The Case of the Fidgety Fox (High-rise Private Eyes)

From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 3–In the sixth entry in Cynthia Rylant's The High-Rise Private Eyes series (HarperCollins, 2003) Bunny Brown and Jack Jones–a rabbit and a raccoon—face another puzzling case. Who took bus-driver Melvin's lucky fluffy dice? Time for Bunny's notepad, as she jots down clues. While she is the brains of this team, Jack is clearly the stomach…and comic relief. The mystery is not very complicated, but it's secondary to the banter between our heroes. William DuFris gives each character a very distinctive voice and reads the story in a way that would please Dragnet fans. Sound effects and well-chosen music enhance the text. This is a great listening experience that should bring a grin to most faces, along with a burning desire for chips with cheesy dip.–Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary School, Federal Way, WA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From AudioFile In Case 6 of Rylant's popular series, "Detectives" Bunny Brown and Jack Jones must help Melvin, the superstitious bus driver, discover who's taken his lucky dice, or he won't do his bus route. Narrator William Dufris depicts with humor the way the two--fueled by chips and cheese dip--collect clues and unravel the mystery. Dufris's pace is new-reader friendly, allowing children ample time to follow the words and look at the illustrations. Listeners, especially junior private investigators, will enjoy the detective music between chapters and incidental sound effects (such as the crunching of chips) included in this production. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine