In The Author's Corner With Etienne

Hamster Holmes and his firefly sidekick, Dr. Watt, solve mysteries together in this start to a Level 2 Ready-to-Read series from Simon & Schuster! Hamster Holmes and Dr. Watt are the best sleuths in town!  So when their friend Corny O'Squirrel has a mystery he needs help solving, he knows just who to turn to.  Every night, Corny is woken up by someone knocking on his door -- but when he goes to answer, no one is there!  Can Hamster Holmes and Dr. Watt catch the culprit? Albin Sadar (author) writes and invents goofy and creative books and toys for kids and adults! He also co-wrote and produced the children's video The Chartreuse Goose and masterminded the hot-air-balloon water tower at NASCAR's Victory Junction Camp. Albin lives with his beautiful wife, Anne, in Tarrytown, New York -- right next to Sleepy Hollow! Valerio Fabbretti (illustrator) is passionate about drawing, comic books, animation, and spaghetti westerns.  He has illustrated children's books and comic books in the U.S. and in Italy.  Val