Jacky DavisAgent Lion and the Case of the Missing Party

This is a funny story with engaging pictures for littles. Fun to read. May just pull in older kids, too. Grands are 3 and 10.

My 2 year old son is obsessed with this book I have probably read it 3 times a day this week. It’s so silly and cute that I don’t mind reading it over and over. Characters are charming and the illustrations are beautiful!

You go along this journey to help Petunia skunk find her missing birthday party. The duo go on an adventure through the hotel in search of the room holding her surprise birthday party. As the story unfold you go along with them searching for clues to guide them. A great book displaying following “the trial”, being with your friends, working as a team. Including the statement “That the journey matters more than the destination. Overall, a fun detective reading book. Especially for children who enjoy searches and detective work. My kids age from 3-10yrs and they all loved this story and stayed involved.

Are you gravitating towards light, silly reads with your children these days? I know two of our favorite books to read around here lately have been King Hugo's Huge Ego and The Mouse and the Motorcycle, our family read aloud, and it definitely feels good to pick up those books that sweep us to a place bound to put smiles on our faces. Today, I bring you another one of those recent favorites: Agent Lion by David Soman and Jacky Davis.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀From the creators of the Ladybug Girl series comes Agent Lion, the laugh-inducing story of a private detective who is apparently one of the best in the business... Though an astute reader (or even a four-year-old) might debate with the detective agency on that one! A call from Ms. Chief interrupts Agent Lion one day while he's hard at work... or maybe hardly working... But either way, he's sent off on the important task of finding Ms. Flamingo's cat, Fluffy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The ensuing events are bound to make even the hardest of hearts smile. Agent Lion asks ridiculous questions, follows laughable leads, and gets thrown off track by amusing (and delectable) diversions such asa tuba, jelly donuts, and cake. Though Ms. Flamingo eventually loses her patience with Agent Lion, the mystery is solved in a most unexpected way.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Yes, the story of Agent Lion will make you laugh. But these illustrations bring just as much humor and joy as the narrative! Soman includes many clever details in his illustrations that ensure the rereads (and you're bound to reread this one... over and over again... if your children are anything like ours!) to be just as entertaining as the first time through. A whole story could be told through the characters' facial expressions alone!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A big thank you to Harper Kids for sharing this book with our family in exchange for an honest review. If you're looking for a new title to use to lighten your quarantine mood, look no further than Agent Lion. I guarantee it to be a hit in your house!

When Ms. Flamingo's cat Fluffy goes missing, Agent Lion is on the case! After confirming that Fluffy is, in fact, a cat and search the apartment for clues Agent Lion decides to cast a wider net. But Fluffy is not with Mr. Wombat who is baking a cake, he is not disguised as a pigeon on the roof, and he is definitely not in the no-longer-quiet Hippo house. Is it possible that Agent Lion isn't actually the best detective for the case or does he just have to look a little harder?Agent Lion is a fun picture book. The interplay between the text and illustrations add another layer to this deceptively simple story. The story starts with Lion "hard at work" which turns out to be playing with trucks at his desk and the jokes only get funnier from there.You may recognize this duo from Ladybug Girl and Agent Lion is guaranteed to be just as popular. I can't wait for all of you to meet this jelly donut obsessed detective.

I really liked this funny charming picture book. I loved the illustrations. I love how this introduces young readers to the mystery genre. I know this is a book that I will be handing out to a bunch of littles.