Review of Serendipity Mystery: Diary of a Snoopy Cat

[Adelee Grobler]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Serendipity Mystery: Diary of a Snoopy Cat" by R.F. Kristi.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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While on vacation with her mother and furry friends, Inca gets her paws into a mystery she needs to solve. The brilliant Inca calls on the rest of her Inca & Company friends to solve the case of a valuable antique sword that someone stole from the main museum in Colombo. Her furry friends, Fromage, Cara, Charlotte, and Terrance, soon forgot that it was a holiday and jumped at the opportunity to find the thieves and return the stolen items. While she was on vacation, she made quick friends with Rani the turtle, as well as Meena the baby elephant, and her mother, who was eager to help. The super-duper detective kitten will take what little evidence Solo has and ensure that justice will be served.

I enjoyed many things in this novel, and my daughter enjoyed it too. The characters are adorable, and their personalities fit perfectly with their animal instincts. There are loads of different animals in the novel, and a child is bound to be fond of at least one of them, if not all of them! They were also still animalistic, even though they were very smart and detectives solving a crime! It was very easy to use your imagination with the story. The animals would only think humanly but have the same capabilities as those of a real animal.

R.F. Kristi made it enjoyable to read to a child. This book contains a lot of onomatopoeia and colorful pictures to show children. Some pictures and stories were funny, and I had a good laugh. There were also many paragraphs and spaces, giving the reader time to read it with emotion and time for sinking thoughts. I was easily directed at what emotion I should read the next part with, whether it be enthusiastically, inquisitively, surprised, scared, or concerned.

Some scenes would have bullet points to assist a child with using their imagination. For instance, Inca encountered a mother leopard, and the bullet points explained the thoughts she was processing. As Inca imagined the different scenarios that could play out, an opportunity is given to children to do this as well. I think it’s very important for a young mind to be guided. It exaggerated the emotions Inca was going through and might also teach a child to think of future scenarios and expand their imagination.

There was only one thing I didn’t like about this book. The races of some humans were given. While some or most readers might not have a problem with this, I don’t want my child to focus on races at all.

I give Serendipity Mystery: Diary of a Snoopy Cat a perfect 4 out of 4 stars. There were a few minor errors, but both my daughter and I enjoyed this book.

I recommend for an adult to read this book to young children. It contains some complex words that an adult might need to explain. This book may appeal to animal lovers as well.

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Serendipity Mystery: Diary of a Snoopy Cat
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[MsH2k]

As an adult reading this book, I was taken aback by the negative characteristics attributed to some races as well. However, it is a lovely tale, and I’m glad you and your daughter enjoyed reading it together!