Penelope Gets a Birdhouse, by Pauli Libsohn* (Page Publishing, 98pp, 2023, $31.95 HB, ages 5-9) Review by Skye Anderson
Penelope Gets a Birdhouse will serve as bedtime stories for many a night if the 'reader' is 5 years old. If the 'reader' is 9, it will keep that child quiet for quite some time - a long and large book that only gets better as one reads further into it.
Penelope wants a birdhouse: she seems to have a special way with the birds in her backyard who come to play in the birdbath and fly through the water spray from the hose that Penelope and her mom hold.
Join Penelope as she goes shopping for a birdhouse, as she picks the perfect spot, as she befriends a chipmunk and many many birds but especially one that she names Wendy. And learn about birds and learning to fly and where they spend their winter vacations!
Follow Penelope
Read along as Penelope goes (and grows) through the spring, summer and the beginning of autumn, day by day, with her backyard buddies and human friends who come for a bird party. Live her excitement with lots of words in all caps and lots of exclamation points. And plenty of illustrations.
* also author of two more Pauli Libsohn books reviewed here: Penelope Causes an UPROAR and Julie's Big Day but I would start with the wonderful Penelope Gets a Birdhouse, based on a true story
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