Your child will love helping Detective Stan find the missing birthday cake while learning colors! Colorful County is a vibrant and cheerful place where crayons live, but today something is afoot! Pretty Pink has baked a wonderful cake for Mellow Yellows' birthday party, but it has been stolen from her bakery. A key lead involves various color mixtures, teaching children about color combinations. Can Detective Stan find the culprit and save the party before it's too late? ENGAGING & FUN CHILDREN'S BOOK: Build your child's imagination and problem-solving skills with this colorful learning adventures. TEACHES CRITICAL THINKING AND PERSEVERANCE: Following the clues to find the missing birthday cake, children will learn not to give up, and how to solve problems. Perfect for: Young detective fans. Teaching responsibility, teamwork, and kindness. Kids who love fun pictures. Parents who want a fun book to read. Gifts for all occasions. Readers with big imaginations and big dreams. Readers' Choice Book Award Finalist "Colorful crayons and mystery solving unite in this kaleidoscopic debut by Tussing, who originally wrote the book when she was in 8th grade." ― BookLife "...a unique, creative, and playful story about a little boy who loves his crayons and loves to solve mysteries..." ― Readers' Choice Book Awards “Picture book readers who enjoy stories of intrigue and discovery will find the action-packed Detective Stan the Crayon Man and the Missing Birthday Cake both fun and appealing..." ― Midwest Book Review Christine Tussing has always had a love for all things color. When her 8th grade teacher assigned the class to write a story, Detective Stan the Crayon Man was born! 26 Years later, the color mixing caper has been published. She is thrilled to be able to share Colorful County and teach kids in a fun way about color mixing. Her hope is to not only inspire creativity but to let kids know that anything is possible! Currently, Christine lives in Pheonix, Arizona with her husband and 3 small colorful kids. She is busy writing more exciting sequels to Detective Stan the Crayon Man and the Missing Birthday Cake.