Lin Oliver

Oct 15, 2024 | abramsbooks.com | Henry Winkler |Lin Oliver

Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole is a hysterical, full-color chapter book adventure from New York Times bestselling creators—Emmy Award–winning actor Henry Winkler, children’s book author Lin Oliver, and Caldecott Medal–winning author-illustrator Dan SantatWillow Feathers McBeaver, aka Detective Duck, is a crime-solving (and very precocious) little duck. She and her animal pals live on Dogwood Pond, a beautiful pond in New England adjacent to Lazy Days, a human campground.

Jul 4, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Henry Winkler |Lin Oliver |Dan Santat |Andrea Beaty

Expanding her expertise, this detecting duck doesn’t disappoint, and neither does this entertaining sequel. In actor Winkler and author Oliver’s follow-up, Willow the duck’s sleuthing skills draw attention to another environmental threat at Dogwood Pond. Once more, Snout the weasel menaces prey, but rather than eating Franny the frog, he wants her to whip up her fried flies at her lily-pad cafe. It’s closed, though, because Franny has an emergency: Her child, Tad the tadpole, has gone missing.

Jul 26, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Henry Winkler |Lin Oliver |Dan Santat |Andrea Beaty

Mystery-loving readers will quickly detect the advent of a promising series. In this latest from actor and author Winkler and author Oliver, a little duck makes a big impact. A lucky adoption has given Willow the duck a beaver dad, who encourages her to pursue her dream of being a detective.