Charlie and Frog, Karen Kane
Charlie and Frog, Karen Kane
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Charlie and Frog

Author: Karen Kane

Narrator: Caleb Summers

Unabridged: 5 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/11/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

An Amazon Best Book of the Month

All Charlie Tickler wants is for his parents to listen.

Charlie's parents have left him (again). This time they are off to South Africa to help giant golden moles. And Charlie? He's been dumped with his TV-obsessed grandparents. Lonely and curious, Charlie heads into the village of Castle-on-the-Hudson, where a frightened old woman gives him a desperate message—in sign language. When she suddenly disappears, Charlie is determined to find answers.

All Francine (aka Frog) Castle wants is to be the world's greatest detective.

Frog, who is deaf, would rather be solving crimes than working at the Flying Hands Café. When Charlie Tickler walks into the café looking for help, Frog jumps at the chance to tackle a real-life case.

Together, Charlie and Frog set out to decipher a series of clues and uncover the truth behind the missing woman's mysterious message. Charlie needs to learn American Sign Language (fast) to keep up with quick-witted Frog. And Frog needs to gather her detective know-how (now) to break the case before it's too late.


About Karen Kane

Karen Kane has worked as an interpreter for the deaf community for over twenty-five years. The people she met along the way inspired her writing with their strength, warmth, and humor, especially those in the deaf community. Karen graduated from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and received her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. When she's not writing, you can find her in the person as a sign language interpreter at Gallaudet University or lost in the stacks of her local library.


Reviews

Charlie and Frog is an entertaining book that features a great friendship between two plucky kids who try to solve a mystery. There are some good twists, nefarious baddies and quirky humour throughout but it's the unique characters and setting, as well as the inclusion of ASL (American Sign Language......more

I love when kids' books have truly original storylines and characters, and this one well fits the bill! I also think it's very cool to feature a deaf character and the value of ASL. Well done, Disney! Thanks for sending us an ARC of this book--my kids are enjoying and are excited to share with their......more

One of the best, if not the best, Deaf character books I’ve ever read.......more