Calling All Detectives: Who Is the Mysterious Visitor? 🔍

Juliette Rabbit is wearing a ballet outfit and standing next to a tree, to which a note is pinned. It reads: ‘Detectives! Your mystery to solve is as follows: WHO AM I??? I have left you hints scattered around the Village. Get cracking, friends!’ On the other side of the tree is Lewis Toad, wearing a yellow corduroy hat and holding a brown detective’s cape with a wide collar.
  

CLUE #1
On a cozy winter day, the animal friends found a distinguished detective bonnet and scouting cape accompanied by a mysterious note! Ella Toad promptly put on the detective bonnet and said, "It's time to solve a mystery!"
  

Gracie Cat is standing next to a green dresser with her arms thrown up in surprise. On top of the dresser is a light gray long sleeved shirt with yellow stitching at the neck; a folded pair of pants which match the shirt; and a pair of black and white striped socks.
 
CLUE #2
When preparing to go ice fishing on a chilly day, Gracie Cat discovered some of our new friend's cozy apparel. "I do believe that our guest understands the importance of bundling herself up for the winter!" 
 
Gwendolyn Raccoon is standing outdoors on earthy ground with lots of sticks and leaves. She is wearing yellow floral pants, a brown bonnet, and a gray oak leaf print sweatshirt. On the ground in front of her is a cream-colored and brown bandana.
 

CLUE #3
As Gwendolyn Raccoon was trekking through the woods, she came upon Zeke's travel hanky. "Our mysterious friend must love the fictional detective, Zeke Sharpeyes. I hope she can tell us more stories about her astute hero." 
  

Owen Fox is excitedly looking at a gray sweatshirt embroidered with oak leaves and a red beaded necklace, which are resting on a wooden table. Behind him, Gracie Cat is wearing a yellow corduroy bonnet and brown detective’s cape.
  


CLUE #4
Owen Fox was practicing a new dance routine in the Secret Tree House when he spotted an oak leaf sweater. "Our new animal friend must be quite adept at climbing trees!"⁠
  



Lucy Owl is holding a small red boot with the word NUTS on the cover. Behind her in the background, we can see a box with a guide to different kinds of nuts.
  
CLUE #5
When perusing her bookshelf, Lucy Owl found that an encyclopedia of nuts had been left on her shelf. "As an archivist myself, I respect the consolidation of information. Especially as a topic our guest so clearly loves herself: nuts!"⁠
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Catalina Mouse is wearing a white shirt with a ruffled collar and a black skirt with a dark red ricrac trim at the hem. She is carrying a woven basket full of nuts. Behind her is part of a gray quilted squirrel tail.
   
CLUE #6
When Catalina Mouse left her house this morning, she discovered a basket full of nuts. She remembers weaving this basket with an old friend from the Village. "Wowee! Our new friend has visited the Village before!"  
  

Portrait of Maude Squirrel wearing a white shirt with a ruffled collar under a black pinafore with yellow and pink floral print. She is mostly gray, with tan patches under her embroidered eyes and on her snout. Her tail is hand-quilted, and her ear linings are navy blue with white flowers.
  
MEET MAUDE SQUIRREL! 🌰♥️
     
Maude Squirrel likes to go to Catalina's house to work on basket weaving. And whenever she finds an especially good nut she makes a record for the Encyclopedia of Nuts. It's an ongoing project. She has taught several animal friends to read, just so they can enjoy the wisdom in the Encyclopedia.⁠

Maude Squirrel ⁠will be arriving at Hazel Village on Wednesday February 15th at 1PM ET! ✨
  


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