The Case of the Missing Sparrows:
A Sol and Ginger Dog Detectives Mystery

Sol, a Cockapoo, is charming, cuddly, and never stops moving. Ginger, a Saluki is tall, snooty, and loves to sleep. To say they don’t like each other is putting it mildly. But when Ginger’s only friends, the sparrows that feed in her garden disappear, the dogs hatch a plan to solve The Case of the Missing Sparrows.

Along the way they meet Bella the cat, Buttercup the cow, Smicker, Bicker, Zipper, and Roxy the fox cubs, a friendly swan, and a scurry of hostile squirrels. Each one gives them a new lead to follow. But time is running out. Will Sol and Ginger be able to dodge their humans—and get along with each other—long enough to save the sparrows?

I wrote this book with my twelve-year-old niece, Estella Carrasco-Dowling. Estrella brought the bright, delightful imagination of a child to the plot and characters. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, irreverent, and portrays the world through the eyes of animals, not their humans. It’s primarily for children aged 8-11, it’s also fun for adults. The illustrations are by Maja Krasniewica, an up-and-coming young Polish-Irish artist.

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About Estrella Carrasco-Dowling: Estrella loves animals of all kinds, is fluent in two languages and gets by in three more. She likes to play the clarinet and is learning the saxophone. One of her great delights is her dog, Sol. This is her first book.

About Maja Krasniewicz. Maja is a student at the National College of Art and Design taking a joint degree in ceramics, glass and education. This is her first time creating illustrations and she had a lot of fun doing it. She loves dogs, but not as much as Ginger loves stealing her shoes whenever she’s around.