The Incredible Peepers of Penelope Budd

by Amy Wummer and Marie Karns

Book Overview

The Incredible Peepers of Penelope Budd is a playfully illustrated tale about a child's imagination and her incredible ability to see things just the way they are supposed to be. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586854054
• ISBN13: 9781586854058
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.7" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Seeing the Best in Any Situation

Penelope Budd's story is an engaging and incredible work of seeing the best in any situation, being creative, and positive. In the "Incredible Peepers of Penelope Budd", you will meet a small child who was born with a special and unique characteristic: one blue eye and one brown eye. This surfaced at 3 months of age; of course the parents get nervous and take her to the doctor who, in turn says, "She's just the way she's supposed to be." Others view her as different, but she herself doesn't notice, as she is going about her warm-hearted, free-spirited, and optimistic day to day living seeing the imaginative and creative aspects of everyday life, while others notice abnormalities. Would that we could engage in life in this manner and look for life's goodness, as if seeing thru whatever presents itself. Penelope Budd is the "eternal optimist". Uniquely, both the author, Marie Karns, and one of the four preceding reviewers of this marvelous text have the same characteristics as Penelope: one eye is one color, and the other eye is another color. This would be a great read for the child who feels "different" in the company of others, while pining for acceptance. Great story!

wonderful book

This book has a great message. Very cute & fun to read with my little one! My little Jennie has two different colored eyes also!

Terrific book

My 2-year-daughter and I both love this book. I must say I am partial to it because I, like the title character and author, have two different colored eyes. I have never seen a children's book on this topic and when I saw this one I was so excited. My daughter and I love reading this book together. The story of how Penelope sees magic in everything is a great message for everyone, regardless of age or eye color!

wonderful new book!!

The Incredible Peepers of Penelope Budd is wonderful. Penelope has one blue eye and one brown eye and she sees the world in an imaginative and positive way. The book is very descriptive and gets you thinking about what is out there to see, like the ants in the shape of the number 8 and magic fingers.. which all kids have. My kids love this book, as do I.