Here Kitty, Kitty by Melanie Alexander
Lexi and Lettie Trusty Twin Detectives. Random House, 2017.
ISBN 9780143784135
(Age: 6-10) Lexi and Lottie have their own cartoon show based on
their sleuthing antics. They are centred around Appleton Animal Park
where, with their parents, they are involved with a variety of
animals. Their best friend is Fred, an aspiring journalist for the
school paper and along with Lexi's pet mouse, Mozart, he joins the
twins on their detective adventures.
Here Kitty, Kitty highlights the latest new members of the
Animal Park, two white tiger cubs, Purr and Pounce. They are being
shown to the public for the first time but one of the cubs is stolen
and this begins the search for the culprit amongst a group of
suspects listed by the girls.
The story is divided into chapters and are illustrated with the same
cartoon style drawings as the animations. Intense colours are used
on both the cover and throughout the book. Lists feature frequently
throughout the story, which give facts about animals i.e. 'when
fully grown, tigers are the biggest species of the cat family.'
Lists also highlight the clues the twins have discovered which makes
it easier for the reader to focus on the main points and keep track
of the information gathered by the twins.
There are several suspects and Lexi and Lottie have to work their
way through the information to remove the innocent from their lists.
This allows the reader to try to deduce the crime with the twins and
attempt to work out themselves who the true criminal is.
These books will appeal to students who have enjoyed the cartoons or
those who like detective style books. Suitable for students aged 6
to 10 year olds.
There is a trailer on the books available.
The cartoons are available here.
Jane Moore