On 26 September 2019, it was announced that Melbourne-based production studio BES Animation has acquired world broadcast and digital content rights to Dinner Detectives: they plan a multi-platform television and digital adaptation.
Source: ‘Dinner Detectives’ books to be developed for TV | Books+Publishing
A Fearsome Beast and a Dumpling Feast
Nigel Buchanan
(illustrator),
Redfern
:
PublishCreative
,
2017
11491165
2017
single work
picture book
children's
fantasy
'It's Chinese New Year, a time for feasting. But children beware ... a hungry beast is looking for you! Join Dinner Detectives Clementine and Aksel in their first adventure, travelling back in time and around the world to discover magical stories behind the food we eat every day. Then celebrate with your own bowl of delicious dumplings. Yum! Find Clementine's easy-to-follow recipe inside.' (Publication summary)
A Tangled Tale of Tagliatelle
Nigel Buchanan
(illustrator),
Redfern
:
PublishCreative
,
2017
12539990
2017
single work
picture book
children's
'Sophia, the new girl next door, likes football. Shes also a super sleuth of pasta! Join our intrepid trio as they travel from Rome to a fabled renaissance meeting with the feared Mongol emperor, Kublai Khan, and uncover the ancient origins of pasta. Celebrate with Sophia's Dad's delicious Tagliatelle al Ragu - yum! Find his easy-to-follow recipe inside.'
The Legend Lurking in Your Lunchbox
Nigel Buchanan
(illustrator),
Redfern
:
PublishCreative
,
2018
15900109
2018
single work
picture book
fantasy
'Travelling back in time and around the world uncovering magical stories behind the food we eat every day.
'In Case #103, the dinner detectives take a magical journey to discover the origins of sandwiches!
'"Sandwich ... sand wich ... sand witch! What a funny word ... But why is a sandwich a sandwich?"
'Sniffing out the answer to this riddle, Dinner Detectives Clementine and Aksel discover pacific islands with a Captain named 'Cook', a card game with an Earl named 'Sandwich' and a whole group of people called 'Hamburgers'!
'Celebrate with Clementine's own delicious chicken on rye sandwich. Yum!
'Find her easy-to-follow recipe inside.' (Publication summary)
