By Kristyna Litten (author) , Kristyna Litten (illustrator) Part of the Ivy and Bearlock Holmes series
"A fun, satisfying and gorgeously illustrated puzzle adventure"
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August 2025 Book of the Month
Welcome to Bearona, where little Ivy Holmes and her grandpa, the great detective, now retired, Bearlock Holmes, are ready to solve some mysteries.
First, what has happened to the rare Agave Bearona flower which has gone missing from the Botanic Gardens. Where is it, and who has taken it?
As they begin their investigation, readers are invited to help solve the case by working out the answers to a series of puzzles. The challenges include solving riddles, correctly working out a sequence, finding the path through a maze, and more fun STEM and logic tests all across attractive, colourful, graphic novel style pages. We learn a lot too about plants, pollination, the importance of bees and how honey is made.
It’s fun, satisfying and brain-expanding and Ivy and her grandpa are hugely appealing characters.
When the rare Agave flower goes missing from Bearona's botanic gardens, it's up to super-sleuth Ivy and her grandpa Bearlock Holmes to crack the case. But with multiple suspects and a trail that's starting to run cold, can they catch the culprit before the flower is lost forever?
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The first book in a brand-new mystery fiction series, this interactive book features 15 puzzles that are woven into the action, so readers can feel immersed in the exciting detective plot.
Blending mystery with real world science and nature, this is the perfect series for newly independent readers.
Kristyna Litten studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art and graduated in 2010. She learnt to design and create for a wide range of subject matter, often enjoying collaborations with graphic designers, costume designers and writers. She now lives in a beautiful village in Yorkshire where she is heavily reliant on the good old pencil and a great big cup of tea to keep her going, whilst habitually singing, whistling or twiddling her hair.
Her first picture books, Flint's Odd Socks followed by Chickens Can't See In The Dark , were higly commended for the Macmillan Prize two years running. She prefers to draw quickly with crayon to give an energetic line quality to her illustration, often adding colour or other hand-produced textures digitally. Her sophisticated colour palette, interest in patternr and hand drawn typography give Kristyna's work originality and strong identity.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Crime & Mystery, Activity and Puzzle Books, Graphic Novels & Comics, Books to Motivate Reluctant Readers age 5+, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Hobbies, quizzes, toys and games, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award
Paperback, Hardback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower was written by Kristyna Litten and published by Magic Cat Publishing
Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower has 77 pages
Yes it is part of Ivy and Bearlock Holmes series
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
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