The Great Art Caper

By Victoria Jamieson

Pets on the Loose! returns with The Great Art Caper by bestselling children's book author and illustrator Victoria Jamieson

Things at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School have been quiet—too quiet. Cuddly yet calculating class hamster GW spends his days in second grade and his nights poetry slamming and jigsaw puzzling with his friends, Sunflower and Barry. GW has even started warming up to the second-grade students. Could he be making human friends?

When the school art show is announced, GW learns of a dastardly plot—Harriet and her many minions are planning to ruin it! Once again, it's up to GW, Sunflower, and Barry to stop to Harriet's mousey madness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Jun 13, 2017
• ISBN: 9781250125217

Victoria Jamieson

Victoria Jamieson received her BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. She worked as a children's book designer before moving to Portland and becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship, and has lived in Australia, Italy, and Canada. She maintains a not-so-secret identity as Winnie the Pow, a skater with the Rose City Rollers roller derby league. She is the author of The Great Pet Escape.

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Reviews for The Great Art Caper

[ashewert · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I found this book to be highly entertaining! It tells the story of George Washington (GW) and his two friends that are class pets at an elementary school. They have an enemy in the school, a mouse named Harriet who appears to always be trying to get GW into trouble or worse sent to another school. GW and his friends are just looking to make a card for one of the students in GW's class, when they find out that Harriet and her minions are looking to destroy the art show. GW is determined not to let this happen! This book would be highly engaging for students who are not yet ready to transition from a picture book to a full on chapter book. The comics lend well to the understanding and visualization of what is going on in the story to help with overall reader comprehension. It would teach students about determination and friendship! I also like how this is a book that is a part of a series that way if a student enjoyed this book, then there would be others they would likely be interested in reading as well!