The first book in the Daphne series for 7-10 year olds, by author & illustrator Katheryn Marshall. A story with a surprising twist that's great for building confidence in independent readers, and for inspiring that unshakeable curiosity we love to see!Daphne is eight years old, and she has a big mystery to solve. An egg has appeared on her front lawn, but it's been half-buried. How on earth did that get there? Who did it? Is it a prank? She has absolutely no idea, so she decides that her police officer Dad is the best person to help her to investigate it. With a bit more help from her best friend, Layla, and an unlikely classmate from school, the clues start to trickle in, and Daphne moves closer to the truth, even if she hasn't realised it herself, yet.But when she eventually discovers how the egg became half-buried in her front lawn, it isn't what she was expecting... Watch out for the second book, Daphne and the New Baby, coming soon!