Sherlock Bones: #1 Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery written by Renee Treml and reviewed by Terry Wahrman

Summary: Sherlock Bones lives in the natural history museum with his trusty sidekick Watts, a stuffed blue parrot. When things go missing or lost, they are first to arrive on the scene. The Royal Blue Diamond goes missing and there is no time to waste. If only Grace, the silly new racoon, can stay out of their way, they may have the chance to find it. Time is getting away. The museum might close their doors if they don’t find it quickly. 

Straight Talk for Librarians: Cute and funny for all ages and genders. Great way to introduce the concept of a natural history museum and all it contains. This graphic novel is written in chapters. There is a lot of satire when Sherlock has one sided conversations with his stuffed bird pal Watkins. Sherlock introduces students to using deductive reasoning by asking questions. The interaction with the pesky raccoon Grace turns into a real friendship and a lesson on how to deal with different types of friends. I would recommend this book to a child that doesn't like to read. The humor and characters are very entertaining. Highly recommended.