“Oh my goodness!” Donna exclaimed. “Just WHERE have you two been? We’ve been looking for you for hours!” And she hugged and kissed both of them as they touched down.

And then she turned to Al, “Where did you find them?”

“Off the California coast!” Al replied. “They’ve had some quite exciting adventures!”

“Yes we have momma!” the two agreed. “But boy, are we glad to be back home!”

“Well, we’re glad you’re back home too!” Peter said. “But if you two disappear like that again, I’M gonna ride YOU! And it won’t be too fun!” But then he, too, bent down and hugged and kissed both of them. “Now come on in the house. You two won’t believe what your momma and I found in the back yard!”

Anna and Katie looked at each other with wide eyes and thought “Oh, No!!!”

                                                                               The End

Illustrations by Joe Orteza

Hardcover copy available for viewing at Beaverdale Books, Des Moines, IA

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