Bettina Belitz » Fiona Spyona - Not So Hasty, Mr. Cat Thief! « Illustrated by Alexander Bux 8+, January 2010 80 pages, 15.3 x 21.5 cm ISBN 978-3-7855-6949-8 hardcover 7,90 € (D) Rights sold: Czech, Slovak, Turkish

On her 10th birthday, Fiona realizes that she has a special gift: she can hear other people‘s thoughts! But all she can make out are only individual words, which she has to put together to make sense of them. What a good thing, then, that Fiona is a real little spy… Fiona‘s beloved cat Beany and other pets from the neighbourhood are abducted! Together with her best friend Leonie, Fiona starts to hunt for the evil animal kidnappers…

Concept: - new series for first readers - more colourful illustrations than in the average children‘s book - simple layout and large fonts help children to train their reading proficiency - strong, adorable protagonists for identification

„This vividly written story with an exciting plot is especially suitable for early readers. Absolutely recommendable!” Reader‘s voice