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Title: The One About the Mystery Blaze
Subtitle: The Creatures of Chichester, Volume 2
Author: Christopher Joyce
Narrator: Denise Douglass
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-08-15
Publisher: Butterfly Consulting Ltd
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
The Twolegs of Chichester are awoken by a blazing inferno just days before Christmas. Evil clowns are roaming the citys streets, and they are not here to throw custard pies.
Two adorable hamsters, Shandy and Mash from South Street, have been badly injured in the fire and desperately need help.
Its time for Button and Stitchley, the intrepid spiders from North Street to once again call upon the creatures of Chichester to solve the mystery, and this time there is a sting in the tale.
Members Reviews:
Sweet and well spun yarn
This was my first visit to Chichester and the animals who live there. It is a little community of animals with distinctive personalities. They pull together like the best communities do. I think the story would appeal to both boys and girls and especially any that enjoy animals. I love the illustrations and the style of story telling which is direct, not patronising and compelling.
What A Wonderful book!
What a wonderful book! This is so enjoyable to read and it is written from the perspective of the animals in the story. Children will love reading this story about a pair of hamsters solving a mystery with the aid of other animals!
A delightful children's tale
A great story for older kids about a crime from the viewpoint of our dear animal friends both wild and domestic.
Another engaging and entertaining book about the charming Creatures of Chichester.
The Creatures of Chichester are a clever bunch, who show that teamwork can allow even the tiniest among them to help out fellow creatures or "Twolegs" (their word for humans) who are in trouble.
In this second book by Joyce, we are introduced to two brave hamsters, who want to help their young owner by solving a string of petty acts of vandalism that have been happening at his mother and step-father's pub.
When a mysterious blaze then burns the pub down, the hamsters head toward the flames to find their owner.
The events that follow have all the creatures getting together to solve a very confusing mystery - some even come out of hibernation to help! Queen bee Carmella will have readers smiling at her "royal" behaviour, and by the way she manages to get the help of a whole "coronation" of queen bees - simply by the promise of leaving them all in peace to sleep again afterwards!
If you wondered what happened to the spider who masterminded the dog rescue in book 1, don't worry - he's a big celebrity among the other creatures now, and couldn't possibly pass at a chance to be in charge again!
One of my favourite characters from book 1 was the elderly mole, who mutters obscure statements, but always has a trick up his sleeve. He may need the help of a few younger moles, but, yet again, his assistance helps the creatures to save the day and to see that all guilty parties are captured and brought to justice.
As in the first book in the series, all the creatures are charming, and each one is unique in character. The plot is both engaging and entertaining, and will keep the pages turning for even the most reluctant of young readers.
I'm not going to give too many details, as I don't want to give away what happens. You'll have to read it yourself to find out more.
Lots of Creatures, No Slugs
This is a rather novel and mad story as two twin hamsters witness a burglary then set out to solve it along with some fellow creatures - no slugs.
