I wasn't expecting to like this book. I'd read a couple of other reviews on NetGalley and wasn't sure it would be a book we'd love as the reviews were quite underwhelming. I knew Floss (my daughter) would be drawn in by the cover with the neon pink - especially the hats! The magnifying glass and torch had excited her from the start as she assumed it would be an adventure. Floss decided it was definitely a 5 star book and I have to say I can't disagree with her; we thoroughly enjoyed it!

Penelope Snoop reminds me a little of my daughter as they both have vivid, wild imaginations. This book is all about imagination. Penelope Snoop makes up her own adventure to find her stolen Sidney Smelly Sock Snake - she even has to zoom to the moon and ride on a super transporter (the vacuum). I just loved falling into the magnificently bonkers world of Penelope Snoop. Floss has already started to incorporate ideas from the story into her play.

This would be a perfect book for children with oodles of imagination yet also great for children who need some help with thoughts on how to get stared with ideas. The text font itself is very playful with lots of altering styles. It gave lots of intrigue and wonder as I read them to Floss but certainly made it more challenging for her to read on her own and therefore I'd recommend as a read-aloud rather than a book for emerging readers to read on their own.

The illustrations are very unique and we were both drawn into the elaborate spreads that had so much detail to examine. It's a fun and friendly style that Christine has and one which I think children would feel they could emulate and make up their own adventures with.

An overly imaginative investigation for a wannabe detective, as the young lass cannot work out where Sidney the Smelly Sock Snake has vanished to. I really couldn't take to the art, as dynamic and full of motion as it gets, and I think the smarter reader will know from the off what the true story is, leaving the book as an all-too-brief look into the girl's adventure-packed mind. And that's not enough to demand a purchase for me.

The story was cute, but I wish I could see the illustrations as well because they add so much to the story. But I like the unconventional way the sentences are designed on each page.