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Walker Books – The No. 1 Car Spotter and the Car Thieves (Paperback)

Oluwalase Babatunde Benson is the number 1 car spotter in the village – maybe even the world!

Trouble is brewing in No. 1’s village – cars are being stolen from outside Mama Coca-Cola’s chop house. No. 1 tries to catch the thieves by putting up roadblocks and making diversions. But things get worse. More cars are stolen and people stop going to the chop house. Soon Coca-Cola’s mother will not be able to afford to send Coca-Coca to school. It’s not long before cars are being stolen throughout the whole country! No. 1 – never one to sit back and let bad things happen – soon comes up with a better plan. He is now more determined than ever to catch those pesky car thieves!

Paperback: 96 pages

ISBN: 9781406320800

Dimensions: 12.9 x 0.6 x 19.8 cm

Written by: Atinuke

Illustrated by: Warwick Johnson Cadwell

About the Author:

Atinuke is a Nigerian storyteller. She draws upon her recent ancestry from Yoruba land, England and Wales, and more ancient origins in Spain, Portugal and China, to tell stories from both the world of folktales and contemporary life. She has written many Anna Hibiscus Racing Read titles and picture books, as well as the series entitled No. 1 Car Spotter. She lives in Newport, Pembrokeshire with her husband and two sons. Find her online at atinuke-author.weebly.com.

About the Illustrator:

This is Warwick Cadwell Johnson’s fourth book for Walker Books. He lives in East Wittering, Chichester, Sussex, with his family and pets.