Benny and Penny In Just Pretend

Title: Benny and Penny In Just Pretend
Author: Geoffrey Hayes
Illustrator: Geoffrey Hayes
Publisher: Toon Books
Copyright: 2008
Price: $4.99
ISBN: 978-0-9799238-6-9
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Summary and Quick Thoughts: Benny and Penny reflects a bygone era where children played in the backyard pretending to be pirates and princesses. Benny is a brave pirate, while Penny is an annoying little sister. She wants to join him. He wants to be alone. Typical sibling behavior ensues until Benny comes up with the perfect plan to get Penny to leave him alone. He convinces her to hide somewhere, but after some time passes he worries about her. Typical sibling drama combined with timeless, classic style art come together to make a charming graphic novel for young readers.
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Recommended Audience: Ages 5 to 8 (early readers)
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Things to be aware of: Nothing!
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Further Thoughts: What an entertaining story of two mouse children as they go through the adventures of pretending! The story of Benny and Penny is very traditional since the big brother doesn’t want to play with the little sister, but something about her princess outfit, her determination, and his surprising (or not surprising) fear make this a great graphic novel for young children. Parents and grandparents will enjoy sharing this with children and feel safe letting them read this comic book.
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Source: Library copy.