When Farmer Pugh's six prize chickens go missing, Hubert Hound is called on to investigate. With his faithful assistant Reg, he searches for clues, carries out interviews and sifts through the evidence piece by piece. Was Foxy to blame or was he framed? Readers can help Hubert find out.

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1997 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jonathan Allen has created many fabulous picture books for children, and his bestselling Baby Owl series has brought him international success.