New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer introduces a delightful and dynamic animal duo in a race against time to save a polar bear cub in the first book of this hilarious and heartwarming middle grade series about friendship and conservation. When an animal is in trouble, there’s only one place to turn: the Animal Rescue Agency! Dashing Esquire Fox used to organize the world’s most elaborate chicken raids until the day she encountered Mr. Pepper. Meeting the blustery old rooster changed her heart, convincing her to turn from a life of crime and instead form the Animal Rescue Agency, which masterminds rescue operations across the globe.Esquire and her unlikely chicken business manager coordinate their far-flung agents to get them to the Arctic. In that frozen land they learn that what happened to the polar bear cub was no accident–and that saving him will pit them against the scariest predator in the world: a human.

What Kind of Book is Case File: Little Claws

What Should I Know As a Parent

Families are unique and have different expectations for the books they choose to read. The following are concepts included in this book that some parents may wish to seek out or avoid.

Note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be concepts in this book that are not included or have been insufficiently or incorrectly detailed here.

Scary Villains and Characters

Violence

Presence of Death

Language

What Questions Should I Ask My Child

Esquire and Mr. Pepper each bring different talents to the Animal Rescue Agency. What are their talents, and what talents do you have that could help on their team?
As Esquire and Mr. Pepper rush to the Arctic, they don't have time to formulate the best plan or prepare very well. What could they have done to better prepare?

Reviews

B is for Bookworm

5.75

This surprisingly gripping chapter books is great for earlier readers, older readers, or a family read aloud, due to it's page-turner qualities, great message of helping others and saving animals in danger. Plus, you'll immediately fall in love with Esquire and Dr. Pepper in their tweed jacket and quilted tea cozy clothes.