Sawyer the ant is the hero of the day in case after case, each one introducing a legal concept in a fun way. Can a snail beat a speeding ticket? With the right lawyer, justice will be done! Author Robin Newman was a lawyer before she started writing children's books, and she brings the two experiences together in this humorous series about justice in the animal world. She has partnered before with Deborah Zemke in the award-winning Wilcox & Griswold Mysteries books. Now the two are back with another fun series, full of humor and groan-worthy puns. "[A] great book about justice, clever thinking, and the smallest lawyer you'll ever meet."-- Children's Book Shelf "Behold! A new illustrated chapter book series about a critter lawyer. What makes this book a little different is that it's about navigating the legal system. Like a really early law book for kids it covers things like witnesses, testimony, and evidence. Told in a fun graphic style, bring on the legalese!"--Betsy Bird, School Library Journal 2025 Northern Lights Book Award winner for graphic novels. "Sawyer the lawyer proves to be the ant with answers for animals with legal problems. Brushes with the legal system are always scary, particularly for children, and lawyers get lots of bad press. Here, though, a wee insect with a dedication to seeing that justice is done for her critter clients counters the usual image in a series of pun-ishing cases ranging from a chicken fighting a ticket for jaywalking to a perturbed porker proposing to sue his pen-mate for being too tidy. Along with learning about courtroom procedures and evidence as well as mediation and other legal terms, readers will get eye-opening glimpses of a responsible lawyer at work both in and out of court—gathering facts, preparing presentations, asking clarifying questions, identifying contradictions in witness statements, and helping others understand that the law is simply rules for safe, proper behavior. She cuts a confident if diminutive figure in Zemke's grayscale panels, and while she makes doughnut-loving, ticket-happy Officer Opossum look fowl in court, her "eggcellent" arguments and solutions leave all her clients, from Piggles the pig on, tickled pink. A rare portrayal of an often-denigrated profession, replete with puns and positive messages. (glossary of legal terms) (Graphic fiction. 7-10)" -- Kirkus Reviews Robin Newman  was a practicing attorney and legal editor, but she now prefers to write about witches, mice, ants, and peacocks. Her books have won awards and received starred reviews. She lives in New York with two spoiled Spaniels.