Thinking it might be easier to rob their neighbours than the bank or the zoo, they invite them all to a tea party so they can rob the empty houses. Noah really likes looking back at particular pages with dramatic scenes– for example Shifty and Sam’s attempted Zoo robbery and when Kitty is hanging from the roof in book two. It's also the perfect reading adventure to help little readers move from picture books on to their very first chapter books, all while entertaining them and getting them giggling with laughter. Adventure awaits Shifty and Sam in this action-packed Christmas picture book – with shiny foil on the cover! He enjoyed pretending to be Shifty, dressing as a baker, making cakes and decorating them – and eating them of course!

This funny, quirky story, deliciously dished up by debut artist, Steven Lenton, is full of depth of detail and colour, which little ones will pore over time and time again – and the two robber dogs are adorable comic characters! This special edition of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam comes with read-aloud audio and text highlighting. Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam is a hugely successful, action-packed series about two baker-dogs who used to be robbers, but now solve mysteries and sniff out crimes! The two adorable robber dogs are back in the kitchen, but they'd better watch out when Kitty-le-Claw is about! When their master plan for a robbery goes hopelessly wrong again, they discover that crime doesn’t pay but cupcakes certainly do!But Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam's life is everything but boring, and soon enough they're the ones to sniff out CRIME! Lenton works on a single plane but sidesteps staginess by playing with the possibilities of horizontal and vertical space; he's as adept at depicting an angry mob of zoo animals chasing Shifty and Sam after a botched caper as he is crafting a precarious tower of delicately decorated cupcakes. You will find many creative activities based on each book to make reading even more enjoyable and interactive.

A hilarious rhyming picture book and early chapter book series for all dog lovers about two animal friends, perfect for fans of funny books for children!From cats robbing banks, penguins stealing tiaras and burgled fancy hotels, to Christmas mysteries, missing masterpieces and even ALIENS, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are two busy pups solving crime, all while baking delicious cakes!