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Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast:
The Great Caper Caper
By Josh Funk
Illustrated by Brendan Kearney
Publication date: November 15, 2022
Union Square & Co.
Hardcover Picture Book
40 Pages
Review copy provided by publisher
Selected as an Indie Kids Next Pick!
Here is what they say about The Great Caper Caper.
“The fifth installment in the Lady Pancake series features a madcap caper that kids will love. Parents can look forward to some humor that is, undoubtedly, aimed at them. Definitely a book the whole family will want to read over and over!” — Audrey Beatty, River Bend Bookshop, Glastonbury, CT
You can see the whole list of Indie Kids Next Picks here: https://www.indiebound.
Goodreads Summary
Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast are back in a Las Veggies heist for the Ages! Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast awake one morning to near-darkness. Who would steal the fridge light? And what if the fridge is—gasp—dark all the time? Not to worry. Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast are on the case! Along with Their Friends, they assemble blueprints, collect supplies, and investigate. Will they be able to bring the fridge back to its bright self, or will they have to live in semi-darkness…forever?My Thoughts
It is no wonder that this is the 5th in the series. The books just keep getting better and better. Some of the hallmarks of Josh Funk’s work are his gift with rhyme, use of rich word choice and figurative language including puns and tongue-in-cheek humor. All of these traits are on full display in The Great Caper Caper.
It is so difficult to create a rhyming text that is fun to read without resorting to contrived rhyming patterns. Josh does it masterfully. Readers will be exposed to rich language and vocabulary they can sink their teeth into (see what I did there?) such as terrain, plateau, feigned, and monologued and so many more.
As an adult reader, I found the Las Veggies sign delightful and the inclusion of characters like Inspector Croissant and Berry Manillo made me chuckle.
The amazing illustrations bring the story to life. Brendan Kearney has created endearing food characters each with their own unique personality. The pages are filled with color and new things to discover with each reread.
You can see Josh Funk’s collection of books at his website. I recently read his new book My Pet Feet and would highly recommend it.