I received an advanced reader copy of InvestiGators: Heist and Seek by John Patrick Green in exchange for an honest review.

I love any book about art and museums, and mysteries are by far my favorite genre, so this book was made for me!

This is my first time reading the InvestiGators series. I’m not incredibly well-versed in this genre of children’s graphic novels, but I have read some of Dav Pilkey’s Dogman books with my nephew. Forgive me if some of my review comes from comparison to that series.

This book has puns galore! Character names are puns, settings are puns, works of art are puns, everything is a pun! I thought the animalistic twists on famous artworks were quite funny too. I also appreciated the barf warning and thought it made that scene even funnier. The mystery aspect was pretty good, and I liked the way the author peppered in more and more obvious hints as they reached the conclusion.

Heist & Seek reads very much like the Dav Pilkey graphic novels I’ve read; however, Green’s characters and plots are better developed. I was invested in Mango and Brash and their antics, and the mystery kept me intrigued. The Dogman books have silly visuals and puns, but don’t go much further than that. InvestiGators is a series I would feel good sharing with my nephew, and I’d even want to pick up more of the series for myself!

Thank you NetGalley and First Second Books for the advanced reader copy.

Thank you, NetGalley and First Second for sending me an e-arc of this book. I first picked it up because of the pun in the title, without knowing that this is the 6th book.
But it’s easy to read as a stand-alone, it’s funny, there are great puns (I love puns) and the author loves to break the fourth wall (maybe even the fifth) and I love when media does that
So if you like funny, easy-to-read, and original stories, this book is for you!

I'm not going to lie, I was drawn to this book because of the title! From that alone I knew this would be a fun book to read (and it most definitely was!). The graphics are bright and engaging and the layout is easy to follow. The story has humor that both kids and adults will enjoy. It was a lot of fun to follow the investigation to its conclusion. I highly recommend this for classroom and school libraries!

This was the first novel I read in the InvestiGators series. Loved it! There were so many funny jokes and puns that I think an 8-11 year old would really find funny and creative. I know when I was a kid I would've loved the fourth wall breaks and unique style of self-aware jokes.

Green does it again! InvestiGators: Heist and Seek is the 6th installment of the series and is just as clever and funny as the others.

I got this for my son because he loves the InvestiGators books! He said this one was one of his favorites, so that is definitely a good sign!

A fun and silly book for fans of the InvestiGators series! This book is full of word play and puns which is perfect for 2nd - 4th grade readers. They'll giggle as they read about an art heist being investigated. I enjoyed how the artwork and artists were plays on true art/artists. Kids may be interested to learn about or even visit the original artwork shown in the book. I'll definitely add this to my third grade library!

The InvestiGators series is a favorite in our house. Our eight-year-old is not a huge fan of reading unless it's something he likes.
This book in the series is cute and silly. Perfect for kids his age.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for our gifted digital review copy.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a copy of this in exchange for an honest review

I did not read any of the books in this series, but I was able to follow along quite nicely. I thought it was cute and clever. The characters were great and easy to understand.

I thought the art was great and brightly colored.

Overall I would definitely read another book by this author, and even perhaps go back and start the series from the beginning.

I loved this Investigators graphic novel. It would be the perfect book to have on any classrooms shelves, particularly for those that are just finding their feet with reading. The story itself is easy to follow (but still incredibly entertaining) and the imagery alongside it is perfect. I particularly liked the running jokes throughout the book and the puns - it is easy comedy for children to enjoy. I highly recommend the Investigators series.

The InvestiGators series is a favorite in our house and Heist and Seek was no different. Our nine year old is a bit of a reluctant reader and struggles to find books that really engage him.

We learned about this series last year and each book provides a new mystery to unravel and a fresh enthusiasm for books, which always makes us so happy! He flies through these reads and is always eager to pick them up again and again. It has the perfect amount of humor and action and our family gives Heist and Seek a big thumbs up!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for our gifted review copy.

InvestiGators

My son (9) has read all 5 of the previous books and when I saw this pop up on NetGalley I knew it would be a fun book for us to read together.

Synopsis

When rare paintings go missing, the InvestiGators are called on the scene..the ART SCENE!

Mango and Brash go undercover and under canvas as internationally renowned painters to expose a crook who has truly mastered the art of CRIME!

Can they recover the missing masterpieces and save the city art museum's fundraising gala before it's too late and they run out of appetizers?

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These are such great books for kids learning to read. When my son was in 1st and 2nd grade, he could pick these books up and read them on his own. This 6th book, Heist and Seek is the same way. My son read this aloud to me and it was perfect for us.

We laughed out loud at the antics of all the different characters. And sometimes the author would use bigger, more complex words but the characters would explain the meaning of those words as we went along.

This is a great series for reluctant readers who need comedy in their lives to read.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

A fun addition to this series. Both my girls enjoyed it. They both enjoy this series and the hijinks and fun these gators get up to!

This was such a fun adventure! We already have a large following of kiddos who love the investigators and this newest installment will not disappoint! Love the puns and the adventure keeps you on your toes! I think this will be a great addition to the collection

I don't often read Comic style Graphic Novels but this was fun & I'd recommend it for a whole host of age groups too . As you follow the crazy investigator's Mango & Brash from S.U.I.T . #NetGalley ,#GoodReads,#FB, #Instagram,#Amazon.co.uk , #<img src="https://www.netgalley.com/badge/358a5cecda71b11036ec19d9f7bf5c96d13e2c55" width="80" height="80" alt="100 Book Reviews" title="100 Book Reviews"/>, #<img src="https://www.netgalley.com/badge/ef856e6ce35e6d2d729539aa1808a5fb4326a415" width="80" height="80" alt="Reviews Published" title="Reviews Published"/>, #<img src="https://www.netgalley.com/badge/aa60c7e77cc330186f26ea1f647542df8af8326a" width="80" height="80" alt="Professional Reader" title="Professional Reader"/>.

My 8 year old son adores these books. This is his favorite series. He's drawn all the characters and writes fanfiction about them. Thank you.

Investigators: Heist and Seek
by John Patrick Green
Pub Date: Sept. 27, 2022
First Second
Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.
These are very popular in our library. This is #6 in the series.
This was a fun read :)) Mango and Bras are going to investigate a theft. All the characters are cute, love them.
I have already preordered this book for our library.
5 stars

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is one of my kid's most anticipated book all year, and she said this book was just as hilarious and clever as the previous ones, and made me read it with her, after finishing it herself.

Details I loved from this book:
- the art and the artists such as "Bona Lisa" by Leodoggo Da Vinky, Vincent van Gopher, Frida Jello, Pigasso, so funny and the corresponding arts are hilarious as well.
- there's so many incidences where the fourth wall was broken, they referenced the story being a comic book, where characters were afraid to be erased.
- the signature clever puns "canvass for my canvas", "Warehouse? There, house!", "We herd they had an impressive Cattle-log. It was quite Moo-Ving."
- Agents of S.A.L.A.D. Is this a reference to my beloved Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

We are both looking forward to the next week All Tide Up, won't miss it for a thing.

This was a funny book for my 7 year old to read. He was interested the whole time! We will for sure read more of these books! Thanks to the author for a great read!!

Another great Investigator graphic novel. It's full of the jokes kids love and references for their parents to enjoy. The plot has a lot going on and will keep kids entertained. The art is consistent. I wish there was more anpbout different art styles in the clues for a more educational component. I did like the visual gags,.