Detective Small in the Amazing Banana Caper Hardcover - 2007

Details

• Title Detective Small in the Amazing Banana Caper
• Author Wong Herbert Yee
• Binding Hardcover
• Edition Illustrated.
• Pages 32
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston
• Date April 23, 2007
• Illustrated Yes
• ISBN 9780618472857 / 0618472851
• Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
• Dimensions 10.28 x 7.55 x 0.4 in (26.11 x 19.18 x 1.02 cm)
• Ages 04 to 07 years
• Grade levels P - 2
• Library of Congress subjects Stories in rhyme, Animals
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006009821
• Dewey Decimal Code E

Detective Small may be short in stature, but he is long on brains and sleuthing skills. . . . This mystery is an exciting chase as readers follow along with Detective Small. . . . The charcoal-pencil and watercolor illustrations are comical, and include details everyone will laugh over, such as the Man in the Yellow Hat in a banana-related lineup. Yee also includes crime-solving information that will help children realize how difficult Small's job really is, such as the amount of research he does to tie together his clues. The rhyming text will help beginning readers anticipate what will happen next. It is dynamic, introducing great action words while still making the book fun to read. Even though Detective Small proves to be fallible, kids will cheer his efforts to solve the case and look forward to his next one.
School Library Journal

The rhyming text creates an infectious, bouncing rhythm that will appeal to many young listeners. It's Yee's pencil-and-watercolor illustrations, though, that really extend the action and humor in scenes showing the tiny detective, trench coat flapping, chasing down animal suspects. The story's cautionary message about making judgments before "you have all the facts" makes this a candidate for character-education units.
Booklist, ALA

Featuring plenty of visual jokes (including a cameo from the Man in the Yellow Hat) and a narrative written in sprightly verse, the caper is sure to peel right off the shelf.
Kirkus Reviews