Romance and detective work collide in the thirty-sixth Geronimo Stilton adventure when a famous painting vanishes on the worst possible day.
Valentine's plans have to wait while clues are gathered, and the two threads keep interrupting each other to good comic effect. Language stays accessible for children reading English as a second or third language, and the illustrated layout gives the eye somewhere to rest at the end of each stretch of prose.
Reasons it earns a place:
• A missing artwork investigated between Valentine's Day errands
• Two plot threads that keep tripping over one another
• Accessible English for children reading beyond their first language
• Design choices that reward children still building stamina
A practical choice for young independent readers, teachers and school libraries stocking accessible fiction. Carried by Boipoka.