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The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case (2000)

by Alexander McCall Smith(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Anchor Books

series

Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases

review 1: While "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" was too fluffy of a book for me personally, this children's series about Precious as a young girl in Botswana is great. The plot is simple enough for 5-year-olds to enjoy, yet the cultural aspect and stories of life in Botswana even entertained a 10-year-old (and myself!). The story starts out with an interesting tale of an encounter with a lion, then leads into the mystery of treats being stolen at school. If you want to educate your children about another culture, give this series a try.The narrator for the audiobook version does fabulous voices - I loved hearing the accents.
review 2: This mystery is mediocre to say the least. When I saw the alternate title on goodreads, I immediately figured out the identity of t... morehe culprits. Talk about depressing! Not only that, it wasn't highly detailed; there wasn't much suspense within the pages. Even if I hadn't read the alternate title, I probably would have still been disappointed to some extent.With all that said, it does teach a valuable lesson about accusing others without any evidence. There is definite heart to the story and a good lesson to be taught. However, the mystery itself is poorly executed. less

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