 | Detective Beans & the case of the missing hat (Detective Beans) Author: Chen, Li | |
| Price: $10.65 | ||
Summary:
Meet Detective Beans, the best kitten detective in town, equipped with his tie, brown trench coat, and GASP. It's gone! His detective hat is missing! In graphic novel format.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 2.60 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 551169 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (08/15/24)
School Library Journal (00/10/24)
Booklist (+) (10/15/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 10/15/2024 *Starred Review* When his detective’s hat goes missing, Beans becomes a cat on the case, asking questions, following clues, and not stopping until he finds the culprit—or until he has to be home for dinner, whichever comes first. The hat, having been blown out of Beans’ window during the night, is found by a neighboring bird who gives it to a pair of kids, who gives it to a magician, and on and on, until Beans finally tracks it down, only to have the wind blow it away again. Will Beans ever get his hat back? Will Beans make it home before his mother begins to worry? Will there be pizza for dinner? All these questions are answered in this hardboiled-detective spoof full of sight gags and witty banter. From Beans' trench coat to his meeting with his trusty sidekick at the (ice cream) bar and asking the bartender to make it a double (scoop), everything a fan of detective fiction could want can be found in this book, albeit made kid-appropriate. Readers not familiar with all the genre’s tropes will find a lot to love here, too: much of the humor is universal and genuinely funny, especially the jokes told through the art. Marketed to young middle-grade readers, Detective Beans also might delight older readers and fans of mysteries, all of whom will be on the lookout for Beans’ next case. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
