How to Catch a Criminal (Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble) by Dominic Barker

by Dominic Barker

Meet Max and terrorizing the neighborhood really extremely politely In this Guide to Trouble, Max and Molly will show you, clever How to kick a ball into Mrs. Quibble's garden . . . again, how to (politely) arrest Mrs. Quibble for stealing the ball, and how to accidentally also-at-the-same-time catch a real-life criminal!

Paperback

First published February 1, 2011

About the author

Dominic Barker was born in Southport in 1966. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English and then spent two years as part of a comedy double act before deciding to become a teacher. He currently lives in Barcelona.

Reviews

[Asmaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Max and Molly are twin siblings with a slightly over active imagination. After kicking their ball over the fence into Mrs Quibble's garden (for the 217th time) and having it taken away, they create a plan of action to get their ball back. Whilst attempting to arrest Mrs Quibble for 'stealing' their ball, they manage to catch a real criminal instead.


This book is suitable for children aged 7-9 who are independent readers. The use of different fonts and variation in text size makes the reader take note of and emphasise the words that stand out on the page. This book could also be used as a whole class story and be used as an introduction text to imaginative writing (eg. Writing a recipe for your own cereal, making up a game with a set of rules). There are also two recipes included at the back of the book for 'Black Widow Crunchies', with one variation for friends and another not so nice one for enemies.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good modern children's tale. Just the kind of mischief you don't mind your kids reading, but hope they never try at home!