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by Paula Merlán (Author), Blanca Millán (Illustrator), Jon Brokenbrow (Translator)
A fun, surprising story that will remind us the importance of spending time with our loved ones and balancing family and working life.
Mrs. Bizzie and Mr. Bizzie work as a detective and nature photographer, respectively, starting from early in the morning, weekends included. Bianca and Barnaby, the kids, though spending a lot of time by themselves, also have a very active lifestyle! She takes care of the family pets and Barnaby prepares to be a master chef by cooking delicious meals.
But lately, the most strange thing has been happening at the Bizzies' house. Each day they find an item missing! Mrs. Bizzie, professional as she is discovering mysteries, can't seem to solve this bizarre mystery. One day they can't find the photo albums, then the telescope goes missing, and the Bizzies are starting to panic. Should they call the police? How is the responsable of this mess? Bianca and Barnaby-- wait, are those silent guilty faces?
Author Biography
Paula Merlán (Vigo, 1979) is a Spanish award-winning author. She graduated in Law and Education. Currently, she combines writing with teaching, her two passions. She has published more than twenty children's books, many of them translated into several languages such as Galician, Basque, Catalan, English, Italian, French and Korean. Her most important books are The Bizzies (Cuento de luz, 2019) and A Surprise for Mrs. Tortoise (Nubeocho, 2017), winner at the 2018 International Latino Book Awards.
The award-winning illustrator Blanca Millán was born in Galicia, Spain. Since she was little she was attracted to the art world, filling the walls of the house with small drawings with waxes. She studied Fine Arts at the School of Pontevedra, Spain.
