Max and Chaffy: The Great Cupcake Mystery

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$12.99 US
On sale Aug 19, 2025 | 128 Pages | 9780593965528

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The sun is shining and it's a perfect day for a surprise party! But wait...where has Crumbles' special strawberry cupcake gone?!

From bestselling author Jamie Smart comes another vibrant, highly visual graphic novel about discovering new things, making friends, and returning what’s been lost to its rightful owner.

This hilarious story is interspersed with engaging search and find pages, since Chaffy has a habit of getting lost, as well as items that aren’t where they should be! Join Max and Chaffy to hunt for the missing cupcake in this mystery on Animal Island.

This graphic novel for kids features:
  • Content written bestselling author of Bunny Vs Monkey, Jamie Smart, who’s exceeded 1 million lifetime sales.
  • The perfect introduction to independent reading, with warm, loveable characters and an adventure centered around friendship and fun.
  • Search and find pages included in addition to the story to keep kids engaged and interacting.

Max and Chaffy are on a mission to find what has been lost. Join these hilarious explorers in another search and find mystery on Animal Island to look for the missing cupcake. Skip through sunny meadows, explore rock pools, and follow the clues to solve the mystery—but hurry! A surprise party isn't the same without cake!
Jamie Smart was named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards 2024, Best Laugh Out Loud Illustrator of the Year at the Lollies Awards 2024, and won Illustrated Children's Book of the Year for Bunny vs Monkey: Multiverse Mix-Up. He studied art at college for four years, but it was just an excuse to practice drawing animals with goggly-eyes. His comic Fish-Head Steve was the first comic to be shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Jamie has illustrated comics for The Sunday Times, the Dandy, and the Beano, and is also the creator of the Max and Chaffy comic series for younger readers, and the illustrated middle-grade Flember series. View titles by Jamie Smart

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The sun is shining and it's a perfect day for a surprise party! But wait...where has Crumbles' special strawberry cupcake gone?!

From bestselling author Jamie Smart comes another vibrant, highly visual graphic novel about discovering new things, making friends, and returning what’s been lost to its rightful owner.

This hilarious story is interspersed with engaging search and find pages, since Chaffy has a habit of getting lost, as well as items that aren’t where they should be! Join Max and Chaffy to hunt for the missing cupcake in this mystery on Animal Island.

This graphic novel for kids features:
  • Content written bestselling author of Bunny Vs Monkey, Jamie Smart, who’s exceeded 1 million lifetime sales.
  • The perfect introduction to independent reading, with warm, loveable characters and an adventure centered around friendship and fun.
  • Search and find pages included in addition to the story to keep kids engaged and interacting.

Max and Chaffy are on a mission to find what has been lost. Join these hilarious explorers in another search and find mystery on Animal Island to look for the missing cupcake. Skip through sunny meadows, explore rock pools, and follow the clues to solve the mystery—but hurry! A surprise party isn't the same without cake!

Author

Jamie Smart was named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards 2024, Best Laugh Out Loud Illustrator of the Year at the Lollies Awards 2024, and won Illustrated Children's Book of the Year for Bunny vs Monkey: Multiverse Mix-Up. He studied art at college for four years, but it was just an excuse to practice drawing animals with goggly-eyes. His comic Fish-Head Steve was the first comic to be shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Jamie has illustrated comics for The Sunday Times, the Dandy, and the Beano, and is also the creator of the Max and Chaffy comic series for younger readers, and the illustrated middle-grade Flember series. View titles by Jamie Smart

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