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Good Crooks series.
Illustrated by
Ward Jenkins.
Twins Billy and Jillian secretly love doing good deeds, even though their parents are crooks. They're beginning to suspect they are adopted and head to the hospital to investigate. Along the way, the twins try to help a skunk who can't make a stink. Black-and-white cartoons complement the potty humor and silly hijinks. Lyrics to a "Stinky Style Song" (available online) are appended.
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Good Crooks series.
Illustrated by
Ward Jenkins.
Billy and Jillian have frightening urges--to do good deeds! This isn't great since crime is their family's business. Hijinks abound in the first two adventures of this chapter book series as the twins try to return a stolen zoo monkey forced into pickpocketing and then a pilfered, high-ransom TV-star pooch. Cartoonlike black-and-white illustrations pair perfectly with the twins' harebrained schemes. Review covers these Good Crooks titles: Dog Gone! and Missing Monkey!.
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Good Crooks series.
Illustrated by
Ward Jenkins.
Billy and Jillian have frightening urges--to do good deeds! This isn't great since crime is their family's business. Hijinks abound in the first two adventures of this chapter book series as the twins try to return a stolen zoo monkey forced into pickpocketing and then a pilfered, high-ransom TV-star pooch. Cartoonlike black-and-white illustrations pair perfectly with the twins' harebrained schemes. Review covers these Good Crooks titles: Dog Gone! and Missing Monkey!.