Jules, Penny & the Rooster - Paperback

by Daniel Pinkwater (Author), Elizabeth Story

Internationally bestselling author Daniel Pinkwater (The Big Orange Splot) brings his zany wit and wisdom to the magical adventures of a clever girl and her brave dog. Told with warmth and wit, this is a delightful exploration of growing up, the power of family, and how sometimes the best things in life happen when you least expect them.

"Now what could be more fun than that?, ' they ask in Jules, Penny & The Rooster, and the only possible answer is the entirety of Pinkwater's book itself--girl adepts, telepathic dogs, largehearted aunts, dancing fauns, magic museums, characters named Hamantaschen, and all."
--Mark London Williams, author of the Danger Boy series and Max Random and the Zombie 500

Jules McShultz was promised a dog. Supposedly, she'd get one once her family moved from the city to the suburbs. But then her parents decided it still wasn't the right time.

So, Jules does what any intelligent girl would do. Instead of sulking, she enters an essay contest and wins first prize: A purebred Collie. And no one--not even Jules' parents--can resist Penny, who is clearly Jules's perfect new canine pal.

Jules and Penny are ready to spend the summer exploring the woods by the house. But the woods are not at all what they seem to be. Magic and adventure await them just on the other side of an old stone wall.

Author Biography

Daniel Pinkwater is the author and sometimes illustrator of more than eighty (and counting) wildly popular books, including The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Crazy in Poughkeepsie, and The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also contributed to a number of print publications, including the New York Times Magazine, OMNI, and many other fine periodicals. He has been an occasional commentator on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" and appeared regularly on Weekend Edition, where he reviewed exceptional kids' books with host Scott Simon. Pinkwater lives with several dogs and cats in a very old farmhouse on New York's Hudson River.