The Fairy-Tale Detectives
Author: Michael Buckley
Illustrator: Peter Ferguson
Book 1 in the Sisters Grimm series
Pages: 284
Published: 2005
Age: 7+
Orphaned sisters Sabrina and Daphne are sent to live with their mysterious grandmother, Relda Grimm, who lives in a town in rural New York State that experiences an extraordinary number of unexplained and unusual crimes.
As it turns out, the two girls are the descendants of the Brothers Grimm, whose famous book of fairy tales is actually a history book. Snow White, the Three Little Pigs and countless other fairy-tale folk are all neighbours of Granny Grimm in a secret community of Everafters. It's the Grimm family's legacy to keep the Everafters in line and Sabrina and Daphne are the family's newest detectives.
In The Fairy-Tale Detectives, the girls are pitted against a giant who has been rampaging through town. But who set the giant loose in the first place? Was it Mayor Charming, formerly Prince Charming, who has plans to get his kingdom back? The Three Not-So-Little Pigs? Or a giant-killer named Jack, currently working at a Big & Tall store? It's up to the Sister Grimm to solve this fantastical mystery.
About the Sisters Grimm Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Fairy-Tale Detectives(2005)
- 2.The Unusual Suspects(2005)
- 3.The Problem Child(2006)
- 4.Once Upon A Crime(2007)
- 5.Magic and Other Misdemeanors(2007)
- 6.Tales from the Hood(2008)
- 7.The Everafter War(2009)
- 8.The Inside Story(2010)
- 9.The Council of Mirrors(2012)
Reading age: 7+ years
This series should be read in order.
For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life has not been a fairy tale. After the mysterious disappearance of their parents, the sisters are sent to live with their grandmother—a woman they believed was dead!
Granny Relda reveals that the girls have two famous ancestors, the Brothers Grimm, whose classic book of fairy tales is actually a collection of case files of magical mischief. Now the girls must take on the family responsibility of being fairy tale detectives.
The Sisters Grimm is about what happens after '...happily ever after.' This is a unique and beautifully illustrated series filled with mystery, adventure and magic.