title: Wholesome Dog Biscuit: A Barker's Dozen
author:  Patricia Leslie 
description: Patricia A. Leslie graduated with honours in cultural anthropology fromthe University of California, Berkeley. She has now moved on from cookbooks, to writing delightful &quot;comedy of manners&quot; novels in the genre of speculative fantasy (series can be found on Amazon, under the general title the <i>Randolph Family Saga</i>). Prior to becoming an author, she was a professional animal portrait artist (ink and watercolour) andquite a few years before that, she was the artistic director of aregional theatre company, West End Repertory, in Berkeley, California.Unlike most authors of genre literature, she loves dogs and dislikescats, and is vegan.
zlib_text: > **Paws on parade!**
  
  > ![](Images/image00033.jpeg)
  
  > River Heights is hosting its first fashion show—for dogs! Proceeds will go
  > to the Rollover Rescue animal shelter. The Clue Crew is excited because not
  > only will the day be filled with tons of cute pooches, but Nancy’s own
  > puppy, Chocolate Chip, will be a model in the show! But of course, there are
  > some bumps along this fashion show’s runway when someone steals a special
  > basket of gourmet dog biscuits. They belong to doggy-diva Lola, a fancy
  > poodle who’s the star of the show! Can the Clue Crew sniff out this doggy-
  > biscuit burglar?
  
  > TEST YOUR DETECTIVE SKILLS WITH THESE OTHER CLUE CREW CASES!
  
  > ![](Images/image00035.jpeg)
  
  > > > > See inside for a free activity!
  
  > ![](Images/image00038.jpeg) ALADDIN PAPERBACKS  
  > Simon & Schuster, New York  
  > A Ready-for-Chapters Book  
  > Cover designed by Lisa Vega  
  > Cover illustration copyright © 2007  
  >  by Macky Pamintuan  
  > Ages 6-9  
  > [www.SimonSaysKids.com](http://ww