Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Eye

Flatfoot Fox #1

by Eth Clifford, Brian Lies (Illustrator)

Flatfoot Fox, a crafty detective, solves the mystery of Fat Cat's stolen glass eye. Told in large type and with bold, handsome illustrations.

Genres: Mystery, Picture Books, Childrens, Humor

47 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Eth Clifford was born in New York City in 1915. She and her husband, David Rosenberg, started David-Stewart Publishing Company. Her first book for children was published in 1959 and since that time she wrote numerous books for children and young adults. She was also known as Eth (or Ethel) Clifford Rosenberg, and as published under the name Ruth Bonn Penn, and with her husband under David Clifford. Eth Clifford died in 2003

Reviews

[Mimi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
Kudos to the winks at the classics, overal a bit too repetitious (the joke gets stale really quick).
Secretary Bird was a clever character choice.

[Everardo Dominguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

You girls and boys should read this book because it's about a cat is asking a detective for his missing eye because it was his birthday then it was time to sing happy birthday the after that he ate all the cake and people was mad because he ate all of the cake . So the detective went to find who took the missing eye so they to find it for all the suspects that means all the people that wore at the birthday party. At the end the until you finally finished reading the book someone open the door and there was going to be a another person that will ask to find something? I think there going to be a part two to find out who open the door also all the animals that wore at the party they all lie but one of them lie but the detective noticed that one of them behind there back and all them said was a tiger eye but it was blue and they all saw it so that's why they all lied. Something else who made it his name was Brian lies that crazy so that the only have to say. One thing you people should like it because it is fun it about a mastery.

[Jesus Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

You should read this book because it's about a missing eye. Fat Cat lost his eye when he sings happy birthday really loud. Fat Cat went to ask the smartest detective in the whole world and he ask Flatfoot Fox about lost he's eye and he has the list of animals who were is he's party. fox is going to solve the mystery first he when't to ridiculous rabbit first flat foot fox asked him a question have u seen fat cats eye then he answer why wood some one steel the letter I then he said if I stored a letter I will steel letter QAQ he said if I stoked it it would I give it back.Then the whet' to picky pig fox ask pig a question pig said I am really pick which everything. Then the when to greedy goat then he said did u bring me some food why should we bring good because I am hungry I did not have food for a hour.Then snack in the grass fox herd a sound I found u u have to find me go to a tree fox ask hem a question have u sent the glass eye why it is a tiger eye of course snack said it is not it is a sky blue u tricked me .

[Litzy Santiago · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the book Flatfoot Fox story because there's a mystery of a missing eye of fat cat😲 But were was fat cats eye?👁 Fat cat 🐈eye was missing because he sing happy birthday loud and hard and then it pop out. But then fat cat told flatfoot fox🦊 and Secretary bird🕊 to go find it and fat cat gave the list of people that went to his birthday. Flatfoot fox and secretary bird went to Really Ridiculous Rabbit flatfoot fox🐰 said have you seen fat cat eye and he said yes and flatfoot fox said what color was it and ridiculous rabbit said it was a tiger eye yellow with a black dot in the middle. And then ridiculous rabbit think
P I n k he said that because he like the color pink.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids and I recently came across this series and find them highly entertaining and enjoyable! We like reading about the adventures of the smartest detective in the whole world.

[Harold Ogle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun enough children's book with charmingly expressive detailed line drawings that I was mildly disappointed when it ended. Flatfoot Fox, the detective, is asked to find the thief of a glass eye, stolen at Big Mean Fat Cat's birthday party, so the fox sets out with his straight-man associate Secretary Bird to interview the various suspects. It's not a great mystery story - the deduction is suspect, even though it turns out to be correct - but I love well-illustrated stories like this one. This could be a primer or warm-up series for Graham Oakley's "Church Mice" series.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't mind a book being predictable. It's even an asset when you have struggling readers in your book group. But it doesn't even explain WHY the guilty party stole the glass eye, well, that is just uncool.

One of my kiddos closed the book and immediately asked for the sequel, so I guess that means something...at least to a 9 year old.

[Vernon Area Public Library KIDS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flatfoot Fox is a great series for those readers who like a good pun and some great alliteration.But I must warn you there will not be that big of a word in the whole series. Some very funny cases come to this very clever fox and he solved them all.
Reviewed by: Susan Pinkowski, Youth Services, Vernon Area Public Library

[Kylie Perrine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The characters all have silly names to match their personalities with fun pictures that show why the characters have these names. Money young kids are into detective stories and finding clues. This story is perfect to spark their imagination and make a mystery humorous.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this children's series.

[Terryann Saint]

Like the scratchy drawings.

[Rubi Salinas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story about a detective fox. I like the way he figures out the mystery.

[Hillvan]

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