The Great Caper Caper by Josh Funk

Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast awake one morning to near-darkness. Who could possibly have stolen the fridge light? And what if the fridge is -gasp-dark all the time? Not to worry; Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast are on the case! Along with their friends, they assemble blueprints, collect supplies, and investigate. Will they bring the fridge back to its bright self, or will they have to live in semi-darkness...forever? The Great Caper Caper by Josh Funk illustrated by Brendan Kearney was published in November 2022. This the fifth book in Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series. 

This was Cassie's and mine's first book from this series and it was quite an interesting read. Cassie was confused by a lot of the book until I had to explain that when you shut the fridge the light goes off. That was what they were investigating. The illustrations in this book really made the book though. Cassie had a lot of fun pointing at each character and trying to guess what they were feeling. They were very well done throughout the book to give food personality. Different personalities at that. A lot of the humor went over Cassie's head and some of mine as well. I am sure this book would work better for older kids for a read a loud more than a younger elementary kid. It was a decent book and Cassie gave it a three out of five. 

Themes of the Book

Friendship

Food

Rhyme

Fantasy 

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Community 

Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast Series

1. Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast

2. The Case of the Stinky Stench

3. Mission Deforstable

4. Short & Sweet

5. the Great Caper Caper