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STEPHAN PASTIS
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Thank you for hosting a Timmy Failure party! Timmy isn’t big on school, but he’ll do whatever it takes to become the greatest detective ever (defective detective is more like it). We hope that this pack will help you to create an event that’s fun for aspiring crime solvers everywhere – it won’t take much to top Timmy!
Please read through the activities on these pages and decide what works best for your group. Thanks again for the wonderful support for this wildly popular new series. And of course,
HAVE FUN!
EVENT KITWelcome to the World of Timmy Failure, Ace Detective!
Attention: Detectives in Training
30 October
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EVENT KITGETTING STARTED
This pack includes a number of suggestions for games and activities for your fun event. You’ll have to gauge the size and the age range of your crowd to determine which of these activities will work best and in what order.
We’d like to ask that you please kick off the event by reading the following letter from the author to the group:
Hi, everyone!
Thank you so much for coming out to join the Timmy Failure
book party! I wish I could be there with you in person.
I want to say thanks to each and every one of you here.
You have made Timmy Failure a hit, and I want you to know
how much I appreciate that.
It has been so much fun for me to tell stories about Timmy
and his sidekick polar bear, Total.
I’m thrilled to tell you that I will be releasing a brand-new
Timmy book for you in October. You won’t have to wait long!
We’ve put together a few activities to help celebrate the launch
of the new book, and hopefully you’ll pick up some detective tips
along the way. Timmy needs all the help he can get!
Sincerely,
Stephan
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Totally Timmy Trivia Game
How to play: A moderator should read the questions while a spotter watches for children raising their hands.
1. What is the name of Timmy Failure’s detective agency? (Total Failure, Inc.)
2. What kind of animal is his business partner? (A polar bear)
3. What detective is Timmy’s arch-rival? (Corrina Corrina)
4. What is the name of Timmy’s best friend? (Rollo Tookus)
5. What does Timmy borrow from his mum to conduct investigations? (A Segway)
6. What are Total’s favourite snacks? (Chicken nuggets and Rice Krispies Treats)
7. How old is Timmy’s teacher Old Man Crokus? (187 years old)
8. What colour is Timmy’s distinctive scarf?
9. What is the company motto/slogan for Total Failure, Inc? (Failure is an option)
10. What does Molly Moskins smell like? (Tangerines)
11. What does Timmy hand out to attract customers? (Free cheese)
12. What is the name of Molly Moskins’ cat? (Señor Burrito)
13. Does Timmy know who his secret admirer is? (NO!)
14. Staci the polar bear is obsessed with what kind of toy? (A beach ball)
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Observation Test
To be a crack detective, you need super-sharp powers of observation. Test your eagle eyes by looking at the image on this page. After ten seconds, try to answer the questions below without looking at the picture. How many can you answer?
How many children are playing ball? (Twelve)
What kind of animal is Timmy petting? (Polar bear)
Are the children playing outside or inside? (Outside)
Which character’s face is blocked out with a black box? (Corrina Corrina)
How many children are cheering as they play? (Three)
Collecting CluesWhat can you sleuth out just by examining the cover of a book?
The author of Timmy Failure: Now Look What You’ve Done is
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What colour is Timmy Failure’s scarf?
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Sleuth It OutHunt for Your Detective Tools
TO PREPARE
Print one Detective Tool-Kit Checklist for each reader playing the game.
Print the detective tools that follow and cut out along the dotted lines.
Hang the images in tricky places in your chosen room for the children to find and note on their checklists.
TO PLAY
Give each reader a Detective Tool-Kit Checklist and a pencil or crayon. Instruct them to search for Timmy’s detective tools in a defined play/search area and to fill in the name of each tool on their sheet when they find it.
Image #1 — Detective’s Notebook
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Image #3 — Reliable transportation
Image #2 — Disguise
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Image #5 — Distinctive scarf
Image #4 — Crime hotline
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Detective Tool-Kit Checklist
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Master of DisguiseA great detective needs to protect his identity while he prowls around searching for clues.
Draw a disguise for Timmy that will keep him hidden from potential suspects.
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Design Your Own FailuremobileNo professional detective can get around without a sleuthy set of wheels. Timmy rides a Segway to follow clues and make great first impressions on potential clients.
What would you choose as the mode of transport for your detective agency? Draw it here.
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Advertise Your Awesome Agency Services
[Are you facing . . . ]
• industrial sabotage
• major international intrigue
• a possible lawsuit
• an unsolved crime, such as candy larceny, hamster-cide, or TP vandalism
[We offer . . . ]
• invaluable expertise
• multipronged strategies
• brilliantly conceived global planning
• teleconferencing capabilities
• high-tech surveillance equipment
• free cheese
[We are experienced in . . . ]
• uncanny clue detection
• never-fail interrogation techniques
• making excellent first impressions (they are critical)
• investigatory enterprise
• ingenious infiltration tactics
• overall greatness
Timmy may not be much of a case solver, but his detective lingo is without parallel. To create an advertisement for your own detective agency, fill in the top blank of the template that follows with your agency’s name. Then create the text of your ad from this glossary of Timmy’s many sayings – or make up your own. Fill in the last blank with your agency’s motto.
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Case SolvingHelp Timmy solve the cases below, then read Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made to find out if you’re right. Remember, you’re bound to be a better detective than he is!
The Case of the Missing Halloween Candy
Scene of the crime:
Empty table by Gunnar’s bed
Victim: Gunnar
Type of crime: Theft
Missing items: Plastic pumpkin filled with Halloween candy
Witnesses: None known
Suspects:
Brother Gabe sitting on his bed
Evidence: 1. Candy wrappers surrounding
Gabe on his bed
2. Chocolate smeared on Gabe’s face
3. Empty plastic pumpkin on Gabe’s floor
The Case of the Dead Hamster
Scene of the crime: Max Hodge’s bedroom
Victim: Max’s hamster
Type of crime: Murder?
Witnesses: Max Hodge
Suspects: None
Evidence: 1. Motionless hamster in
hamster cage
2. Scratched-up hamster tube
The Case of the Toilet-Paper Devastation
Scene of the crime: Weber residence
Victim: Weber house
Type of crime: Vandalism
Witnesses: None known
Suspects: None
Evidence: 1. House strung with toilet
paper
2. Tops of trees strung with toilet paper
3. Toilet paper hanging in Molly Moskins’ bathroom
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Who Done It?Have you ever thought about writing your own mystery story? Now’s the time! Use this handy and possibly helpful planning form to decide the important details of your story in advance. Then hurry and write your mystery, because if you don’t Corinna Corinna will steal your details and write her own story!
Scene of the crime:
Victim:
Type of crime:
Witnesses:
Suspects:
Evidence:
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Wood Grain Maze