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By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Gardner, P. J. Horace & Bunwinkle (Series) ; bk. 1.Publisher: New York : BALZER + BRAY, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020Copyright date: 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 198 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062946546
  • 0062946544
  • 9781685057893
Other title:
  • Horace and Bunwinkle
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813.6 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.1.G3726 Ho 2020
Summary: Horace Homer Higgins III despises dirt. And the outdoors. And ducks. But when his person, Eleanor, moves to a farm called the Homestead, the anxious Boston Terrier is forced to adapt. As if that isn't enough to strain his nerves, Ellie adopts a perpetually cheerful potbellied pig named Bunwinkle to be his baby sister. Bunwinkle is delighted to be on the farm despite the stuffy demeanor of her new canine brother. She's sure she'll crack his shell eventually--no one can resist her cuteness for long--especially once they bond over watching a TV pet-tective show. When the duo discovers that neighborhood animals have been disappearing, they decide to use their new detective skills to team up to solve this barnyard mystery. Is it a mountain lion? Or their suspiciously shot-loving veterinarians? Only one thing seems certain: if they don't figure it out soon, one of them might be next!--
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Standard Loan (Child Access) Bookmobile Juvenile Series Bookmobile Book HORACE & BUNWIN BK 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 50610024246683
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The first in a young middle grade animal series in which an anxious Boston Terrier and an exuberant potbellied pig team up to solve crimes in their barnyard--from debut author PJ Gardner, with illustrations by David Mottram.

Perfect for fans of the Mercy Watson series, The Trouble with Chickens, and A Boy Called Bat.

Horace Homer Higgins III despises dirt. And the outdoors. And ducks. But when his person, Ellie, moves to a farm called the Homestead, the anxious Boston Terrier is forced to adapt. As if that isn't enough to strain his nerves, Ellie adopts a perpetually cheerful potbellied pig named Bunwinkle to be his baby sister.

Bunwinkle is delighted to be on the farm despite the stuffiness of her new canine brother. She's sure she'll crack his shell eventually--no one can resist her cuteness for long--especially once they bond over watching a TV pet-tective show.

When the duo discovers that some neighborhood animals have been disappearing, they decide to use their new detective skills to team up to solve this barnyard mystery. Is it a mountain lion Or their suspiciously shot-loving veterinarians Only one thing seems certain: if they don't figure it out soon, one of them might be next.

Horace Homer Higgins III despises dirt. And the outdoors. And ducks. But when his person, Eleanor, moves to a farm called the Homestead, the anxious Boston Terrier is forced to adapt. As if that isn't enough to strain his nerves, Ellie adopts a perpetually cheerful potbellied pig named Bunwinkle to be his baby sister. Bunwinkle is delighted to be on the farm despite the stuffy demeanor of her new canine brother. She's sure she'll crack his shell eventually--no one can resist her cuteness for long--especially once they bond over watching a TV pet-tective show. When the duo discovers that neighborhood animals have been disappearing, they decide to use their new detective skills to team up to solve this barnyard mystery. Is it a mountain lion? Or their suspiciously shot-loving veterinarians? Only one thing seems certain: if they don't figure it out soon, one of them might be next!--

Ages 8-12.

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Kirkus Book Review

Who's stealing animals? The "pet-tectives" are on the case! Horace Homer Higgins III is a most dignified Boston terrier, and he's not happy that his human Eleanor is moving him from the city to the Homestead. It's hard enough to keep her safe in town. Then she announces he's about to get a new sister…and that sister turns out to be a pig! Bunwinkle was the runt of her litter, but what she lacks in size she makes up for in enthusiasm, and she loves living on the farm. All the animal characters are, well, characters: Smith and Jones are horse brothers who've seen it all; Smokey is a sardonically nasty stray cat; there's also a bevy of excitable chicks, alpacas, goats, and troublesome ducks. On one of several trips to the vet (farms can be hazardous), Horace and Bunwinkle start to piece together a local mystery. Animals are disappearing. Is it the vets? Is it Smokey? Aliens? (That's what Jones thinks.) The chase is on, but can they puzzle it out before one of them gets snatched? Gardner's debut tale of mystery and (eventual) bucolic bliss brings to mind Joan Carris and Noah Z. Jones' Bed & Biscuit series. Graduates of the Mercy Watson books will also feel right at home. Mottram's occasional illustrations just add to the charm. Human characters are default White. (Final art not seen.) This kicks off a series, and readers will be glad to know that this piggie and pooch will pair up again. (author's note) (Fiction. 8-12) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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