Book Nook: The Great Crown Mystery

 Forget breaking into the Tower of London to steal the Crown Jewels. There's an inside job going on at Buck Palace when the Queen's St Edward's Crown goes missing, and the paw marks on the carpet lead to just one culprit - Candy the Corgi.

Yes, Candy the Corgi wishes for more in her doggy life - she wants to be Queen of the highest order.One night when the palace is sleeping, she takes the Monarch's Crown and hides it throughout a number of the many rooms for safekeeping. Kids can go with her as she roams the royal residence, which has a host of other hidden royal objects - but can you see them, poses the author.

It will be a long night because Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms, including19 staterooms, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. The 1844 Room is one of the most important in Buckingham Palace - it's where Her Majesty and other members of the royal family receive distinguished visitors, from US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Arden.

The following day,when the alarm goes off, the search begins to find the Crown. Oh, dear. Candy's going to be in big trouble!

Have you ever wondered what is in some of the rooms at Buckingham Palace?

Candy the Corgi has hidden the Crown, can you help find it - and all the other hidden icons throughout the pages?

Chrissy Metge is a mother, author, animation producer and publisher at Duckling Publishing.

Her love of writing is inspired by the world around her and injecting it with imagination and adventure.She wrote 'The Great Crown Mystery'with her 6-year-old son. Chrissy has been in the animation film and TV industry for 20 years. As a producer, she worked on the animated film'Ron's Gone Wrong' and is currently finishing producing a show for Netflix. Her professional website is: www.chrissymetge.com

Her love of children, storytelling and animation has also led her to diversify into creating children's books. She loves to write and create; seeing the story in her head and following the journey is a joy!

Chrissy has written 10 kids' books so far, and you can find the full list at www.ducklingpublishing.com

 

The Great Crown Mystery by Chrissy Metge, illustrated by Dmitry Chizhov (ISBN 9780473620585), is published by Duckling Publishing, Auckland,New Zealand and available at Amazon in hardback, RRP £17.99, paperback, RRP £8.99, and in Kindle, RRP £3.99. Details at: www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Crown-Mystery-search-find/dp/0473620561/