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PC Dill Pickle And The Case Of The Missing Bear

By Hani Bruce

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Children three years and up will love hunting for the missing honey bear alongside Police Constable Pickle, Sherry, and Terry.

Synopsis

Sherry Cherry Tomato has lost her Honey Bear. But with Police Constable Pickle and his fridge friends on the case, it's only a matter of time before Sherry is reunited with her favourite toy. Can you help find Honey Bear?
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The Case of the Missing Bear is the first of a series of children's books starring PC Dill Pickle, a Police Constable who lives in the fridge. Each book invites its reader (and little listener) to help solve a problem, be it finding a lost toy, investigating a strange sound, or working as a team to remedy common issues faced by 3-5 year-olds.

Children are mesmerised by the colourful illustrations, entertained by the funny characters, and swept up in the rhythmic style of storytelling.

Book 2, The Case of the Scary Sound is scheduled for release Feb 2023.

It's not every day I read a book whose main character is a dill pickle and a constable too. In fact, I think this might be my first. 


Amazon's recommended reading age is 3-5. First, I don't believe many United States kids in that age bracket will know what a constable is. They are more familiar with terms like a cop or police officer, possibly sheriff. I think PC in the title will need to be explained to most young listeners that it refers to "Police Constable." Without reading the book's contents or the blurb, I had no idea what PC stood for, so non-readers would not know either. 


PC Dill Pickle and The Case of The Missing Bear by Hani Bruce is a rhyming book with inventive and unique characters. I know from the blurb that Sherry and Terry are cherry tomatoes, but the drawings made them resemble red peppers or beets.


As the constable helps Sherry and Terry hunt for the missing honey bear, readers meet many food-related items with human qualities: eyes, arms, legs, etc. I liked how each character had their personality. Greg Egg was quite the stinker. Literally! (Illustrations by Adam Shires)


Young children will find PC Dill Pickle and The Case of The Missing Bear by Hani Bruce entertaining. They'll laugh and probably call out the character names. They'll absolutely have fun spotting the clues! For those too young to know all the names, I would use this book as a resource to teach them. 


Since children in the recommended age group might get confused about PC, constable, and what Sherry and Terry are, I'm deducting a point from my overall score. Children three years and up will love hunting for the missing honey bear alongside Police Constable Pickle, Sherry, and Terry. 


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Kameron Brook

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PC Dill Pickle And The Case Of The Missing Bear

Written by Hani Bruce

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Synopsis

Sherry Cherry Tomato has lost her Honey Bear. But with Police Constable Pickle and his fridge friends on the case, it's only a matter of time before Sherry is reunited with her favourite toy. Can you help find Honey Bear?
_

The Case of the Missing Bear is the first of a series of children's books starring PC Dill Pickle, a Police Constable who lives in the fridge. Each book invites its reader (and little listener) to help solve a problem, be it finding a lost toy, investigating a strange sound, or working as a team to remedy common issues faced by 3-5 year-olds.

Children are mesmerised by the colourful illustrations, entertained by the funny characters, and swept up in the rhythmic style of storytelling.

Book 2, The Case of the Scary Sound is scheduled for release Feb 2023.

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8 Comments

Hani Bruce – Thanks for the positive review, Kameron! After reading your feedback, I'm wondering whether I should create a US version of the book. It would mean tweaking the story and changing the title (and cover) to something like, Police Office Pickle or Detective Dill Pickle, but I'd be willing to do that if more little readers can enjoy the book!
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Kameron Brook – @hanibruce What a wonderful idea!
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Sia Cilia – Love a children's book that is interactive. Kids love theatrical rhyming books. We'll done, from the illustrations to the story line, hope this becomes a series of kids books with more problems to solve! What will be missing next? can't wait and I know the kids will love it.
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Hani Bruce – @siacilia thanks for your lovely comment! And for voting :) Next up will be The Case of the Scary Sound!
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Cheree Robinson – Absolutely love this book. I purchased it for my niece and its such a cute story and the fact that its interactive is even better.
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Hani Bruce – @chereerobinson that's so awesome to hear! Thank you for sharing and for upvoting the book! I appreciate it :)
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samantha pillay – Greetings, I am interested in establishing connections with fellow children's book authors. If you would also like to stay informed about my new releases please follow back. Warm regards, Sam
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About the author

Debut children’s book author Hani Bruce hit the book scene in 2022 with PC Dill Pickle: The Case Of The Missing Bear. Hani loves writing rhyming books that are fun to read and show children that many problems are solvable when they ask for help and work together. view profile

Published on October 17, 2022

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