The latest mystery involving Gracie
The Undercover Beagle finds her morning eggs in jeopardy in Ghost
of the Forest. Henny Penny, Chief Chicken and the head of the hen
house, saw something in the nearby woods late one night. She wanted Gracie to
investigate it, but Gracie’s sidekick Boston Blackie refused to wake her up.
All the barnyard animals know not to disturb Gracie when she is sleeping all
tucked in under the covers.
The next morning the autumn air is a
bit chilly but Gracie feels better once she has had her usual breakfast of
scrambled eggs and bacon. Henny is still agitated as she is sure she saw a
ghost wandering around in the forest. Gracie isn’t interested and the other barnyard
criminals treat the whole thing as a joke because they never saw anything. Frustrated,
Henny throws down an ultimatum. She threatens to withhold Gracie’s eggs.
Gracie does love her morning eggs. With
great reluctance and some coaxing from Boston Blackie, Gracie begins to do a
little investigating. She soon proves that Henny did see something. There is a rational
explanation as it was not a ghost.
The secret of what she found as well
as a small dictionary of a few new words brings this charming small book to a
close. Sadly, while the real life inspiration for this series crossed the
rainbow bridge some time ago, the spirit lives on in these short tales.
Following The Egg Thief and Little
Miss Stinky the latest read for small children, Ghost
of the Forest continues the tradition of a gentle and compassionate short
mystery tale with plenty of illustrations. All is well that ends well in each
book of the series and that very much continues here in the latest read by
author Douglas Quinn.
Gracie The Undercover Beagle and her sidekick Boston Blackie: Ghost of the Forest (a Little Book for Little Readers)
Douglas Quinn
AAS White Heron Press
AAS White Heron Press
May 2016
ISBN# 978-1530979691
Paperback
68 Pages
$7.95
Material supplied by the publicist
in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2016
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