FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Sasspants, the reluctant gunea pig private investigator, is drawn into another mystery by Hamisher the hamster who believes there is a ghost in the pet shop.
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Sasspants the prickly detective guinea pig and Hamisher the hamster return in another graphic-novel mystery in the Guinea PIG, Pet Shop Private Eye series. This caper involves disappearing mice, and all clues point to a ghost as the culprit. Pet-shop owner Mr. Venezi continues to mix up his animals, this time deciding that his hamsters are gnomes. Astute young readers can follow the visual clues to solve the mystery as they read. Most of the fun lies in the relationship between the bookworm guinea pig and the enthusiastic hamster who wants to be her sidekick. Grades 2-4. --Kat Kan
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"Colleen AF Venable grew up in the trees of Walden, New York....well, not very high up the trees, since she always got scared, but she did carve her name in a lot of low hanging boughs. Colleen had an older sister, a dog, a cat, a million fish, and an imaginary pet hamster named, yup you guessed it, Hamisher. Why have an imaginary friend when you can have an imaginary friend that can fit in your pocket! Colleen went to Wagner College and double majored in English and Studio Art, winning the award of ""biggest dork"" (aka first in her class) and writing plays which went on to be produced Off-Off-Broadway. Her whole life she always loved reading comics--Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side, and she wore out her copy of the Muppets: Short, Green and Handsome--but it wasn't until she started to get into webcomics that she also fell in love with the idea of writing comics. Now Colleen lives in New York City and her day job is designing graphic novels for First Second Books while her night job is writing graphic novels about a not-so-imaginary-anymore hyperactive hamster named Hamisher. She thinks the world is a very lovely place. "
"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. " --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
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I grew up in the trees of Walden, New York....well, not very high up the trees, since I always got scared, but I did carve my name in a lot of low hanging boughs. I had an older sister, a dog, a cat, a million fish, and an imaginary pet hamster named, yup you guessed it, Hamisher. Why have an imaginary friend when you can have an imaginary friend that can fit in your pocket! I went to Wagner College and double majored in English and Studio Art, winning the award of "biggest dork" (aka first in my class) and writing plays which went on to be produced Off-Off-Broadway. My whole life I always loved reading comics--Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side, and I wore out my copy of the Muppets: Short, Green and Handsome--but it wasn't until I started to get into webcomics that I also fell in love with the idea of writing comics. Now my day job is designing graphic novels for First Second Books and my night job is writing graphic novels about a not-so-imaginary-anymore hyperactive hamster named Hamisher. The world is a very lovely place.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful!,
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This review is from: And Then There Were Gnomes (Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye) (Paperback)
Reason for Reading: Both books 1 & 2 are Cybils '10 nominees and as a panelist for Graphic Novels they are required reading for me.This second story is almost as fun and cute as the first one and it does clear up some information for us. References to book 1 are mentioned so it is best to read them in order. The little hamster, Hamish, whose name is consistently referenced this time around is dying for another mystery for Sasspants to solve and for him to be her trusted sidekick. Only problem is he is driving 'Pants crazy by inventing mysteries all week, his latest one being to get all the hamsters to hide so he can claim they are all missing. Then the mice start to really disappear one by one and it takes some convincing to make Sasspants realize Hamish isn't crying wolf again. Once again it is the personalities that win the read over which specifically focuses on Hamish and Sasspants this time though all the others do get some page time, including my favourite, the goldfish. It is also made clear in this volume that Sasspants is a girl. Halfway through the book she is called "she" and from that point on the words "she" and "her" are used frequently. I had mistakenly taken her for a boy in the first book, but as far as I can remember no mention of her female status was mentioned. Poor Mr. V. the owner has some children in to buy a pet, and they tell him his signs are all wrong thinking it's a big joke when he tells them walruses make nice pets, meaning mice, and when he asks the children what they are really called they jokingly answer alligators and the next day he relabels some of the animal cages with some more funny names. The last pages include an article on a non-fiction topic relevant to the story, this time explaining how mice can get through walls and a last page telling the differences between what Mr. V. re-labeled the animals and what they really are. A delightful comic series that I think will appeal to many ages for its sheer humour, which manages to hit several levels from young to older.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is an adorably spooky mystery that the young graphic novel enthusiast will thoroughly enjoy!,
This review is from: And Then There Were Gnomes (Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye) (Paperback)
All was quiet in Mr. Venezi's Pets & Stuff pet store, at least for the moment. Sasspants, PI(G), was fast asleep draped over his books. He was a guinea pig detective, but lately he hadn't had any real work to do. Hamisher, a hamster, was always coming up to him with some fake mystery that had to be solved. He shook Sasspants awake with yet another fake mystery, claiming that all the hamsters were missing. Of course they weren't but he had to try to get the store's PI(G) some work. Sasspants wasn't at all happy and said, "You've got to stop doing this! This is like the fifth fake mystery you made up this week!"Soon it was morning and Mr. V came to open up the shop. Things were soon hopping and bopping in the store. The bunnies were busy dressing up a mouse and making fun of Sasspants as he walked by a pile of books. Children came into the store to look at the pets. Mr. V never could remember the names of the animals and each cage had a silly name. The parrot was a marmot, the mice were labeled walruses, and the hermit crabs were, of course, tractors. The children set him straight and soon he made sure the cages were labeled properly. The mice soon were called gnomes. After an uneventful day, with no real mystery, the door and lights were shut. Hamisher was walking around the store when all of a sudden he felt a cold spot. He ran to Sasspants, this time with a serious tale to tell. He claimed that "Everyone knows that when there's a single cold spot it means a ghost lives there." There had been too many fake mysteries and Sasspants was not going to deal with Hamisher's foolishness and didn't believe him. The next day Mr. V not only felt the cold spot, but saw a real live GHOST on the wall! The aisle was shut down and he put up a sign, "Please Enjoy The Rest of Our Shop. This Aisle is Currently HAUNTED." One by one the mice began to disappear. Now there was a mystery and Sassapants PI(G) was on the job! This is an adorably spooky mystery that the young graphic novel enthusiast will thoroughly enjoy. I loved the little touches of humor scattered throughout the book, especially when Mr. Venezi never could get the names of the animals quite right. Reluctant readers often gravitate toward graphic novels and this one will hold their interest as the little mystery deepens. This is not the type of mystery that gives out clues to think about, but rather is one that keeps the reader in the dark right until the very end. No spoilers here, but once the mystery is solved, everything makes sense. In the back of the book Hamisher gives us a little discussion on all the finer qualities that mice have and tells us all about them. Did you know that "people in ancient Greece worshipped mice?" If you have a youngster that is a budding mystery lover and wants to know a little more about gnomes, this is one book you may wish to consider!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: And Then There Were Gnomes (Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye) (Paperback)
The Pet Shop can be a scary place. When Sasspants PI discovers that the mice are disappearing, and a GHOST in the shop, his instincts go into guineadrive. How will he solve the mystery? Where are the mice going?Young readers will enjoy this story at the feet (or on the laps of) their parents and teachers. This just might be the "Night at the Musuem' pet shop stories have been waiting for.
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