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PENNY DOLAN'S JOURNAL (to April 2010)

 

     

Cover of A Boy Called MOUSE - paperback August 2011

 

Dust Jacket on the Bloomsbury hard back edition of A boy Called MOUSE

 

*Great news! A BOY CALLED M.O.U.S.E, my big, big, big new novel for 9 to 12 year old readers, is now out in paperback with this brilliant new cover. The book is published by Bloomsbury and illustrated by Peter Bailey.

I love this new cover image as it shows brave bold Mouse high above the streets of the city, at the start of his adventures backstage in the world of the Victorian theatre.

Even more good news! A BOY CALLED M.O.U.S.E has been short-listed for the Historical Association’s “Young Quills Award”!



* THAT NOISE! and THE WRONG HOUSE, two more early reader picture books, have recently been published by Franklin Watts.

* IN THE DEEP DARK FOREST, MRS BOOTLE'S BOOTS, FLORENCE & THE DRUMMER BOY, THE PIED PIPER, LITTLE RED HEN, HANSEL AND GRETEL, THE APPLE TREE ALIEN, AT THE END OF THE GARDEN, MR BABBIT'S RABBIT, LITTLE TROLL, BIG BAD BLOB, QUEEN ROSIE, MISS POLLY'S SEASIDE BROLLY, and RED RIDING HOOD RAP are among my other Franklin Watts titles.

*"CARLO'S CIRCUS", my first quartet for Wayland’s Start Reading books includes JOEY THE JUGGLER, LOLA FANOLA, BIP AND BOP and PRINCESS RANI.

*“FOREST FAMILY”,
my 2009 Start Reading quartet, includes DANGER IN THE FOREST, THE WINTER CAVE, WOLF IN THE WOODS & RUSHING RIVER.

* SPIGGY RED
is now out as an Evans Skylark title. Great for Year 4 readers.

* ”BELL”
appears in Stripes CHRISTMAS ANIMAL STORIES 2007 anthology. ”OOKALIK THE ARTIC HARE” is in Stripes WINTER TALES anthology 2008, while ”THE MOUSE’S TALE” appears in Stripes WINTER MAGIC anthology October 2009.


   

The BBC, as part of its Darwin Centenary, showed JUST SO DARWIN, a series of short animations for children, which included three animation scripts by Penny Dolan. Series produced by Glasshead.

THE THIRD ELEPHANT
received a very warm review and recommendation from Kate Saunders on Radio 2's Sunday morning Aled Jones show.


 MR POD & MR PICCALILLI was shortlisted for the 2010 Coventry Inspiration Book Award in the “Never Too Young” category.

 

MORE ABOUT PENNY'S BOOKS

Cover of 3rd Elephant  by Penny Dolan

  Greetings from
THE THIRD ELEPHANT
Everyone needs a little help to follow their dreams. . .

An enchanting story for junior readers reaching all the way to India
and the world of the Asian elephant, and ending in the happiness of the glorious Divali celebrations.
Written by Penny Dolan and illustrated by Helen Craig.
Walker Books. £4.99 pbk. ISBN 978-1-4063-0082-6

Rickety Hall

 

The Rickety Hall Stories
The Tale of Rickety Hall
A Children's Book Award 2001 Top Ten title

The Tale of Highover Hill;
A Red House Children's Book Award 2003 "Pick of the Year"


The Tale of White Winter Hollow
Read the final tale in this acclaimed trilogy.

A Red House Children's Book Award 2004 "Pick of the Year".


Mr. Pod & Mr. Piccalilli cover

LOOK OUT FOR

"MR. POD
&
MR. PICCALILLI"

by
PENNY DOLAN and NICK SHARRATT


A quirky picture book
about friendship, cats and cake.

 
The Ghost of Able Mabel

Ghostly Tales
The Ghost of Able Mabel
The Spectre of Hairy Hector The Phantom of Billy Bantam
The Ghoul of Bodger O'Toole

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Eight Enormous Elephants Picture Books
Eight Enormous Elephants
Mary And The Fairy
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Flora McQuack

Roly Poly Rice Ball
Moo!
The Apple Tree Alien

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Updated 25th January 2011