Sir Charlie Stinky Socks: The Mummy's Gold

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks: The Mummy's Gold by Kristina Stephenson
 
Bold knight Sir Charlie Stinky Socks has a new quest: return a sack of stolen Egyptian gold to its rightful owner, Elfie Corrie. With his good grey mare and faithful cat Envelope beside him, he sets off across the desert, certain that doing the right thing will be simple. Sir Charlie's adventures, however, are rarely simple.
 
The trail leads through a one-horse town and into a race against an unfriendly rival. Somewhere in the desert lies the missing treasure of Pharaoh Aboo Rah, lost for thousands of years, and Sir Charlie must use courage, determination and quick thinking to complete his mission.
 
Kristina Stephenson's lively language is packed with alliteration, playful names, sound-rich phrases and comic twists. Detailed colour illustrations and giant fold-out flaps make the landscape stretch sideways and upwards, creating dramatic reveals that reward close looking and turn an energetic read aloud into a shared performance.
 
Swashbuckling, funny and warmly heroic, The Mummy's Gold is an inviting picture-book adventure for children who enjoy knights, treasure hunts and stories in which bravery is matched by kindness. It is the eighth Sir Charlie Stinky Socks adventure, but the quest stands alone and can be enjoyed without reading the earlier books.