Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Schoolhouse (Flatfoot Fox Series)
Grade 1-4.  Flatfoot Fox's latest outing is perhaps the funniest and best yet in the easy-reader series. Wacky Weasel, furious that Principal Porcupine would ridicule his claim to being a magician, promises to make the schoolhouse disappear. And it looks as though he has done just that. Flatfoot Fox agrees to find it, but an assortment of silly suspects and clues complicate matters. Of course, Flatfoot Fox solves the puzzle in the end, but along the way there are laughs aplenty. Secretary Bird, a clumsy, hilarious Watson, tags along as usual, and his exchanges with one Daffy Armadillo are particularly funny. The repetition, alliterative names, and simple clues all add up to a fun mystery for young readers. Lies's stippled and striped black-and-white illustrations capture all the lively humor, while including a few clues for observant children.?Marilyn Taniguchi, Santa Monica Public Library, CACopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.