Edie Amelia and the Monkey Shoe Mystery
Lee, Sophie

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"There was no doubt at all that Edie Amelia Sparks was in possession of a fine talent for keeping things ordered when all around her was in chaos."

Edie Amelia Sparks is a neat girl with very messy parents.

While checking that her party outfit for her ninth birthday is in order, she discovers that one of her most treasured possessions - a red monkey shoe with a crimson tassel on the toe - is missing.

With the help of her unusual dog Mr Pants, and her arch nemesis/best friend Cheesy Chompster, Edie Amelia sets out to solve the mystery of the missing shoe.

A vital clue leads them to the local dump where Edie Amelia recovers her monkey shoe and the missing documents that will help reinstate her father to his rightful position as Associate Professor at the University of Wobblebottom.

A fantastically imaginative story for 7+ year olds from the well-known actress turned author and columnist, Sophie Lee.

Author Information

Sophie Lee is the mother of three small children (Edie, Jack and Tom), a well-known actor (Muriel's Wedding, The Castle, Holy Smoke, He Died with a Felafel in his Hand, to name but a few), a novelist (Alice in La La Land), a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph and she has recently completed a post-graduate course in Creative Writing at UTS. This is her first book for children and the beginning of a new series. Jonathon Oxlade is a freelance theatre designer and illustrator. He also performs, designs sets and costumes, makes puppets and installation works. In 2008 he was shortlisted for the Crichton Award for new illustrators for his picture book The Empty City, written by David Megarrity.