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Octo, PI, and the Missing Egg
102 pages, Paperback
Published May 28, 2024
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May 31, 2025
Here is Sarah McDavis's "Ocot, PI and The Missing Egg." It's an early reader, and its the first novel in her Zar&R series.
["Octo, PI, and the Missing Egg is the first in a mystery series for 7 to 10 year olds. Octo, an octopus, is the number one case solver at the Zoological and Aquatic Rehabilitation and Research Center, or the ZAR&R for short.
When Mama Goo's egg goes missing, she heads to Octo for help. With her team of Lightning, a hummingbird, and Tank, a chameleon, Octo takes the case and begins the search to find the egg before sundown."]
This book is not only cute as hell (there are little octopus suckers on each chapter number, on a few of the page edges--plus, the title is punny!) but it also has all kinds of extra information. There are sight words/vocabulary words in here that are bolded, and then the definition in on a sticky note in the margins. The margins also have character cards that introduce each character, their species, how long they've been at Zar&R, their favorite food, and more.
The mystery was adorable. The characters were a riot. The universe is unique (and it comes with a map).
I can't wait for more!!
#octopi #octopiandthemissingegg #andthemissingegg #zarrmysteries #zarrmysteriesseries #sarahmcdavis#earlyreaders #books #childrensbooks #childrensclassics #bookstagram #bookphotography #ilovebooks
["Octo, PI, and the Missing Egg is the first in a mystery series for 7 to 10 year olds. Octo, an octopus, is the number one case solver at the Zoological and Aquatic Rehabilitation and Research Center, or the ZAR&R for short.
When Mama Goo's egg goes missing, she heads to Octo for help. With her team of Lightning, a hummingbird, and Tank, a chameleon, Octo takes the case and begins the search to find the egg before sundown."]
This book is not only cute as hell (there are little octopus suckers on each chapter number, on a few of the page edges--plus, the title is punny!) but it also has all kinds of extra information. There are sight words/vocabulary words in here that are bolded, and then the definition in on a sticky note in the margins. The margins also have character cards that introduce each character, their species, how long they've been at Zar&R, their favorite food, and more.
The mystery was adorable. The characters were a riot. The universe is unique (and it comes with a map).
I can't wait for more!!
#octopi #octopiandthemissingegg #andthemissingegg #zarrmysteries #zarrmysteriesseries #sarahmcdavis#earlyreaders #books #childrensbooks #childrensclassics #bookstagram #bookphotography #ilovebooks
June 12, 2024
A delightful mystery for transitional readers. When a mother goose has an egg missing, and there's a new, mysterious resident by the water, Detective Octo, PI and her trusty assistants, Lightning the hummingbird and Tank the chameleon are on the case. Author and illustrator Sarah McDavis blends animal facts with a humorous fictional tale as she invites the reader along to solve the mystery. Backmatter clarifies which facts are facts and which are made up for the story and invite readers to learn more about the various animals. Readers will be clamoring for more cases from the ZAR&R animal rescue facility!
July 9, 2025
This book is so much fun! Told in a mystery noir voice, set at a zoo, with animal detectives, suspects, and victims, readers age 7-10 (and older) will love reading about an Octopus Detective working on the case of the missing egg. I can't wait for the next book to come out!
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