Silly Penelope Nuthatch receives a letter from her friend Luther Crow promising an unforgettable surprise outing. She assumes Luther is taking her to see the "unforgettable" Swan Lake. She gets her feathers done, picks out a delicately fluffy outfit, and waits excitedly for her glamorous day with Luther. Unfortunately for Penelope, her surprise is a trip to the splashy, sticky, sweaty water park. Pouting and drooping, she sulks her way through the park until she realises that the right attitude, not your location, is the difference between a bad and a good day.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2006 by Abrams .

David Gavril is the author-illustrator of Hector and the Noisy Neighbor (Dial, March 2004). He is the son of acclaimed children's book writer Jean Van Leeuwen.