Gladys Baker Bond (1912–1985)

The Bob-Whites find an abandoned baby in Reddy's doghouse one night. It doesn't take long to discover he belongs to a family nearby. Both their small sons are missing, and the parents are worried sick over a ransom note that tells them not to get the police involved. Somehow Trixie manages to talk Sergeant Molinson into letting her and Honey help out, since the kidnappers won't be expecting a couple of teenage girls to be doing a policeman's job (and for good reason...). Trixie realizes the ransom notes are fake when they still refer to "children" as being missing after the baby has been returned to his parents. It was fun to see the Bob-Whites caring for an infant, fighting over who got to feed him and take care of him.… (más)

It's cousin Juliana's wedding, and there's this weird invalid lady, Miss Ryks, hanging around that no one knows. No one can get a straight answer out of her, either, as to who she's related to. Meanwhile, Dan has disappeared, Trixie's cousin Hallie is visiting (lots of cousins, all of a sudden) and Bobby is acting very odd. Even worse, food is disappearing at an alarming rate out of Mrs. Belden's larder. I always wondered who the redhead was on the cover. Is it Jim? Regan? Mr. Wheeler? Too many redheaded men running around Sleepyside to know for sure :)… (más)