Do you fancy yourself as a super sleuth? Well try not to be disappointed when we tell you that no matter how good you might be, Penelope Snoop is actually the Best Finder-Outer-In-The-Whole-Wide-World. How can you possibly compete?!

Penelope and her trusty sidekick, Carlos the dog, solve mystery after mystery. It’s their thing! When Penelope’s favourite toy, Sydney the Smelly Sock Snake, disappears, she must bring her A-game to retrieve him. Seeking clues in shark infested waters and a rocket ship, will Penelope and Sydney ever be reunited?

Written straight out of a child’s imaginative play by Pamela Butchart (Baby Aliens), this fun story with its kaleidoscope of colours and patterns has been an inspiration to our creative play.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury for sending this eBook for review consideration. All opinions are our own.

Pamela Butchart is a comedy genius and this picture book series has her trademark humour in bucketloads as well as a brilliantly memorable character. With World Book Day happening on Thursday, we wonder how many Penelope Snoops there'll be skulking around schools and solving mysteries such as who stole the pencil sharpener and which teacher ate all the staffroom biscuits..?

Penelope Snoop has solved mysteries before but this one has her stumped. Sidney the Smelly Sock Snake has disappeared and Penelope wants him back. Can she, along with her pet dog, Carlos, find out what's happened to him?

This character led story is full of imagination and captures the world of a young child perfectly. With clues and suspicious things all around the house and garden, can Penelope work her detective magic - oh and throw in a trip to the moon as well. There's tons of extra humour lurking in the fantastic illustrations by Christine Roussey - just look at Carlos' expression - and the colour palette is incredibly effective. With sock snakes, mud monsters, frog fountains and super transporters, this is a mystery story you do not want to miss.

This is a fun little story about imagination, adventure and collecting clues! When Penelope’s prize teddy is stolen, she’ll go to the ends of the earth to find it… or maybe just the kitchen! Proper fun.

A lovely exciting story for me to read with my daughter we really loved it, however there was no pictures in our copy and the pictures would have just brought it to life more.