2003; "First published in the United States in 2003" stated on copyright page; illustrated by Kurt Wiese; The Overlook Press; hardbound; very good condition of book and dust jacket.
 
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His extraordinary adventures with other animals-including Leo the lion and Freddy the pig-involve a stirring battle, a weird mystery successfully solved by careful deduction, and some very comical misunderstandings between the bear and an elephant, and between a lion and a mouse.