AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR Travelling back in time and around the world uncovering magical stories behind the food we eat every day. In Clementine and Aksel's first case, the adventure begins with a visit to Chinatown and a question from Aksel, 'why is Chinese New Year at a different time to ours? Hmmm ... this sounds like a case for the Dinner Detectives!' Their cousin, Ying, takes them on a fantastic journey to ancient China, where they come face to face with a child-eating beast, discover the New Year's dragon, and meet the ingenious doctor who invented dumplings, the must have dish for Chinese New Year. Their journey ends eating their Aunt's delicious dumplings, which Clementine declares, 'my most favourite dish ever!' She asks for the recipe and tests it on Aksel, who has sworn to eat nothing but 'white things'. He's clearly the toughest case to crack! AGES: 4 to 7 AUTHOR: Yves Stening is a screenwriter and director. Dinner Detectives books are his first children's stories. He lives in Sydney Australia and has two children who love to read and tell stories. Nigel Buchanan is an illustrator whose work has been published in books, magazines and newspapers around the world for which he has won many prestigious awards. SELLING POINTS: . Truly unique stories. . No other children's books combine adventures in history with food. . Great characters. . Beautiful illustrations. . An easy recipe in every book! . Help parents engage children in healthy eating.