I have many storybooks for children. In the room next to me, there are characters of all sorts: a polar bear cub who conquers his fear of the dark, a reindeer who delivers presents 🎁 for Santa and a rabbit who has three sisters and sometimes seems to take pride in being alone and doing things by himself! But my favourite storybook has a dog in it, a dog who solves mysteries at the farm and puts everyone at ease. Detective Dog -so is the name of the book series- is written by Karen Wallace and is illustrated by Jackie Harland. The first book I read for Detective Dog series was The Stolen Egg; it is about a goose who lost her egg (she had built her nest on top of a steep hill) and Detective Dog was able to find her egg. I fell in love with the storybook, and bought another book of the series: Treasure Trail, this time Detective Dog solved the mystery of shiny objects that were given to the farm animals as presents. As I am writing this blog post now, I am thinking of why I admire Karen Wallace's writing. I could think of a few things: her stories are written in an easygoing style, they are intriguing and humane.
I wanted to read more books of the series so I ordered one more online.
I received it by post and when I unpacked the parcel and opened it, I read Karen Wallace's signature on the first page. It read "To"..and what comes after that was not my name. And at the bottom of the page was Karen Wallace's signature. I carried the book bemused as I rushed upstairs. I am not sure if liking the writings of someone you have never met in person will go unnoticed. I nodded as if I am speaking to someone. There are things in heaven above and secret magic that no one knows about; I said to myself as I sat on the small bed. Read it with enjoyment.
