I absolutely love this little series of graphic novels for kids, featuring a Guinea PI- the G fell off the sign, so Sasspants becomes a private investigator, with a hamster sidekick.

This is a cute graphic novel. I wonder why I haven't read the others in this series before now?

Sasspants the guinea pig and his best friend Hamisher the hamster have decided that they will only leave the pet store with an owner who is a stylish detective. But when the perfect owner shows up, he only has enough money to buy one of the rodent detective team.

And to make matters worse, an important case has come up. The cat who resides in the bookstore next door has vanished. This is particularly alarming because Tummytickles the cat never ever moves under his own power. Clearly there is foul play involved! The detective team won't be able to work as a team to solve this mystery, but perhaps they can arrive separately at the same conclusion.

The actual plot took some time to get going, but I really didn't mind because this story was absolutely loaded with quirky jokes. And the final resolution was handled in a perfectly adorable way.

Fun characters, a great sense of humor, and some clever mystery writing make for a winner here.

Aw, this seems like the end of the series. It's a nice ending, but I want more Sassypants and Hamisher!