Detective Beans and the Map of Mystery

Name: Detective Beans and the Map of Mystery
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ISBN: 9781761353420

Li Chen

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Penguin
02 June 2026

Comic strip fiction & graphic novels (Children's&YA)

Series: Detective Beans

Enjoy this new DETECTIVE BEANS adventure in the bestselling and award-winning graphic novel series by Li Chen!

Your favourite kitten detective is back with a new mystery to solve . . . and treasure to find!

When Captain Scuttlebeard gives Beans a treasure map, Beans is determined to find the prize at the end. The clues take him all over Cat Town - to places he doesn't expect! With Biscuits by his side, and with help from some other familiar faces, can Beans find the treasure . . . and get home in time to clean up his room?

DETECTIVE BEANS AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING HAT was WINNER of the Best Junior Fiction book at the New Zealand Book Awards in 2025!

By: Li Chen
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 447g
ISBN: 9781761353420
ISBN 10: 176135342X
Series: Detective Beans
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 02 June 2026
Recommended Age: From 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Li Chen was born in Beijing, China, and moved to New Zealand when she was five (with her parents, not as a solo child explorer, I don't think that's allowed). She's always loved drawing and has been working as a full-time comic artist since 2012. Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat is her first graphic novel. When she's not drawing, Li likes to hang out with her cats or go on really long walks. Oh, and she drinks a LOT of tea.