About Binks and the Midnight Mischief
A black cat. A parrot who can't sit still. And a neighborhood with a midnight mystery only THEY can solve.
Every night, while Maple Lane sleeps, an ordinary black cat named Binks slips out her cat door and becomes something extraordinary: the secret guardian of the neighborhood. But lately, someone — or something — has been causing chaos in the dark. Gardens are dug up.
Trash cans are toppled. And when the neighbors go looking for someone to blame, they point straight at the cat who's always out after midnight: Binks. To clear her name, Binks needs the one friend who notices what everyone else misses — Paco, a small green parrot with the biggest imagination on the block.
Paco has ADHD. His mind races a mile a minute and catches a hundred things at once… and that just might be the superpower this mystery needs. Together, this unlikely duo will follow the clues, outsmart the culprit, and discover that the things that make you different can be the very things that save the day.
A warm, funny, gently suspenseful illustrated chapter book for ages 6–9, Binks and the Midnight Mischief is perfect for:Newly independent readers and confident early chapter-book readersCozy bedtime read-alouds the whole family will loveKids who feel a little different — and the grown-ups who cheer them onFans of animal mysteries, brave black cats, and big-hearted adventuresWith a charming illustration in every chapter and an affirming message about friendship, fairness, and neurodiversity, this is a story kids will ask for again and again. Meet Binks and Paco.