Big Max

by Kin Platt

illustrated by Robert Lopshire

Big Max seems to me to be a cross between a detective and Mary Poppins.  Big Max is called to investigate the theft of the king's prize elephant, Jumbo, on the eve of Jumbo's birthday.  Can you solve the mystery before "the World's Greatest Detective" can?

This book would probably fall under my favorites because of my memories of having it read to me.  Reading it now I'm not as impressed by it as I was when I was 5.  Still good, but not a current favorite.

My book is the older edition, like the one below, which happens to be the exact cover I was read from as a child.  

images via fantasticfiction.co.uk and librarything.com