The Birthday Present Mystery

Young Cousins Mysteries #1

by Elspeth Campbell Murphy, Nancy Munger (Illustrator)

There's a gorilla with a gift at the door! Sarah-Jane, Timothy, and Titus can't believe their eyes. Then the gorilla starts to sing ""Happy Birthday"" to someone named Sam. Who is Sam? And who sent the gift? The cousins are sure to find out! Theme ""Everything good comes from God, and every perfect gift is from him."" James 1:17a.

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Elspeth Campbell Murphy is often asked about her first name. It is a Scottish form of Elizabeth, and is pronounced just like it's spelled, with the accent on the El.

Elspeth was born in Hamilton, Scotland, near Glasgow. She moved with her parents to Canada were she spent her early years. But most of Elspeth's life has been spent near Lake Michigan.

Reviews

[Gigi]

My son is just starting to read chapter books, this was his first one. This was the perfect book to transition him from picture books to chapter books!! He really enjoyed it, & looking forward to reading the next one!

[David Thompson]

This book is an excellent book to transition children from picture book to a chapter book, because it has characteristics of both types. It is about group of children playing at home when a gorilla with balloons and a present shows up ringing the door bell. It is also an excellent read to introduce children to mystery books.