| Title | : | Penelope Strudel: And the Birthday Treasure HuntSPOT THE CLUES and CRACK THE CODES to help Penelope find her birthday surprise! |
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| ISBN | : | 0711254311 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780711254312 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 |
| Publication | : | Published June 1, 2021 |
Penelope Strudel and the Birthday Treasure Hunt is a fun, eccentric search-and-find book perfect for children 5+. Explore every larger-than-life room in Custard Manor with two-page spreads filled with funny details, then crack the codes that lead you to the next room. With a host of wacky wildlife running amok throughout the Manor, children are sure to discover something new with every read.
From T-Rex skeletons in the Museum Room to a giraffe in the Orangery, there’s a surprise around every corner in Custard Manor. But those naughty puffins have trashed the place! Spot 11 in every room, alongside Crumble the dog, Lawrence the cat, and an array of hidden details waiting to be discovered.
Get busy spotting each item on the checklist in every room, then put your noggin to use solving a number of puzzles to help Penelope on her great treasure hunt! Penelope Strudel offers hours of puzzle fun for budding detectives. The luxuriously illustrated rooms of Custard Manor make this a perfect gift for birthdays or holidays, and a great interactive read to keep young minds busy.
Penelope Strudel: And the Birthday Treasure HuntSPOT THE CLUES and CRACK THE CODES to help Penelope find her birthday surprise! Reviews
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I had a book super similar to this one as a kid. It was one of my favourite books ever. I wish I had a copy or could even remember the name! But it had a hidden dodo on the cover and decoding, search and find, etc. just like what is found in Penelope Strudel. Here you find puffins instead of a dodo.
This is such a beautiful book. Well put together, easy to follow, and sooo fun! The type of book that a 10-year-old will adore; but that the adults will want to join in on to solve the clues. Perfect for a car or plane trip, rainy day, or for a kid that is intrigued by codes. Don't know if your kid cares about decoding? This is a great place to start!
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review. -
Oh my gosh, this activity book for kids is so freaking cute! The artwork is simply adorable and the puzzles, mazes and word searches were great! A super fun interactive book for kids!
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC. -
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
In this book we meet Penelope. It is her birthday and she is visiting her uncle’s BIG manor! He has got a fun quest for her. IF she dares. If she can solve the puzzles… oh and dodge the pooping puffins that wander around these halls! I was definitely excited to get to finding all sorts of things and solve codes/puzzles. I want this for my birthday. A big manor! Treasure! Well, you can keep those puffins though, haha. I don’t want those.
To get to each room we have to solve puzzles! The first one is given by our uncle in a letter/file, the next by a seal, and so on. I really loved that we didn’t just go from room to room, no instead we had to puzzle to find out what room was next! The puzzles are quite easy but all the fun! I also liked reading the letters by the uncle, he seems like a wonderful guy!
And in each room? CHAOS (darn you puffins), but also tons of fun! We have to find puffins, the pets, presents and other birthday items, household items, and much more. There are also things that come back with each page, so be on a lookout for those! Each picture was just a feast to behold as so much is going on that you won’t be bored for one minute. This one was such a delight, because I have had books like this (search/find books) that rehashed the same images throughout for what you had to find. This one DOESN’T and that makes it both more fun and harder. I love it and I was just giggling in delight. It was fun to search for all the items, tick each one off the in the checklist. See what Penelope is doing as well (in the kitchen is having a lovely drink amidst all the chaos or riding a dinosaur).
There are some rooms that may not be part of your standard Manor. Or even out of the ordinary. I definitely want a custard factory in my house! YUM!
Also, I am a big big hamster lover and so I was delighted to see so many hamsters around! Big bonus points!
The ending was just so sweet! Happy Birthday Penelope and I hope you have an amazing party!!!
The art? OMG OMG OMG I loved it! I need more of it as the style is just wonderful and cute!
This book was just WOW, I loved it so much and I need it on my shelves, so as soon as it comes out and I got a chance? I will be buying it! I need to have this book because there are still so many secrets left! Highly recommended to all lovers of search/find books, birthdays, animals, and oh yes, puzzles!
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This fab interactive puzzle book will challenge children to solve puzzles, search and find objects (like in a Where’s Wally book), in order to progress through the book.
A great way to encourage problem solving and challenge young minds. I know I, myself, enjoyed searching for the objects on the pages and completing the puzzles, and I am 34!!
It is illustrated beautifully, with fun, humorous characters to go along with the objective of the pages. The challenges and puzzles are easy enough for primary aged children to follow, whilst providing them with challenge and clear instructions on how to progress through the pages intended puzzle.
I, myself, will be preordering this book for my puzzle-loving 8 year old nephew, as soon as I have submitted my review.
This is sure to keep your little people busy and engaged!
** I received an advanced copy of this ebook to read and review. Thank you NetGalley, the author and publisher for allowing me this opportunity. ** -
Wow! This book is a fun search-and-find book that's WAY leveled up from the standard Where's Waldo type books. Readers follow a narrative through letters than contain clues to search both for specific items on each page (room of the mansion) as well as solve a particular clue/puzzle in order to be able to move on to the next clue. This book is fun and engaging and certainly one to revisit. Some of the search-and-find elements are quite easy and in a way feel a bit age-level-mismatched from the complexity of the clues (requiring some more advance math in some cases). But, overall I think kids will enjoy how unique and fascinating this book is!
***Note: I was given a copy of this book by Quarto Kids. Opinions are my own. -
If you loved the look-and-find books as a kid, then you will love this as a tween or older. There are plenty of beautiful calming, yet busy pictures to find items in, but then there are also puzzles to solve using paper at home. Math problems, word problems, mazes, and all sorts of fun. I really enjoyed this book and would love to hold it and help figure out all the problems. This would make a great gift, especially since it is the characters birthday.
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This is a really funny book for children aged 5 and over. There are a lot of graphics in the book, which show Penelope in Custard Manor, along with her wildlife friends. My daughter and I had fun trying to find the different animals and work out all the puzzles. This is a book that would keep children entertained and busy for hours, as it has so many details in it and a lot of fun things to explore. If your child is like a little detective, then they will love this book!
Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. -
Fantastic Fun for children of ALL ages! Follow the clues, find all the hidden objects (some are hidden in plain sight), and have a fun time! The colors are so vivid and the illustrations make you feel good just snooping through them. Think that I have to send one to Cleveland and another to Indianapolis (and maybe one for my house, too).
I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you! -
What an imaginative book! Kids will love looking for clues and solving the puzzle. The pages of looking for items in different rooms, finding the correct numbers to open the lock, and all the other clever pages will go a long way to keep a child’s mind active especially over the summer (and avoid the dreaded summer slump). I hope the author plans on writing more inventive books like this one.
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Penelope Strudel and the Birthday Treasure Trail is a cute activity book for elementary age students to find things, solve puzzles, and follow clues to discover Penelope’s birthday surprise. This would be a great book for a rainy day or when sitting in a waiting area to pass the time. The characters are cute and interesting. The illustrations are beautifully done. As an educator and a parent, I would recommend this book fo4 any child who likes to solve puzzles. I will buy this for the children in my life.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. -
Brendan Kearney’s Penelope Strudel is an adventure in itself. With each turn of the page, you will find full color two page spreads filled with details, jokes, interesting things to find, and codes to crack. With so many fun things to do, this is the perfect activity book for a long trip or to keep in you activity bin in your vehicle. Pull it out whenever you are out and your children need something to do.
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Search and Find books are always a good time. Just enough things to find plus mini games. My 4 year old liked finding the things and though it was a bit old for him reading wise, it just made it something we could do together. 10/5 stars from him.
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This book provides an adventure page by page for the reader. The reader becomes Penelope and uses clues to find a birthday surprise. Clues are hidden in detailed illustrated pages full of cute animals.
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I loved this book! It’s so cute! Great story, cute illustrations! I can’t wait to read this to my niece!
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Spot the clues and crack the codes to help Penelope find her birthday surprise!
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It is Penelope's birthday and she has been invited to her uncle's wacky mansion for a birthday surprise. Unfortunately, Custard Manor is also home to dozens of naughty little puffins who make a mess of things and might steal Penelope's present if she doesn't get to it first! This interactive book is full of fun puzzles and rooms to explore for hours and hours, and it is up to the reader to gather clues and crack codes to figure out Penelope's birthday gift before the puffins get to it. The illustrations are so cute and hilarious, I had as much fun as any kid would discovering all of the secrets and jokes hidden throughout the rooms.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.
