The Great Mouse Detective: Basil of Baker Street (Series #1) (Paperback)

from Maydacat

Written by children's author Eve Titus, Basil is a mouse possessing the qualities of Sherlock Holmes, whom he has studied at close range. In this mystery, Basil must save two mice sisters who were kidnapped. This series is delightful no matter what the age of the reader is, and the superb narrati...

from raizel

It's hard to write a mystery for children: bad things happen in them. This one involves a kidnapping and a mouse team deliberately reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Recommended by a fellow reader to children at a book fair.

from ElizaJane

Basil the mouse and his friend Dr. Dawson live in the cellar under 221 B Baker Street. Basil is a detective, much lauded by the mouse community, just as his hero, Sherlock Holmes, is of the human world. Two little twin girl mice have been kidnapped and her parents ask Basil to take the case. Writ...

from allawishus

As a kid I would probably have loved the Basil series beyond reason. It has everything I loved - anthropomorphized mice, mystery, Victorian setting... Anyway, Basil of Baker Street models himself after Sherlock Holmes. He lives in Holmes' cellar and manages to eavesdrop on Holmes in all his myste...

from marsap

Basil of Baker Street is a children's book based on the Sherlock Holmes stories. Basil-a famous sleuth of mousedom--lives in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes' house. A great admirer of the Holmes, Basil has learned his craft by listening at the feet of Holmes himself. The Mystery of the Missing Twin...