Cleo Purrington
Curious and observant. Always ready with a good question and an eye for a tiny detail.
Illustrated mysteries · To share at ages 5–6Little detectives.
Little detectives.
Big mysteries.
An empty painting, a trail of footprints, an impossible bison… Join Cleo and Gerald on adventures filled with art, gentle humour and questions.
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Art holds a mystery. Shall we investigate?Art to discover ✦ Mysteries to share ✦ Pictures to explore again and again
Meet the Zootectives
Gerald Longneck
Patient and imaginative. His height gives him a different perspective on every mystery.
Open a book. Step into a mystery.Three places.
Three places.
So much to discover.
Choose your next clue
The Las Meninas Mystery
The Prado Museum and Las Meninas
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The Eight-Legged Bison
The cave paintings of Altamira
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Keep exploring beyond the book
Three free activities to look, talk and create together. You can enjoy them without having read the stories.
The missing detail
Look, remember and draw a clue.
Download PDFAn animal in motion
Count, compare and imagine different poses.
Download PDFThe secret mosaic
Create a tile and find a colour pattern.
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What age are the books for?
The stories are intended to be shared with children aged 5–6. Independent reading varies from child to child; the samples help you judge the text and illustrations.
Are both languages mixed in one book?
No. The individual stories have separate Spanish and British English editions. The collection shown on the Spanish site is in Spanish.
Where can I buy them?
Each book page links to its edition on Amazon, where you can check current prices, availability and delivery options.