Penny and Penelope
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Two girls on a play date learn there’s more to each other than meets the eye with a little help from their dolls in Penny and Penelope, an exciting picture book adventure from writer Dan Richards and illustrator Claire Almon.
Penny and Penelope are very different dolls. Penelope is a sweet princess, while Penny is a fierce secret agent. Penelope wants to ride her pony through the countryside, while Penny wants to wrestle alligators. How can they possibly get along playing in an imaginary kingdom?
Luckily, Penny and Penelope are more than their packaging. After all, you can’t judge a doll by its outfit.
An Imprint Book
"Delightfully clever." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Readers will cheer… there’s a bit of Penny and Penelope in everyone.” —Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When two friends get together for a playdate, it seems on the surface that they couldn't be more different: the host is clad in purple and pink; the other wears a dinosaur shirt and circumspectly eyes her friend's frilly bedroom. Their respective dolls seem opposites, too: Princess Penelope wears a tiara and rides a doe-eyed pony, while Penny is a secret agent with a blunt bob, dark shades, and a sleek motorcycle. The story switches to the dolls' perspectives, which move from tea party fare to live-action heroics in an enchanted kingdom; when a werewolf invades, they work together to fight the interloper. Almon's plucky watercolors nail Penny's no-holds-barred attitude and Penelope's more whimsical nature. Readers will cheer when Penelope shows innovation and gusto, leaping onto Penny's racing bike and facing down the werewolf. One of the greatest joys of play is trying on different roles, Richards suggests and there's a bit of Penny and Penelope in everyone. Ages 3 6.
