The Great Puptective -- Alina Tysoe, Hardcover

A Junior Library Guild Selection

A set-in-his-ways housecat has his routine upended by an enthusiastic new puppy with a nose for solving mysteries in this first adorable book in a graphic novel chapter book series perfect for fans of InvestiGators and Narwhal and Jelly.

Truffles the cat is the only pet in the house and reigns in peace and quiet, only exerting himself to find the best place to take a nice, long nap--preferably in a spot of warm sunshine. Then Poppy the puppy bursts onto the scene.

Poppy is loud, enthusiastic, excitable, and--worst of all--a puptective! She's got an eye for crime and a nose to solve all mysteries that come her way...even though she's not completely sure what a mystery is.

Truffles cannot let this intrusion stand. Poppy won't be able to continue disrupting his precious me-time if she's shipped to the North Pole! But could this irrepressible new companion be just what this grumpy cat needs?

Author: Alina Tysoe
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/19/2024
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.03w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9781665938242
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/04/2023

About the Author
From the moment she was able to hold a pencil, Alina Tysoe was scribbling away and filling notebooks with doodles of dogs and comics about her family. Today, Alina is an illustrator, 2D animator, and author of What's Up Beanie: Acutely Relatable Comics, a collection based on her popular webcomic by the same name, the picture book Emi Isn't Scared of Monsters, and the graphic novel chapter book The Great Puptective. She lives in New Zealand with her husband, Mike, who makes regular appearances in her webcomic, and, infuriatingly, no dogs.