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The Big Mousetake

The Big Mousetake

Alina Tysoe (Illustrator) See More (2)

The Great Puptective
JUVENILE FICTION
Comics & Graphic Novels
Animals , Mystery & Detective , Humorous
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
2 - 3
6 - 9
2026 Fall
Graphic Novels

Hardback
9781665938303
$18.99 CAD
English
03/17/2026

Paperback
9781665938310
$12.50 CAD
English
03/23/2027

EPUB [reflow]
9781665938327
$11.99 CAD
English
03/17/2026

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Description


Poppy the Puptective is here to prevent an epic cake caper by a trio of mischievous mice in this third hilarious book in the graphic chapter book series perfect for fans of InvestiGators and Narwhal and Jelly.

Truffles the cat hates parties, especially birthday parties. So when a trio of mice calling themselves the Cheesy Crew crashes Truffles’s human’s birthday bash to steal the cheesecake, Truffles offers assistance. After all, no cake means no party, which means peace and quiet!

The would-be saboteurs should have known better than to cross the likes of Poppy the Great Puptective! Unlike Truffles, Poppy wants Sasha to have the best party ever, and the pup is on high alert! But with traps and distractions as far as she can see, will Poppy accidentally be party to the greatest caper in Cheesy Crew history?
Alina Tysoe Alina Tysoe

Author Bio


The pink-haired 30-something-year-old illustrator behind What’s Up, Beanie?, a humorous autobiographical webcomic that’s viewed by 1.5 million people every week which she also sometimes makes into animations.

Alina worked as a 2D animator and storyboard artist for 4 years before diving into the world of webcomics and graphic novels. She lived in New Zealand for most of her life and currently lives with her husband in Canada. In her spare time Alina can be found playing video games and looking at cute videos of dogs.

Review Quotes


A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
"A light, engaging choice that supports confidence-building and reading enjoyment during a critical stage of literacy development."

Biographical note


From the moment she was able to hold a pencil, Alina Tysoe was scribbling away and filling notebooks with doodles of dogs and comics about her family. Today, Alina is an illustrator, 2D animator, and author of What’s Up Beanie: Acutely Relatable Comics, a collection based on her popular webcomic by the same name; the picture book Emi Isn’t Scared of Monsters; and the graphic chapter book series The Great Puptective. She lives in Toronto with her husband, Mike, who makes regular appearances in her webcomic, and, infuriatingly, no dogs.