And Then There Were Gnomes (Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye Series #2)

by Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illustrator)

Overview

Sasspants, PI(G), the world's fluffiest detective, is back on the case―or she will be, if her sidekick Hamisher can convince her there's really a mystery afoot. Hamisher has made up so many stories, Sasspants doesn't believe him. But one by one the mice in Mr. Venezi's pet shop are going missing, and all the spooky clues point to...a ghost! Once our shaggy Sherlocks start digging for answers, they will stop at nothing to ferret out the truth!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761354802
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2010
Series:	Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye Series , #2
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	GN520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

About the Author

Colleen AF Venable lives in New York and is the author of several acclaimed graphic novels, including National Book Award Longlist selection Kiss Number 8.

Stephanie Yue grew up in the United States, China, and Hong Kong, and went to New York to study illustration. Currently, she lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and spends her days drawing, practicing kung fu, and making stuff.

Editorial Reviews

"A gem—please, tell us we'll be seeing more of Sasspants!" —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

The denizens of Mr Venezi's Pets & Stuff return for another hilarious mystery. Sasspants the guinea pig solved the mystery of the missing sandwiches in Hamster and Cheese (2010); now she's doomed to be thought a detective even though she has replaced the final "G" on her cage label. Hamisher the koala (actually hamster; Mr. Venezi is nearsighted and clueless, though not neglectful) loves being a sidekick, and he comes up with so many fake mysteries that Sasspants doesn't believe him when he has a real one. The mice are going missing one by one, and everyone's sure it's a ghost. Sasspants takes the case to get Hamisher off her back so she can get back to reading her much-loved books. Venable's second adventure does not disappoint. The celebutante chinchillas—er, camels—(one of whom has a pet mouse, "Mr. Sparkles," à la Paris Hilton's chihuahua) and the bubble-headed goldfish will inspire giggles. The deadpan expressions of Yue's pudgy animals colored by Hi Fi Design supply many of the laughs. A gem—please, tell us we'll be seeing more of Sasspants! (Graphic fiction. 6-11)

Kirkus Reviews