76. Recipe for Disaster

Recipe for Disaster (Didi Dodo, Future Spy #1) Tom Angleberger. Illustrated by Jared Chapman. 2019. 128 pages. [Source: Library]

First sentence:  Inspector Flytrap's phone rang. And rang. And rang. Finally a really loud taped voice said: "Hello, you've reached the office of Inspector Flytrap and Inspector Nina the Goat. They are not in the office today, because Inspector Flytrap's grandmother has come to visit. Please leave a message at the sound of the bleat."

Premise/plot: Koko Dodo, the cookie chef, has a BIG DEAL problem. However, Inspector Flytrap being unavailable on this particular day, Koko Dodo reluctantly turns to DIDI DODO, FUTURE SPY. The 'big deal' problem, SOMEONE has stolen his top-top-secret fudge sauce (or perhaps the recipe???) The BIG cookie contest is today. There is great urgency....to solving this case and remedying the situation. Koko Dodo may be reluctant to jump in with Didi Dodo's plans. Because, to be fair, they are crazy, wacky, over-the-top....and physically dangerous. Speed, speed, speed--more speed. They must work fast and their plans must be super flexible...and adaptable...because you never know what might happen.

My thoughts: What a hilarious book!!! I loved every moment of this one. 

"Where are we going now?" I yelled as Didi Dodo skated us out of town.
"To Cousin Yuk Yuk's Pickled Rhubarb Relish Farm!" she shouted back. "It's down in Dangerously Steep Valley."
"How far down?"
"All the way down!"
And we kept picking up speed as we went!
"This is TOO daring!" I yelled.
And then the pavement ended and the road became a dirt road.
Now we were picking up speed and going whumpita-whumpita-whumpita!

So many scenes that just had me laughing. I do recommend all three series.

 

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