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Detective Stanley and The Green Thumbed Thief

Illustrated by Erica Harrison
Paperback
6-1/4"W x 8-7/8"H | 13 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Feb 03, 2026 | 64 Pages | 9781838742973
Age 5-9 years

A clever, funny comic for young readers about a dog detective and his latest case in the Narlybone Botanical Gardens

It’s a botanical burglary! Who is swiping precious and priceless plants from the Narlybone Gardens?

Barnaby Moss, Head of Horticulture is flummoxed. Somebody is thieving very rare specimens from the wintergarden and they are worth a lot of money!

The latest Detective Stanley mystery is curlier than a vine and full of twisty secrets. Join Detective Stanley and his pal, Parker Pine, to catch the botanical bandit!

A perfect comic for young readers moving on from picture books, children who love comics, or anyone who likes a good mystery!
Hannah Tunnicliffe is the author of several books for kids and adults including Canadian bestseller, The Colour of Tea and trilingual picture book, Marjory and the Mouse. Her work has featured in the New York Times Book Review and she is the founder and host of the podcast, Bod Almighty. She lives by the sea with her family which includes one licky dog and an aloof cat.

Erica Harrison is an illustrator and children’s book designer from a small village in Norfolk. She moved to the big city to complete her art foundation at Norwich Art School,then took a degree in Graphic Arts at Leeds Metropolitan. After her studies, she moved to London where she landed her first job at Usborne Publishing. Here she spent the next 12 years designing and illustrating too many titles to mention. Since then, she has continued her travels, working from creative studios in Brighton, New York and Auckland, where she currently lives with her partner and daughter.
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About

A clever, funny comic for young readers about a dog detective and his latest case in the Narlybone Botanical Gardens

It’s a botanical burglary! Who is swiping precious and priceless plants from the Narlybone Gardens?

Barnaby Moss, Head of Horticulture is flummoxed. Somebody is thieving very rare specimens from the wintergarden and they are worth a lot of money!

The latest Detective Stanley mystery is curlier than a vine and full of twisty secrets. Join Detective Stanley and his pal, Parker Pine, to catch the botanical bandit!

A perfect comic for young readers moving on from picture books, children who love comics, or anyone who likes a good mystery!

Creators

Hannah Tunnicliffe is the author of several books for kids and adults including Canadian bestseller, The Colour of Tea and trilingual picture book, Marjory and the Mouse. Her work has featured in the New York Times Book Review and she is the founder and host of the podcast, Bod Almighty. She lives by the sea with her family which includes one licky dog and an aloof cat.

Erica Harrison is an illustrator and children’s book designer from a small village in Norfolk. She moved to the big city to complete her art foundation at Norwich Art School,then took a degree in Graphic Arts at Leeds Metropolitan. After her studies, she moved to London where she landed her first job at Usborne Publishing. Here she spent the next 12 years designing and illustrating too many titles to mention. Since then, she has continued her travels, working from creative studios in Brighton, New York and Auckland, where she currently lives with her partner and daughter.
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