A cute, accessible, and relatable graphic novel great for fans of Katie the Cat Sitter and Guinea Pig Pet Shop Private Eye.
Appealing for ages 7-9 with strong reading skills looking to read longer books, older readers may not like that the main characters are 9 years old.
The storyline playing with youngest, middle, oldest, and only children has broad appeal. The art is bright and engaging, in a bit more of a comic book style that fits in with secret missions. The case files at the back really round out the feel of the book and there’s opportunity for more in the series. Readers will absolutely love Chester the guinea pig.
Recommend!

In this graphic novel, the League of Littles is needed to help find a lost pet, but all of the best teams are on other missions! What to do? Call in Eli, Lexi, and Mo for their first mission. Gabi has "borrowed" her sister Gabi's hamster, Chester, a known escape artist for show and tell, but took the extra precaution of taping his cage shut. Still, he's escaped. The L.O.L. members are on it, sneaking into the first greade classroom to investigate. They find Chester, but he skedaddles down the hall and into the ducts in the library ceiling. The L.O.L. members have to go to class, but try to recapture him after school, sending Mo into the ducts. She realizes that Chester is working with the Band of Bigs just before she plunges into a waiting barrel of water in the library! Mo's brother, and Gabi's sister are in the B.O.B., which is at odds with the L.O.L. There is also the Middles and Onlys Guild, but while they can watch the altercation in their own guild lair, they don't want to intervene unless necessary. Eventually, the L.O.L. lures Chester out with a disco dance party in a box, and return him to Gabi. Will the two groups ever reach a detente, or will there be further adventures?
Strengths: I really enjoyed Faber's artwork. The colors were great, and the illustration style is a little more comic book like, with finer line work than a lot of middle grade graphic novels. This was a fast paced, rather charming story that drops readers right into the adventure without spending too much time explaining how all of the different groups were formed or why they have secret lairs. The evil hamster is adorable, and I liked that the kids had to make sure they got to class before solving the mystery. This is very different from Lyall's Waking the Dead and Other Fun Activities.
Weaknesses: This is a bit young for my middle school students, even though the Band of Bigs are tweens. Also, lets not have water in libraries under any circumstances. Even evil hamsters should know better!
What I really think: This is a good choice for elementary readers who like Marvel or DC style adventures like Fridolfs and Nguyen's Study Hall of Justice (DC Comics: Secret Hero Society #1) or Venable and Yue's Katie the Catsitter.

4 stars

All kinds of readers will enjoy this charming concept and world, but those with siblings will especially connect with the format.

The League of Littles is a group of youngest siblings who go through training to protect their own from - you guessed it - the oldest and middle children out there (who, of course, have their own associations, too). At the center of this book is little Chester, a hilarious hamster with some real sass and some particularly arresting proclivities. He belongs to an oldest child, but when her youngest sibling takes him to school to show him off, well, he goes to work for the enemy.

This is a very quick read, and it is so cute. Chester alone brings so much joy, and I hope we'll get to see him again in future books.

Of course, I'll be sharing this one with students.

Who doesn't love a little sibling rivalry? Super cute graphic novel that pits a secret helper group of Littles against a team of Bigs when a grade school kid loses her big sister's wily hamster. Fun and engaging read with an interesting set of characters. Kids will love the super spy antics, older readers will enjoy the sibling dynamics among the groups. Looking forward to more. I can't wait to see more action from the Middles and Onlys Guild.

is this technically for children? yes. did i still request it because the cover was cute and i wanted something short, funny and light? also yes.

the league of littles includes secret missions, sibling rivalry secret teams, and a lot of fun, which is a perfect book for kids getting into reading and learning about the different sibling dinamics, whilst also being fun and entertaining.

thanks NG, casey lyall and HarperCollins Children's Books for the e·arc.

This story was really interesting, as it follows a group of grade schoolers who are trained to help other students. But that's not all—there are also middle school and high school groups, and a bit of competition between them. This was a really cute and engaging read, perfect for young and middle school kids. The art is just as adorable as the story!

Loved this book! Such a fun concept. When a younger sibling needs help, she puts out the call and the League of Littles come to the rescue. In this first installment of what is sure to be a hilarious series, Lexi, Mo, and Eli get their first mission to find a missing pet of an Oldest sibling. But turns out the Band of Bigs has set a trap. Can they find the pet before the BOBs get them in big trouble?

I love how the author has taken a very real rivalry between siblings and turned it into an agent and spy-themed story (including the Middles and Onlys Guild). It's just so perfectly fun. But more than just fun romp, it has themes of friendship, working together, recognizing each others talents, and working hard to achieve a goal.

The art is fun, and expressive, and perfect for the story. I loved the extras at the end, with the top secret files for each of the agents. Kids will gobble this series up!