The Chihuahua Chase

by Ann Edwards Cannon

When Teddy Krebs's speedy if homely little dog goes missing right before the town Chihuahua races, fourth-grader Addie May Jones can’t resist Teddy’s plea for help. Soon she has two mysteries on her Is there a dognapper on the loose? And why won't Teddy stop making a pest of himself? Addie May turns detective to find the vanished pooch and at the same time discovers a bad case of puppy love.

Genres: Fiction, Animals, Juvenile

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 8, 2010

About the author

My name is Ann Edwards ("A. E.") Cannon, and I write books for young readers, as well as a weekly column for the Deseret News. I also teach creative writing and work as a bookseller at the famous King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City. My husband, Ken, and I have five (count 'em) sons, two daughters-in-law, no grandchildren (not yet, anyway) two parakeets, one parrot, two cats, and two dogs. One of the dogs weighs (no kidding) 160 pounds.

Reviews

[Naureen Oneale · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was cute and very well written, great for readers age 7-8. Many boys and girls at that age would love a good mystery story about a missing chihuahua. The illustations were also very good.

[Heather Thaler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good story for kids.

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chihuahuas have gone missing from Salt Lake City. Who is responsible for their losses? Can it be Zack Rust, whose chihuahua has won all the preliminary heats for the Liberty Park chihuahua races but is beaten by Teddy Kreps’ chihuahua in the final preliminary race? Is it Sandra Hopkins, President of Save the Chihuahuas? It’s up to Addie May Jones to put her detection skills to use to find out who’s behind the heists in A. E. Cannon’s The Chihuahua Chase.

Told in the first person point of view, I felt like I was Addie May detecting, fighting with Teddy Kreps, and dealing with her unrequited love for Zack, Addie May is an unforgettable character. She has an unusual way of looking at things and making comparisons. Though she may not like the questions or the answers she receives Addie May continues her search for the missing dogs. Will she succeed?

I loved the comparisons A. E. Cannon makes through this tale. I laughed out loud at them. There is nothing clichéd about The Chihuahua Chase. It’s a cute, easy to read tale which includes drawings. You and your children will enjoy it.

[Joenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Teddy's chihuahua Phantom goes missing, he and Addie May join forces to try to figure out what happened to the dog.

A good book for a younger reader reading at a higher level. I'd say story line is good for 1st/2nd grade, but reading level is 2nd/3rd. Simple story, a little mystery, likeable characters.

[Brandi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read aloud to my daughters. They loved it. The story is set in Salt Lake and is a missing dog mystery, so what's not to love? It helped that the author goes to our church and is their Primary leader, too :) One warning if you read or give to your kids to read--in the first chapters she "outs" Santa Claus. I had to quickly skip that part, I'm not ready for that secret to be out at my house.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this book up at the library. I think the author and illustrator are likely LDS judging by their family names and the short bio info provided on the book jacket. Kaitlyn and Taylor (8 and 6 years old now) loved this book. It was fun and very well written for this age group.

[Jody Kyburz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, I'm doing an author study, and this book was good, but still lower than the levels most of my fifth graders read. It's hard to judge a book for a younger audience when I'm stuck in my fifth grade mindset.

[Lois Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

YAWN! The book is probably for six/seven year olds. Maybe the problem I had with it was that I thought it was a MG when it really has a plot more for an early chapter book.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute early chapeter book.

[Josh Newhouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet, harmless, short, predictable 3.5 stars rounded up... Sometimes you need a light fluffy read... Prob good read aloud

[Deena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a deep book, but sometimes you need a good 3rd grade book that would appeal to both boys and girls.

[Meadow · Rating 4 out of 5]

We checked this out after the author came to story time at the library. Cute story and set in Salt Lake, which is always awesome.

[Byron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rated by Ella!

[Judy Moody · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, I think 3rd graders, boys and girls would like it.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 Stars A very fun, imaginative beginning chapter book! A fun story! I recommend it 2-4th Graders!

[Greta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book. My 7 year old will love it!

[Eloise · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute story for kids set in SLC and written by local author Ann Cannon.