Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam

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His younger sister Phoebe loves the book too. She enjoyed making cakes and biscuits with playdough. She created her own cake shop, and enjoyed being the shop keeper selling us cakes. A wanted poster for Slippery Sam and Shifty McGifty or a poster advertising their new café Play a game See here for Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam’s special gingerbread recipe. And see here for more recipes Find out more Read another book about Shifty and Sam From cats robbing banks, penguins stealing tiaras and burgled fancy hotels, to Christmas mysteries, missing masterpieces and even ALIENS, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are two busy pups solving crime, all while baking delicious cakes! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are the world’s most useless burglars. When their master plan for a robbery goes hopelessly wrong again, they discover that crime doesn’t pay but cupcakes certainly do!

He enjoyed pretending to be Shifty, dressing as a baker, making cakes and decorating them – and eating them of course! As you read the story again children can join in by completing the rhymes or taking the part of Shifty, Sam or the neighbours. Talk about the storyHe enjoys acting out the stories and choosing who will be each character. He asked his kitten (called Ruby!) if she was Ruby or Kitty LeClaw! Write a sorry letter from Shifty or Sam to the Scottie Dog about trying to steal Big Eared Bob Make a poster

Role play an imaginary conversations between Shifty or Sam and one of their neighbours Try tiptoeing like Shifty and Sam Age 3-7 Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are robbers. The trouble is they are not very good at it and keep coming away empty handed. Thinking it might be easier to rob their neighbours than the bank or the zoo, they invite them all to a tea party so they can rob the empty houses. Unfortunately they are spotted and so fail yet again. The two hapless robbers, realising the error of their ways, decide to turn away from their life of crime and find a new career as café owners as their cake making proves such a hit. An amusing story with appealing characters and wonderfully detailed illustrations. The rhyming text makes it memorable and easy to join in with.

A hilarious rhyming picture book and early chapter book series for all dog lovers about two animal friends, perfect for fans of funny books for children! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam can't seem to get it right. They've had their try at becoming professional thieves, but they're just not very good at burgling. They've tried robbing banks, bookshops, bike shops, even their very own NEIGHBOURS! They have no choice but to open up a café bakery and leave the low life behind. Print off the rhyming pairs sheet and play a match the pairs or snap game with the cards B ake a cake Shifty and Sam are off to Lapland to bake a festive feast for Santa and his elves. But there’s a Christmas crisis – the elves are unwell and can’t finish the toys! Does mysterious stranger and gadget queen, Flo Frost, really want to help? Or could she have her eyes on the most magical gadget of all . . . Santa’s flying sleigh?! It’s up to Shifty and Sam to race across the snowy slopes and save Christmas for everyone! This special edition of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam comes with read-aloud audio and text highlighting.* •