Connie and the Missing Ladle

By Rene Averett

Eight-year-old Connie is eager to learn how to make biscuits and her grandfather has promised to teach her. But when they get ready, they discover that Grampa’s soup ladle is missing and he must have it in order to complete the stew for dinner.
Can Connie solve the mystery of the missing ladle in time to get the biscuits made before her mom comes home for dinner?
"Connie and the Missing Ladle" is a cute, fun cozy mystery for 8 to 10 year-old children. The book includes a child-friendly recipe and nine full color illustrations that children will enjoy as they read the book.
Additional "Connie Cooks Cozy Mystery" books are planned for the series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rene Averett
• Release date: Jun 23, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310841637

Rene Averett

Rene Averett blogs regularly on her Skinny Girl Bistro site where she shares information about low carb foods, living a low carb lifestyle and many recipes. She lost 150 pounds in 2010 using the Atkins Diet and is sharing her weight loss recipes via her low carb cookbooks.  Rene hails from El Paso, Texas a good many years ago. She has lived in Los Angeles and Las Vegas and has made her home in Reno, Nevada since 1977. The latter part of her career centered on doing technical writing for a large gaming manufacturer and she enjoyed it right up until her retirement. She is now pursuing a career as an author and e-book publisher under Pynhavyn Press. She is a proud member of the Fiction Writers Group and the High Sierra Writers. She is inspired by the view of both the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Virginia City Foothills from her house in South Reno that she shares with her long time companion, a dog, and three cats. In addition to cooking, she attempts a bit of gardening, plays the guitar and sings, and loves to read. She writes fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal suspense novels as Lillian I. Wolfe and suspense romance under Riona Kelly. Feedback is welcome. You can contact her via her website at: http://reneaverett.me/skinnygirl/ or at [e-mail] You can also connect at her Facebook page, Skinny Girl Bistro at: https://www.facebook.com/sgbistro Follow Rene on her Low Carb Pinterest page at: https://www.pinterest.com/reneaverett/low-carb-ideas/

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Connie and the Missing Ladle

A Connie Cooks Cozy Mystery

For 7 to 9 year-olds

By Rene Averett

Illustrations by Fiza Irshad

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