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Penny & Jelly: Slumber Under the Stars

Penny and her dog,Jelly, are SO excited! An invitation to a sleepover under the stars at the local recreation center comes in the mail and they can’t wait, until…Jelly unrolls the invitation and Penny sees the bottom words “No Pets”. Suddenly, the sleepover doesn’t sound as fun, unless Penny can make a substitute Jelly to take along. She tries to construct a dog out of paper, yarn, marshmallows, vegetables, recyclables and many, many other versions. But, none of them are as perfect as Jelly. Penny packs her backpack and heads for the door as Jelly looks on sadly. But, wait! Penny can solve this problem another way and it works out beautifully for everyone. Penny, Jelly and all their friends (of varying ethnicity and species) end up having a great time all due to Penny’s thinking outside the box to solve the problem. Readers will be impressed by Jenny’s tenacity as she works hard to include Jelly (or, initially, some form of Jelly) in her sleepover plans.
Artwork is realistic and the reader will notice the characters’ emotions as they read through the story. Recommended

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About Candy Ranney

Candy is an elementary school librarian in Shelton, WA at the school where she was a student (so many years ago!). Her library is unique in that she brings her background and love of biology to her students in many ways. Not only does she have an awesome selection of science books; she also has a beaver, bobcat and mink sitting on her shelves and a variety of jarred specimens for her students to study. When she's not in the library, she is taking care of her baby trees on her tree farm and hanging out with her family and many pets.