Octo, PI, and the Missing Egg by Sarah McDavis
Summary: Octo, an octopus, is the number one case solver at the Zoological and Aquatic Rehabilitation and Research Center, or the ZAR&R for short. When Mama Goo’s egg goes missing, she heads to Octo for help. With her team of Lightning, a hummingbird, and Tank, a chameleon, Octo takes the case and begins the search to find the egg before sundown. Octo, PI, and the Missing Egg is a children’s chapter book mystery full of twists, turns and animal fun set in a world where Finding Dory meets Zootopia. Will Octo and her team work together to reunite Mama Goo with her egg before sundown and the cold that comes with it?
A delightful mystery for transitional readers. When a mother goose has an egg missing, and there’s a new, mysterious resident, Detective Octo, PI and her trusty assistants, Lightning the hummingbird and Tank the chameleon are on the case. Author and illustrator Sarah McDavis blends animal facts with a humorous fictional tale as she invites the reader along to solve the mystery. Backmatter clarifies which facts are facts and which are made up for the story and invite readers to learn more about the various animals. Readers will be clamoring for more cases from the ZAR&R animal rescue facility!
OCTO, PI AND THE MISSING EGG is out now.