Benny and his sister Penny have a new next door neighbour. They are desperate to know more and decide to sneak over the fence. They know it is wrong to sneak into someone else's backyard but their mysterious new neighbour may be a monster and a thief. They go looking around and discover a lot about themselves and even make a new friend.

 

This book was recognised by the Geisel Medal.

This book is part of a book series called Benny And Penny .

There are 34 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 2012 by Raw Junior LLC .

Geoffrey Hayes has written and illustrated over forty children s books, including the extremely popular series of early readers "Otto and Uncle Tooth," the classic "Bear By Himself," and "When the Wind Blew" by Caldecott Medal-winning author Margaret Wise Brown. "