Oolong lives with his eccentric great aunt, Lady Petronella Oolong in the penthouse flat of Odd-Doings House. They arrive home one afternoon to find an enormous heart shaped box of delicious chocolates has arrived for Lady Oolong. And these aren't any old chocolates though. These are from Eclair's (Est. 1844) and are the most wonderful and the most expensive chocolates in the entire world.But the next morning - SHOCK HORROR! - they've vanished! Not just gone... STOLEN!With his great aunt prostrate in her nightie with shock, it's up to Jacob to find out who has taken them, but he'll need help. He calls in a private detective who, rather surprisingly, is a beaver living on the floor below them. Enter... J. Algernon Pickle.Together, J. Algernon Pickle and Jacob set about investigating this very confusing mystery. Things take an unexpected turn when it becomes clear that the chocolates could only have been stolen by someone who lives in Odd-Doings House. But WHO could it be?

      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Alex T. Smith EAN: 9781444985672 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: 272 WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 198 mm
      PUBLISHED BY: Hachette Children's Group DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-09-10 CITY: GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories WIDTH: 129 mm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories

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      Author-illustrator Alex T. Smith is the award-winning creator of the bestselling Claude series, which is published in 20 languages worldwide, and is now on TV. Alex's newest series is the critically acclaimed and well-loved Mr Penguin. Alex has won the UKLA Picture Book Award, the Children's Book of the World Illustration Award and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, and been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award. He has also been the official World Book Day illustrator.

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