The Flintstones - The Case Of The Many Missing Thing
Just finished reading "The Flintstones - The Case Of The Many Missing Things" by Paul S. Newman, first published in 1968 as the 14th book in Whitman's Big Little Book 2000 series.
Whitman's 2000 Big Little Book series was the last time the longest running publisher of Big Little Books published a series of hard cover Big Little Books. It was also the last hurrah for Big Little Books.
Now "The Flintstones - The Case Of The Many Missing Things" has an interesting published history. It was published by two different publishers of Big Little Books.
It was rewritten by Horace J. Elias and published with new original artwork by Ottenheimer Publishers, Incorporated back in 1977 as part of a series of paperback eight Big Little Books featuring The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and Huckleberry Hound - all Hanna-Barbera characters. Whitman never published a paperback version of "The Flintstones - The Case Of The Many Missing Things."
As frequent readers of my reviews here on Facebook, Goodreads, and other social media platforms may recall, years ago, I was a member in good standing in the Big Little Book Club of America until I reviewed a reading copy of "Donald Duck - The Fabulous Diamond Fountain" - the 9th book in Whitman's 2000 line of Big Little Books. I was kicked out of the Big Little Book Club of America, given a refund of my annual dues without a letter of explanation, and blocked on the Big Little Book Club of America's Facebook page.
Keep in mind that I only review reading copies of Whitman's 2000 line of Big Little Books. I haven't reviewed any older editions of Big Little Books. Perhaps I am being petty and vindictive by bringing up my abrupt dismissal from the Big Little Book Club of America, but I still find it odd that I somehow violated a rule of an organization that, at the time, had no stated and written rules of membership.
"The Flintstones - The Case Of The Many Missing Things" reads like a typical episode of the highly popular Hanna-Barbera animated series.
Pebbles late night crying wakes up her parents, and when Wilma and Fred go to investigate what caused their infant daughter to cry, they discover that Dino, their pet dinosaur, has gone missing. Going over to the Rubbles, Fred discovers that Bam-Bam's pet parakeet Squawky is also missing - this Big Little Book predates the introduction of Bam-Bam's pet Hoppy the Hopasaurus into the series and Hoppy was included in the Ottenheimer Publishers version of "The Case Of The Many Missing Things."
Soon all of Bedrock is in an uproar because items have gone missing. It seems that someone is stealing one of each item from everyone and everywhere.
Fred and Barney lead an investigation that finds them matching wits with an devious criminal mastermind who goes under the moniker "The Mad Collector."
A Great Fun Read that would have made a great episode of the original animated series.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
Whitman's 2000 Big Little Book series was the last time the longest running publisher of Big Little Books published a series of hard cover Big Little Books. It was also the last hurrah for Big Little Books.
Now "The Flintstones - The Case Of The Many Missing Things" has an interesting published history. It was published by two different publishers of Big Little Books.
It was rewritten by Horace J. Elias and published with new original artwork by Ottenheimer Publishers, Incorporated back in 1977 as part of a series of paperback eight Big Little Books featuring The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, and Huckleberry Hound - all Hanna-Barbera characters. Whitman never published a paperback version of "The Flintstones - The Case Of The Many Missing Things."
As frequent readers of my reviews here on Facebook, Goodreads, and other social media platforms may recall, years ago, I was a member in good standing in the Big Little Book Club of America until I reviewed a reading copy of "Donald Duck - The Fabulous Diamond Fountain" - the 9th book in Whitman's 2000 line of Big Little Books. I was kicked out of the Big Little Book Club of America, given a refund of my annual dues without a letter of explanation, and blocked on the Big Little Book Club of America's Facebook page.
Keep in mind that I only review reading copies of Whitman's 2000 line of Big Little Books. I haven't reviewed any older editions of Big Little Books. Perhaps I am being petty and vindictive by bringing up my abrupt dismissal from the Big Little Book Club of America, but I still find it odd that I somehow violated a rule of an organization that, at the time, had no stated and written rules of membership.
"The Flintstones - The Case Of The Many Missing Things" reads like a typical episode of the highly popular Hanna-Barbera animated series.
Pebbles late night crying wakes up her parents, and when Wilma and Fred go to investigate what caused their infant daughter to cry, they discover that Dino, their pet dinosaur, has gone missing. Going over to the Rubbles, Fred discovers that Bam-Bam's pet parakeet Squawky is also missing - this Big Little Book predates the introduction of Bam-Bam's pet Hoppy the Hopasaurus into the series and Hoppy was included in the Ottenheimer Publishers version of "The Case Of The Many Missing Things."
Soon all of Bedrock is in an uproar because items have gone missing. It seems that someone is stealing one of each item from everyone and everywhere.
Fred and Barney lead an investigation that finds them matching wits with an devious criminal mastermind who goes under the moniker "The Mad Collector."
A Great Fun Read that would have made a great episode of the original animated series.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
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