Digby O'Day and the Great Diamond Robbery [Hardcover]

Put on your detective hat for the second adventure from a dynamic mother-daughter team: beloved author Shirley Hughes and talented illustrator Clara Vulliamy.

Digby and Percy, best friends forever, have decided to take a vacation by the sea. Little do they know they’re about to drive right into another daring adventure! No sooner do they arrive at the Hotel Splendide when a very important guest—the fabulous pop star Peaches Meow—discovers that her priceless diamond necklace is missing. Can Digby and Percy track down the sinister figures at the heart of the mystery?Smooth writing, appealing pictures, and action.
—Kirkus Reviews

Hughes and Vulliamy have created another winning early-chapter-book adventure, this time with a dash of mystery...A fun-filled escapade for young readers.
—Booklist Online

A silly British countryside romp complete with a movie star, a mystery, and a clever ending. A stellar addition to early chapter book collections and a must for all mystery, adventure, and car enthusiasts.
—School Library JournalShirley Hughes,a two-time recipient of the Kate Greenaway Medal, has written and/or illustrated more than two hundred books for children. She is the author ofDigby O’Day in the Fast LaneandHero on a Bicycleand the author-illustrator ofOut and About: A First Book of Poems, Daisy Saves the Day, Bobbo Goes to School, The Christmas Eve Ghost,andDon’t Want to Go!She lives in London.

Clara Vulliamybegan her career illustrating for newspapers and magazines, but switched to illustrating children’s books after having children of her own. The illustrator ofDigby O’Day in the Fast Lane,she lives in England.CN