Synopses & Reviews
When a little piglet accompanies her grandpa to the museum on copying day, she soon discovers that something is amiss. Large sections of the museumand#8217;s paintings have been cut out and forgeries sewn in their place. Who would commit such a theft, and how could they have pulled it off? This little piglet is determined to find out. As she searches for clues, beginning detectives can try their hand at a little sleuthing too! Looking closely to discover all thatand#8217;s hidden among the delightful details in Arthur Geisertand#8217;s illustrations, keen observers may just find the key evidence they need to solve the mystery of the museumand#8217;s missing masterpieces.
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"Geisert hits a new stride in this inventive, engaging mystery...Clever and ingenious with a great title: wonderful entertainment." Kirkus Reviews
and#147;The delicately tinted engravings themselves are quite wonderfuland#133;Geisertand#8217;s fans will especially enjoy the visual references to his previous books.and#8221; Booklist, ALA
"The setting here proves the perfect canvas for Geisert to unleash his gentle humor as well as his fondness for both art and pigs via his etchings." Publishers Weekly
"Mystery offers much to delight in, including plenty of humorous incidental detail." Ruminator Review
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'"The delicately tinted engravings themselves are quite wonderful…Geisert's fans will especially enjoy the visual references to his previous books."'
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'\"Geisert hits a new stride in this inventive, engaging mystery...Clever and ingenious with a great title: wonderful entertainment.\"'
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'\"The setting here proves the perfect canvas for Geisert to unleash his gentle humor as well as his fondness for both art and pigs via his etchings.\"'
About the Author
Arthur Geisert's unique and exquisite etchings have been widely praised and exhibited at the Chicago Institute of Art, among other museums. His work is regularly selected for the Society of Illustrators', annual Original Art exhibition, and his illustrations are now being collected by the Dubuque Museum of Art. He lives in a converted bank in Bernard, Iowa.