"Theo Pincher is good at most things: drawing, tying shoelaces, working the remote control. But he just can't lie--and in the Pincher family, what matters most is being able to lie and pinch things that belong to others. Then his parents decide to visit the diamond exhibition. "Promise you won't pinch the gold diamond?" says Theo. "I promise," says his mother, one hand behind her back. "We'll just take a little look," says Theo's dad. "No touching." Now Theo and his little sister Ellen are home alone. Their only option is to break Grandma out of jail and try to stop the diamond heist" -- Back cover.
Anders Sparring Books
May 16, 1969



In this slapstick, illustrated crime adventure, the honest Theo Pincher who doesn't fit in to his family of criminals finds a clever way to save the family dog, Sherlock, from the nasty new police officer.The new police officer Clive is not nice - even t