Everyone knows that detectives are not the real deal unless they have a hat, And so it is for Cat Town's Detective Beans who has misplaced his. His investigations take him all over the town as he meets and interviews different quirky residents, follows the clues and tries to solve the mystery - all before he has to be home in time for dinner with his mum.
For independent readers who like graphic novels, this is the first in a new series that introduces them to the detective/crime genre with a mystery to solve, twists and turns in the plot, a trusty sidekick and dodgy characters, and the need to sift the real from the not-so and put it together to reach a logical conclusion as the suspense and intrigue guilds - all within a story with a setting and theme suitable for younger readers.
By putting their own detective's hat on and engaging with the clues and puzzles, perhaps they will solve the mystery before Detective Beans does! Or perhaps it will lead them into seeking other stories in this genre or maybe even beginning to recognize and understand the concept of genre itself and that each as its own particular themes, structures and devices that carry the story along in a fairly predictable way.
Recommended by: Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian, New South Wales AUSTRALIA
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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! Follow along to discover the charming, whimsical, and mysterious world of Detective Beans.
Meet Detective Beans (just Beans for short), a young cat sleuth dedicated to doing whatever it takes to solve the case. After a night of mystery movies with his best friend, Biscuit, Detective Beans wakes up to find his detective hat is missing. There’s only one thing to do: hit the streets of Cat Town and find that missing hat! Cat Town is full of suspects, from the neighborhood bird to a magician in the park, and each twist and turn in this journey leads to an interesting new encounter — and to solving a much bigger case than Beans could have imagined.
Brilliantly written and illustrated by New Zealand comic artist Li Chen, creator of the internationally popular ExtraOrdinary Comics, Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat is filled with charming cat capers, warm-hearted humor, and detective stories all in the form of a graphic novel that will entertain comics fans and middle grade readers everywhere. ---From the publisher
208 pages 978-1524882587 Ages 7-10
Keywords: graphic novel, mystery and detective, cats, part of a series, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old
