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Description
When burglar Alfie Briggs finishes a long night of stealing, he looks forward to nothing more than a hearty breakfast at home. But when he arrives at his place, he discovers someone has beaten him to it his kitchen has been completely cleaned out. Now Alfie must figure out who stole his meal while dealing with an empty stomach.
Quick Summary
If you're looking for a quick, goofy read that kids will actually request again, this is it. The brilliant twist here is that Alfie Briggs the world's least successful burglar comes home to find someone ransacked his kitchen and stole his breakfast, flipping the whole "burglar bad, homeowner good" thing on its head in a way that has kids giggling from page one. It's perfect for early readers in kindergarten through third grade, especially kids who think "burglar" is a funny word and love anything with a silly premise. Parents can rest easy knowing this stays firmly in cartoonish fun territory rather than anything genuinely scary or dark the humor comes from the absurdity and the reversal, not from menace. At under 1,000 words, it's a great choice for kids who get intimidated by longer chapter books but want that satisfying story feeling, and the short chapters and simple language make it ideal for newly independent readers. If your kid enjoys twist-your-expectations stories like "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," they'll probably love this one just as much.