Investigators: All Tide Up: 7

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Simply bursting with youthful energy, crazy comedy, vibrant artwork and breathtaking creativity, InvestiGators is a visual and verbal delight… and guaranteed to please even the most reluctant reader! With a detailed comic-strip format, lots of toilet humour and zany plot lines, you will be pestered for the sequel before it's published. Honestly, he was asking about so much that I would not be surprised if, at the end, someone, somehow, swapped the bodies of Mango and a seven-year-old. In high-intensity colors, straightforward panel artwork by Green (Hippopot­a­mister) offers plenty of slapstick gags to Brash and Mango’s tale. Please, John Patrick Green, if you're reading this: Don't feel the need to fill every panel with puns.

I laughed out loud at the flawless execution of myriad puns, and I was delighted by the mystery and even the character growth. Follow the silly, fun filled, pun soaked adventure by the duo and get shocked by the twist at the end. John Patrick Green is a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, such as Hippopotamister, Kitten Construction Company, and InvestiGators. Investigators has become a good new series to look out for and we simply can't wait to continue the story.Here purely because the first in a spin-off series was so expertly done, so punsomely clever and so well written ( https://www. My son read it in one sitting and immediately offered to read it to his little brother because he liked it so much. I enjoy graphic novels and this one was another winner that will be at the top of my list for my patrons. This instalment has a classic Scooby-Doo ‘villain’ which is sure to appeal to parents, while every page is stuffed with puns which will have you laughing and groaning in equal measure. From new books in beloved series like Percy Jackson and Dork Diaries to picture books you’ll want to share with all your little ones, our most anticipated books this month are ones you won’t want to miss.

And this is one of those books I will be recommending to those who have middle-grade kids who “don’t like reading”. Thank you to First Second Books and Netgalley for this ARC - my almost-9 was absolutely thrilled to get this as an advanced copy! My daughter said she will never not enjoy anything written by John Patrick Green, as she loved The Kitten Construction Company and all of the InvestiGators series.

Mango and Brash, missing cruise ship, piiirrrraaates, tons of adventures and a great deal of punny jokes! Two alligators, thus InvestiGators, are tasked with a new mission to find out why captain of a cruise ship ended up going crazy, and his passengers were missing.

The mystery was fun and not as predictable - there was a definite twist - as some of the previous books in the series. Fans of the series will love following Mango and Brash as they bring the mystery to a satisfying conclusion with lots of laughs along the way. References to past adventures in this one, so it may be confusing/spoilers for anyone totally new to the series.The duo is determined to prevent this ship from disappearing, too, and head to sea to uncover the truth.