Sherlock Chick and the Peekaboo Mystery

Look out Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Chick hatched from his egg with a detective’s hat and magnifying glass, and he’s looking to track down a missing mouse in this adorable, easy-to-follow mystery from Robert Quackenbush.

When Mother Mouse’s son Squeakins runs away after a cat scared him, no one has any clue where he went! Is he hiding in the tree? The basket? The hill? Who can solve the case of the missing mouse? Why, Sherlock Chick, that’s who!

Robert Quackenbush (1929–2021), the author and illustrator of more than two hundred books for young readers, was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and also had a master’s degree in social studies and a PhD in childhood education. Quackenbush’s many books include the Henry the Duck series, Detective Mole, the Miss Mallard Mystery series, Pete Pack Rat, and the Sheriff Sally Gopher series. He was the three-time winner of the American Flag Institute Award for outstanding contributions to children’s literature and winner of an Edgar Allan Poe Special Award for best juvenile mystery. He lived in New York City with his wife, Margery, director of NAAP. Their now adult son, Piet, was the inspiration for many of the author’s books when he was growing up.