Grandma BallyHuHu and the Missing Pandas

By Marti Melville

A secret clue hidden within a fortune cookie sends Abby on a remarkable adventure to China. There, she discovers that all the pandas have gone missing. She suddenly finds herself in the center of an investigation, accompanied by an Armored Prickelnape, the rat patrol, and a dragon! Grandma BallyHuHu joins in the fun as they learn the secret of w

• Language: English
• Publisher: Doce Blant Publishing
• Release date: Sep 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9781735350844

Marti Melville

Marti Melville is an American novelist and screenwriter known for her debut novel series, The Deja vu Chronicles. Marti has expanded her writing to include screenwriting and children's books. Her Grandma BallyHuHu series is written for each one of her grandchildren respectively. Marti continues to write novels, introducing the idea of fictional probability linked to historical events. She encourages children's creativity through imagination and the magic of make-believe. She currently resides in Florida.

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Grandma BallyHuhu and the Missing Pandas

Marti Melville

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Cover Illustration Drawn by Isabel Ingleby and Abigail Ingleby

Interior Art by Brooke Nutt

Interior Design by The Deliberate Page

Cover by Fiona Jayde Media

Edited by Patricia Brack

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7353508-2-0

Hardbound ISBN: 978-1-7353508-3-7

ePub ISBN: 978-1-7353508-4-4

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020945510

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This is a fictional work. Names, characters, placed and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, including events and locations, is entirely coincidental.

For Abby

Table of Contents

No Fun

A Crunchy Clue

Bonkers in the Back Seat

Peanuts in a Pagoda

Kites Caboodle

Sky Adventures

Flying Creatures

Yakity-Yak, I See a Rat

The Yangtze Yowler

Whipping It Up

Tiger Time

An Interesting Idea

Dragon Sparkle

Panda Hugs

A Holiday at Home

No Fun

Tears streamed down Abby’s cheeks the day she visited Grandma BallyHuHu.

It was the first sunny day in nearly a month. Tips of yellow and pink flowers peeked through the soft earth along the walkway leading to Grandma BallyHuHu’s house. For the past hour, starlings and young sparrows chirped from the treetops. Through the window, a cheery face watched for her very special guest.

Within minutes, she had arrived. Grandma BallyHuHu opened the door and sang out, Bally-hooo-hooo! She looked at Abby’s sad expression and held out her arms. Abby ran onto the porch and into Grandma BallyHuHu’s squishy, warm hug.

I’m so sad, grandma, Abby said between sobs.

Why are you crying, Abby?

I… I… Abby burst into tears all over again.

No one really knows why, her daddy said. He walked up, carrying Abby’s backpack. She’s been like this all morning.

Well, come inside. I have warm waffles ready for you. We can talk about why you’re so sad while you eat. Grandma BallyHuHu gave Abby’s shoulders a squeeze and urged her inside. Abby’s daddy followed behind, licking his lips.

I’ll take a waffle, he said, and made for the kitchen.

Grandma BallyHuHu’s house always smelled good. Something yummy seemed to appear every time she had a visitor. Abby’s daddy knew he could count on Grandma BallyHuHu to have lots of delicious treats waiting for her visitors.

Come, sit with me, Abby. Let’s find out what’s made you so sad. Grandma BallyHuHu set a waffle on Abby’s favorite green plate and set it on the table. You sit here and tell me all about it.

Abby nipped an edge of her waffle and sniffed again. "It’s just that there’s never anything fun that happens to