Penny & Jelly: The School Show

As the talent show nears, Penny and her trusty canine companion Jelly scramble to find Penny's talent.

About the author

Maria Gianferrari is a picture book reader/writer, dog lover, and bird nerd. She writes books that honor our bonds with creatures both domestic and wild and that celebrate urban ecosystems and the natural world around us. Maria’s most recent titles include To Dogs, with Love; Fungi Grow; and Thank a Farmer. She lives with her family in Massachusetts, where deer, coyotes, bobcats, bears, and wild turkeys pass through her backyard.
Thyra Heder grew up in a family of artists and graduated from Brown University with a degree in art semiotics. She is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed Fraidyzoo. Learn more at thyraheder.com.

Summary

This young and funny picture book introduces the soon-to-be star of her school talent show: Penny. Despite her desire to knock everyone's socks off, Penny's having a tough time deciding on what talent she might have. With a little help from her dog, Jelly, Penny tries out various talents—from dancing to unicycling, fashion designing to snake charming—with disastrous results. That is, until she realizes that she and Jelly have a talent to share that's unlike any other. Readers of Pinkalicious and Ladybug Girl will swoon over the talent of Penny & Jelly.

Additional text

"Penny and Jelly are sure to warm the hearts of both future talent-show contestants and readers who have similarly close canine friends." 

—Kirkus 

 

"Little ones anxious about finding a talent will be reassured by this heartening tale with a cozy conclusion: sometimes the best talent is friendship." 

—Booklist 

 

 

Product details

Authors	Maria Gianferrari
Assisted by	Thyra Heder (Illustration)
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Languages	English
Age Recommendation	ages 4 to 7
Product format	Hardback
Release	31.07.2015, delayed
EAN	9780544230149
ISBN	978-0-544-23014-9
No. of pages	32
Series	Penny & Jelly; Penny & Jelly
Subject	Children's and young people's books > Picture books

Product details

• Authors: Maria Gianferrari
• Assisted by: Thyra Heder (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.07.2015, delayed
• EAN: 9780544230149
• ISBN: 978-0-544-23014-9
• No. of pages: 32
• Series: Penny & Jelly; Penny & Jelly
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Picture books