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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam #4
The Missing Masterpiece
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have made it to the magical streets of Paris, baking a spectacular gingerbread Eiffel Tower for a VERY important art exhibition at 'Galerie Bonbon'. But - quelle horreur! - a sneaky fox has made off across the Seine with the precious masterpiece. Will Shifty and Sam EVER catch the dastardly Cunningham Sly and dish up their tasty tower in time?
32 pages, Paperback
Published June 22, 2018
About the author
Tracey Corderoy
129 books70 followersTracey is the author of Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble. She was born and grew up in industrial South Wales and now lives in a hidden valley in Gloucestershire with her husband, two children and an ever-increasing menagerie of devilishly-cute-but-sometimes-rather-naughty pets.
A trained teacher, Tracey has always had a passion for wonderful literature and began writing for children in 2006. Her books for other publishers include The Grunt and The Grouch series about two riotous trolls, and numerous picture books including “The Little White Owl.
Tracey’s head is happily crammed with countless ideas and stories and she’s loving the adventures that her characters insist they share…
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A trained teacher, Tracey has always had a passion for wonderful literature and began writing for children in 2006. Her books for other publishers include The Grunt and The Grouch series about two riotous trolls, and numerous picture books including “The Little White Owl.
Tracey’s head is happily crammed with countless ideas and stories and she’s loving the adventures that her characters insist they share…
from - http://nosycrow.com/authors-etc/trace...
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August 28, 2019
Very cute series of books.
In this one we start by seeing our London dog friends are waving Sam and Shifty goodbye as they head to Paris for an adventure. They are going to create a gingerbread masterpiece for an Art Exhibit the Mayor is attending. However, Sam notices a poster for Cunningham Sly a Fox Art Thief. They see dog versions of famous art works (like Pug with a Pearl Earring) but they noticed a red curtain that is hiding a masterpiece. Sam a Fox in the kitchen with a painting wrapped up under his arm. The Fox claims to be an artist. At first Sam is excited that he meet a real artist but when he goes back in the gallery Shifty admits he peaked behind the red curtains and it shows that the wall is bare. It is then that they realize that the Fox is their art thief. They chase him through the streets of Paris (baked treats falling out of the back of their van) but when they get to the river Sly has a getaway dinghy. When it looks like our heroes are lost Shifty flips a switch in the van and turns it into a speedboat. They crash into Sly's dinghy causing him and the painting to go overboard. Sly says he can't swim, but Sam and Shifty save both Sly and the painting from the water. (Although Sly complains that they have ruined his best robbing waistcoat.) When they get back to the gallery the police dogs are ready to take him away but when Sam and Shifty unwrap the painting in front of the Mayor they find it has been damaged by the water. However the Mayor reveals that he thought that Sly would strike and so that painting was a fake and he reveals the real one (Bone-a-Lisa) The party then starts. Shifty and Sam bring in a Gingerbread Eiffel Tower. All of Paris is talking about our hero crime fighters and great bakers.
In this one we start by seeing our London dog friends are waving Sam and Shifty goodbye as they head to Paris for an adventure. They are going to create a gingerbread masterpiece for an Art Exhibit the Mayor is attending. However, Sam notices a poster for Cunningham Sly a Fox Art Thief. They see dog versions of famous art works (like Pug with a Pearl Earring) but they noticed a red curtain that is hiding a masterpiece. Sam a Fox in the kitchen with a painting wrapped up under his arm. The Fox claims to be an artist. At first Sam is excited that he meet a real artist but when he goes back in the gallery Shifty admits he peaked behind the red curtains and it shows that the wall is bare. It is then that they realize that the Fox is their art thief. They chase him through the streets of Paris (baked treats falling out of the back of their van) but when they get to the river Sly has a getaway dinghy. When it looks like our heroes are lost Shifty flips a switch in the van and turns it into a speedboat. They crash into Sly's dinghy causing him and the painting to go overboard. Sly says he can't swim, but Sam and Shifty save both Sly and the painting from the water. (Although Sly complains that they have ruined his best robbing waistcoat.) When they get back to the gallery the police dogs are ready to take him away but when Sam and Shifty unwrap the painting in front of the Mayor they find it has been damaged by the water. However the Mayor reveals that he thought that Sly would strike and so that painting was a fake and he reveals the real one (Bone-a-Lisa) The party then starts. Shifty and Sam bring in a Gingerbread Eiffel Tower. All of Paris is talking about our hero crime fighters and great bakers.
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May 19, 2019
A bit of fun
September 20, 2023
Beautiful illustrations
February 28, 2024
The little dog illustrations are so cute! They made my day! 🥰🥰
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