"Kids will laugh and learn as P.I. Butterfly solves the case!"—Jim Benton, New York Times bestselling author ( Dear Dumb Diary , Franny K. Stein , Catwad ) This outlandish whodunit will keep readers guessing and laughing...all the way to the surprise ending! 2022 Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Awards Silver Winner! "Kids will laugh and learn as P.I. Butterfly solves the case!" - Jim Benton, NYT bestselling author (Dear Dumb Diary, Franny K. Stein, Catwad) "This is a delightful, cartoonish romp with zany digital illustrations that will have readers begging to know when the promised sequel will be released...Don’t let this book flutter by—read it! - Kirkus It’s Saturday, the best morning of the week when a scream interrupts the perfect day for learning about butterflies. Mili the guppy is… missing! But have no fear, P.I. Butterfly is on the case. She’ll stop at nothing to solve the mystery. P.I. Butterfly preserves the scene, records every clue, and interviews suspicious suspects, but she ends up on a trail to nowhere fast. As she drowns her sorrows in a glass of milk, a fishy finding leads to a new suspect and… a cat-felt confession. Did Mili survive her fish-bowl fiasco, or is she gone for good? P.I.B. won’t stop until she flutters to the truth, no matter where it leads. From the award-winning team of Karen Kilpatrick and Germán Blanco, this is the first in a humorous and action-packed early graphic novel series for young readers who love fun, adventure, and mystery! Become a P.I.-in-Training! Analytical and critical thinking skills - Observation skills - Problem-solving - Laughter and fun! Omg how my kids BELLY LAUGHED through the entirety of this graphic novel. I read this aloud with my 4 and 6 year olds and I don't think we have ever had a louder reading experience; by the end, my cheeks hurt and my daughter had violent hiccups. The story was a blast, the characters are adorable, and the art is hilarious. As a parent and logophile, I loved the fun pop-up style vocab words on each page. This book is so sneakily educational! When my kids saw the PI clue kit coming out next month, they flipped. They cannot wait to solve crimes like PI Butterfly, and I am very excited for book 2! (Especially considering I'll be reading book one as a bed time story until then...) - Kara (Books.and.salt) "Kids will laugh and learn as P.I. Butterfly solves the case!" - Jim Benton, NYT bestselling author (Dear Dumb Diary, Franny K. Stein, Catwad) "This is a delightful, cartoonish romp with zany digital illustrations that will have readers begging to know when the promised sequel will be released...Don't let this book flutter by—read it!" - Kirkus Reviews Every superhero has a backstory, and the intrepid protagonist in Kilpatrick's lively and hilarious graphic novel is no exception. Our young hero first decides to don her pink mask and start solving mysteries, we learn, five years back, when a butterfly led her to her missing doll, which had been stolen by a neighborhood dog. She's been a self-proclaimed private investigator ever since, and is eager to leap into action to take on this series starter's urgent main case: little sister Quinn's pet fish has gone missing. P.I. Butterfly observes the clues, interviews the suspects, and considers the evidence before she tracks down Mili's amusing whereabouts. For kids as well as adults, much of this book is laugh-out-loud funny...German Blanco's bright, bold art shows red-haired, wide-eyed P.I. sleuthing with her magnifying glass poised and ready and her orange Alfredo by her side, the panel-to-panel storytelling clear, inventive, and always funny. A bonus: after cracking her case, P.I. offers tips on becoming a detective, which will inspire kids to search for and solve mysteries of their own. - Booklife, Editor's Pick Karen Kilpatrick is the award-winning and bestselling author of several picture book and early graphic novel series, a toy inventor, and a former lawyer. She currently writes for children from S. Florida, where she lives with her three kids. Karen founded the nonprofit, Authors4Education, which has donated thousands of books to kids in need. She also runs a media company that focuses on supporting creatives, brands, and storytellers in their publishing journeys. Learn more at www.geniuscatbooks.com and www.kayppin.com.  Germán Blanco likes doodling so he draws some caricatures and then puts them on the computer, voila! He is also a graphic designer, a former Creative Director for a global toy company, and a member of the board of directors for a nonprofit organization donating books to kids in need, Authors4Education. Some of Germán's award-winning illustrated books include  When Pencil Met Eraser and Pop! .