Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective: The Big Swat [Hardcover]

Ace hits another one out of the ballpark.

Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective, is back in his third crime-solving adventure—and this time he’s in the big leagues. The Motham City Stinkbugs finally have a chance at winning the pennant, but somebody has stolen Bugsy Goldwing’s lucky bat. Was it Mickey Mantis, Fly Cobb, Derek Skeeter, or Big Hoppi Leafhopper? When Ace takes the mound, bad bugs are going to strike out.

Teeming with puns and sight gags, the latest Ace Lacewing mystery will have young readers turning the pages and looking for clues everywhere.David Biedrzycki has been creating illustrations for book publishers, advertising agencies, magazines, and design firms since 1980. His art has graced the cover of KidSoft magazine, New England Aquarium billboards and children's software packaging, such as The Amazon Trail and Odell Down Under. He is the author/illustrator of the Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective series as well as ME AND MY DRAGON and ME AND MY DRAGON: SCARED OF HALLOWEEN. He also illustrated THE BEETLE ALPHABET BOOK and DORY STORY. David lives in Medfield, Massachusetts.My gal Xerces and I are big Stinkbug fans. We were counting the days to the play-offs when a gorgeous damselfly fluttered into my office.
            Her name was Madame Damselfly. She was a legend in Motham City: a no-nonsense lady with a heart of gold and a wicked curveball. Hundreds of hard-luck little bugs had grown up in her Li’l Larva Orphanage—and more than a few ended up in the
Bug Leagues. She’d known Bugsy ever since he was a little stinker.
            “Bugsy has a problem, detective,” said the damselfly.SG