Tracey Corderoy‘s picture book Shifty McGifty and Slipper Sam: The Cat Burglar has been selected for the 2016 Summer Reading Challenge which…

…recommends the best holiday reading for children of all ages.

The Challenge will be based around Roald Dahl 100, the celebrations marking the centenary of Dahl’s birth.

This year’s recommended titles are all based around six popular themes in Dahl’s books: friendship, mischief, adventure, invention, wordplay and champions.

See the full list reported in The Bookseller here

Buy the Shifty series here

In Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Cat Burglar, book 2 in the series, reformed robber dogs Shifty and Sam have embarked upon a radical career change and are now running a charming café. Life’s as sweet as a sugared doughnut until their new, seemingly cute-as-a-cupcake employee turns out to be infamous cat burglar Kitty Le Claw. Shifty and Sam are caught in a sticky situation when they find themselves in the frame for Kitty’s raid on a bank vault. Have the cake-loving canines bitten off more than they can chew…?

Scrumptiously illustrated, and featuring a delectable rhyming text, this action-packed picture book will provide hours of entertainment.