Lamont Spence / Tanya Spence
Everyone on Maple Street is tired, and nobody knows why.The Winter Show is Friday night, and the whole rehearsal group is falling asleep on its feet. The teacher yawns. A dancer turns the wrong way. A pencil rolls off a desk, and nobody even hears it.Red Fox is sure he knows the answer: the noisy building site down the street. ChiChi Rose wants more clues before she guesses. And Chance just wants to go and ask.Then, long before sunrise, the three dog detectives find small footprints in the frost and one gold paper star. The trail leads to a glowing porch light, and to a question much bigger than one sleepy morning. Along the way, the detectives learn that they get tired too, that a wrong guess is something you can say out loud, and that a sharp word needs a real apology.The Case of the Sleepy School is a gentle rhyming mystery about worry, rest, and knowing when to stop. It shows young readers that being ready does not mean being perfect, and that a worry is easier to carry once you name it, tell someone, and make a plan.Built for social emotional learning. This fourth case focuses on Self-Management: handling strong feelings, making a plan, and knowing when to pause. Children can spot every clue before the detectives do, which makes it a natural read-aloud for classrooms, school libraries, counselors, and families.Inside you will find: a note for grown-ups and educators; nine discussion questions; My Ready-Enough Plan, five simple steps with a breathing step at the center; and a two-sided drawing activity.Ages 4 to 7, Pre-K through Grade 2. 60 pages, full color.The Adventures of ChiChi Rose & Red Fox, Private Investigators. Three dog detectives. Every mystery solved with kindness. Each book stands on its own: CASE No. 0, The Case of the Summer Jar; CASE No. 1, The Case of the Cranky Kids; CASE No. 2, The Case of the Vanishing Voice; CASE No. 3, The Case of the Whispering Woods; CASE No. 4, The Case of the Sleepy School.
