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by Kin Platt Big Max and the Mystery of the Missing Giraffe is a reissue of an older book (since the Big Max books came out in the 1960s) and it has withstood the test of time with varying results. Big Max is a Sherlock-ian detective with a big nose who hunts down missing pets - large, unusual pets. In the first book in this series, Max tracked down the missing elephant of King Pooka Pooka. In Big Max and the Mystery of the Missing Giraffe, he's on the hunt again - this time for the favorite pet of King Punchapillow from the land of Ah-Ah Achoo. The book has plenty of antic silliness with rubber trees you can bounce upon, a detective who travels by flying umbrella, and plenty of confusion about the sneeze-sounding kingdom of King Punchapillow. For today's developing reader, the book is pretty long - today, most books of this word count are chapter books to give developing readers clear breaks for resting. The book has a generally dated feel, including referring to a whale as "a big fish." Still, it would be a great nostalgic book for a parent to share with a child, as Big Max is familiar to many parents from their own childhoods. |
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Big Max and the Mystery of the Missing Giraffe