show today and our friend Franklin is one of the artists His paintings are dynamite Lark Connor knocked on my bedroom door I opened my door and twirled I wore blue leggings and a gray sweater with calculators on it Ready You look nice too Connor grinned Thanks Lark Aren't I such a great big sister I'm wearing my trench coat in case we run into a mystery he said and twirled too This summer had been the bestest Connor and I had become private investigators We'd helped Mrs. Robinson find the lost key to the library and found out who had stolen a pair of diamond earrings from the general store Connor and I are really very good detectives Being prepared for a case is a great idea I told Connor
His grin got bigger Aren't I the bestest big sister I'm going to get my fedora A detective needs to wear a cool hat Kids Halmoni called from the kitchen Hurry We ran downstairs Dad and Halmoni had made chocolate zucchini muffins which smelled delicious I mixed a dish of food for Max our dog Then I had a muffin It was so yummy I had two more Are you and Mom going to come to the art gallery too I asked Dad He nodded And we are bringing a big surprise for you Cool said Connor You know Halmoni said tapping her chin Babu might like to hear about the art show
Babu that's Swahili for grandfather is Mom's dad Halmoni is Dad's mom That's a great idea said Dad Shall we call him Connor and I nodded because our mouths were too full of yummy muffins to talk Babu was in Kenya counting elephants He grinned when he saw everyone on screen What a nice surprise He held up a photo of a baby elephant Look Eliza had her calf Isn't she beautiful We were just discussing what to name her I know said Connor Halley like the comet Lark and I are reading all about it in our astronomy books I nodded Every seventy five years it comes close to Earth You can see it without a telescope
