In the dead of the night when the moon yawned down, two gloomy robber dogs plodded through town. 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!

"The rhyming couplets demand enthusiastic participation, and the illustrations are as light and fluffy as a good sponge." - The Times

Read more Shifty and Sam's picture book adventures:

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam The Cat Burglar

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam The Diamond Chase

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam The Missing Masterpiece

Have you read Shifty and Sam's two-colour early readers:

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Jingle Bells!

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Up, Up and Away!

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Jingle Bells!

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Aliens Are Coming!

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Tracey Corderoy (Author) Tracey grew up in South Wales, on a council estate firmly sandwiched between the steel and chemical works. She's a trained teacher, but now writes full-time in an old damp cottage in a valley in the woods. A multi award-winning author, her first book was published in 2010, and in October 2021, her 72nd. Her passion for nosing into other people's 'stories' began in early childhood, thanks to an ancient set of encyclopaedias and a Ladybird copy of Cinderella. Then one special teacher and many great librarians fed Tracey more and more books. Between their pages real magic started to happen. Impossible became plausible. Characters became friends. Boundaries became gates as slowly her world opened up. Books made her laugh, and cry, and think. They made her feel that maybe she could do things... Steven Lenton (Illustrator) Steven hails from Cheshire and now works from his studio in Brighton, creating an array of charming characters for his books. Best known for illustrating Shifty McGifty series, written by Tracey Corderoy, he has illustrated many lovely books and wrote his first picture book with Nosy Crow, Princess Daisy and the Dragon and the Nincompoop Knights. Steven also loves to visit schools, festivals and bookshops, encouraging and inspiring his audience to draw, giggle and create! He is also a children's book blogger - just search for his name on YouTube. More information about him and his work can be found at stevenlenton.com.