The Kidnapping of Mona Lisa

Gr 1–5—The mystery begins on the front cover of this book, which shows a ladder of thieves reaching into the top window of the Louvre to achieve a masterful heist. While Mademoiselle Fox distracts Officer Rat and Officer Wolf with questions and a map, the thieving animals escape, quickly followed by gendarmes on their trail across Paris, Berlin, Rome, London, Barcelona, and Amsterdam. Fourteen pages of minute detail invite readers to pore over the pages in a search for each character or object amid a cast of hundreds. Thirteen additional story lines follow the art and architecture as scenes, landmarks, and cartoon images fill every inch of space. A helpful "bookmark" introduces the characters and their adventures in this oversize board book. Fans of search-and-find will get their fill and rescue the Mona Lisa.—Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX