The Case of the Two Masked Robbers

Arabella and Albert Raccoon

by Lillian Hoban

Arabella and Albert Raccoon decide to track down the robbers who stole Mrs. Turtle's eggs. After a run-in with a snake and a couple of cagey crows, the twins have enough clues to figure out who is the culprit.
The mystery plot is just clever enough to keep readers guessing and surprised at the end, although not so difficult that it's impossible to figure out.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

62 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

The youngest of three children, Lillian Hoban was born in Philadelphia on May 18, 1925. She attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, studied dance for ten years (and danced with the Martha Graham dancers), taught Modern Dance and danced professionally in the 1950s.
She learned to draw still life and began to write her own stories only after having children (Phoebe, Brom, Esme and Julia), and based her tales on their experiences.

Lillian Hoban's I-Can- Read-Books about Arthur the Chimpanzee, and the Frances books (written by her former husband Russell Hoban) continue to be extremely popular among children as time goes by- the hallmark of classics.

from http://www.lillianhoban.com/Biography...

Reviews

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very nice illustrations - reminiscent, as always, of Frances. The story, however, is so bizarre that I can't imagine finding any relevance with young readers.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Raccoons grow up fast? I sure wouldn't want a 6 or 7 year old child to think it's ok to sneak out at night to try to catch robbers.... Hm.

[Abbigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story for being a reader, but it's going on the weed pile because it looks like it has been on the shelf for 30 years.

[Samuel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it to a friend's daughter at the library. It has the classic Hoban illustrations, but the plot isn't very tight, and it doesn't rank among her best work.

[Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge · Rating 5 out of 5]

The two siblings try to look for the robbers and the eggs were stolen from the owners.

[Nevada Libert · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a good book to read to little people, they will enjoy it sooo much.

[Barbara Brien · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute.