Age: Preschool-1st grade

A delightful introduction to mystery stories, Hermelin the mouse finds he is quite apt at finding lost things and helping out the people of Offley Street. The tid-bit stories are inviting and great for older picture book readers/listeners but the plenitude of mysteries means they are short and don't allow room for investigation.

Also, the story is not entirely about solving mysteries. When Hermelin is invited to a party in his honor he scares the residents of Offley Street when they realize that he is a mouse. Disheartened to know that people view him as a pest he is about to leave when someone reaches out for his help to start up a detective agency.