Edison by Torben Kuhlmann follows Pete and the Professor as they decide to search for the missing treasure of Pete’s ancestor. Their investigation determines the location of the ship that sank carrying the treasure. Pete decides he is going to find a way to get the treasure. The Professor declines helping until he rescues Pete from nearly drowning trying out ideas for a diving bell. With the Professor’s greater wisdom and knowledge, the pair end up designing and building a submersible. When they are finally able to retrieve the treasure, it’s not at all what they expect, and Pete learns just how talented his ancestor really was. Oh, yeah… and did I mention Pete and the Professor are adorable mice?

This is a gorgeous picture book for advanced elementary age children. There’s a substantial amount of text, and more complicated words than younger readers could handle alone. Parts of the story are told through art alone. This is apparently not the first in this ‘series’. I really want to get them all in a hardcopy format! The art is simply stunning, and the story is great! At the end, there is a section about Edison, and the history of lighting, some of which was new to me.

***Many thanks to Netgalley and North South Books for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.