Mr Oldcastle is judging a fancy-dress competition at a local school. The prize is a ride in his beautiful vintage car, but Gumdrop's been stolen! And Horace too! Who are the thieves and will Mr Oldcastle ever catch up with them?

Gumdrop is the famous vintage car belonging to Val Biro. Together they travel the country visiting their many fans and appearing on television.

This is volume 17 in Gumdrop .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .

VAL BIRO's many books include The Donkey That Sneezed, The Magic Doctor, and Jack and the Robbers, all published by Oxford.