Sherlock Holmes: The Dancing Men

This charming little book is such an obvious idea, it’s surprising that nobody has thought of it before. The Sherlock Holmes stories (16 in the series) have been adapted for children, complete with delightful illustrations, by Alex Woolf. Here, the famous story “The Adventure of the Dancing Men” is......more

I very much enjoy this series of Sherlock Holmes titles for young readers. Each is a short chapter book with cartoonish illustrations. The stories are well and simply told while keeping that sense of wonder about the ways in Holmes is able to find clues and draw conclusions. This book begins with a p......more

"𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕." This series of classic Sherlock Holmes stories, adapted by Alex Woolf, serve as a wonderful introduction for younger readers of many ages to Holmes, Watson, and the adventures they have together. Each book is written in an easy to re......more

Thank you so much to Arcturus and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review. This was such an interesting case, I loved the use of coding and having the dancing men, it made it very unique. I had deduced right away that they were a code and was so glad I was right, but it may be a shock to others th......more

I’m a huge fan of the original Sherlock Holmes mysteries and I really love to see the adaptations made to these classics to make them more accessible. This one was perfect for a young audience and works great as children’s fiction. Even for adults who just love the stories! Sherlock Holmes and his tr......more