Squirrel Lock Holmes #1: The Pet Rock Mystery: (A Graphic Novel) [Hardcover]

Fun and frenetic! It's no mystery, this is my sort of book! -- Ben Clanton, New York Times bestselling author of Narwhal and Jelly

It's a mystery, my dear Watson! Detective Squirrel Lock Holmes and her trusty sidekick Mole Watson are on the hunt for a missing pet rock in this first book of the hilarious early graphic chapter book series.

THE CASE OF THE MISSING PET ROCK

Victim: Reggie the Rabbit's Pet Rock, Dwayne (aka, the Rock )
Scene of the Crime: Pet Rock Obedience School
Suspects: Reggie's classmates -- and even his teacher! 

Detective Squirrel Lock Holmes and her partner in crime-solving -- Mole Watson -- are experts in finding lost things. But can they find Reggie's pet rock? Or will they hit rock bottom? 

Early chapter book readers will laugh along at the problem-solving skills of the silliest sleuths in the forest in this full-color graphic novel.

Keep your eyes peeled for the next Squirrel Lock Holmes Mystery: A Corny Maze Mystery -- coming Fall 2026! An exuberant, pun-heavy romp for readers who like their mysteries served with maximum silliness and steady sleuthing. —Kirkus Reviews

Slapstick ­humor (who knew gnomes could be villains?), clueless Watson, puns, and ­expressive characters make for a fun and silly ­graphic novel. —School Library JournalASHLEY BELOTE is the author and illustrator of fun and silly picture books such as Witch & Wombat, Sheepwrecked, and Little Red and Big, Bad Fred. She spent second grade training tolS%