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Jules, Penny & The Rooster
- Author
- Daniel Pinkwater
- Narrator
- Angela Juarez
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 18 August 2026
- Run Time
- 2 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Internationally bestselling author Daniel Pinkwater (The Big Orange Splot) brings his zany wit and wisdom to the magical adventures of a clever girl and her brave dog. Told with warmth and wit, this is a delightful exploration of growing up, the power of family, and how sometimes the best things in life happen when you least expect them.
"'Now what could be more fun than that?,' they ask in Jules, Penny & The Rooster, and the only possible answer is the entirety of Pinkwater's book itself—girl adepts, telepathic dogs, largehearted aunts, dancing fauns, magic museums, characters named Hamantaschen, and all.” —Mark London Williams, author of the Danger Boy series and Max Random and the Zombie 500
Jules McShultz was promised a dog. Supposedly, she'd get one once her family moved from the city to the suburbs. But then her parents decided it still wasn't the right time.
So, Jules does what any intelligent girl would do. Instead of sulking, she enters an essay contest and wins first prize: A purebred Collie. And no one—not even Jules' parents—can resist Penny, who is clearly Jules's perfect new canine pal.
Jules and Penny are ready to spend the summer exploring the woods by the house. But the woods are not at all what they seem to be. Magic and adventure await them just on the other side of an old stone wall.
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Details
- Author
- Daniel Pinkwater
- Narrator
- Angela Juarez
- Duration
- 2 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9798318525810
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Synopsis
Internationally bestselling author Daniel Pinkwater (The Big Orange Splot) brings his zany wit and wisdom to the magical adventures of a clever girl and her brave dog. Told with warmth and wit, this is a delightful exploration of growing up, the power of family, and how sometimes the best things in life happen when you least expect them."'Now what could be more fun than that?,' they ask in Jules, Penny & The Rooster, and the only possible answer is the entirety of Pinkwater's book itself—girl adepts, telepathic dogs, largehearted aunts, dancing fauns, magic museums, characters named Hamantaschen, and all.” —Mark London Williams, author of the Danger Boy series and Max Random and the Zombie 500Jules McShultz was promised a dog. Supposedly, she'd get one once her family moved from the city to the suburbs. But then her parents decided it still wasn't the right time.So, Jules does what any intelligent girl would do. Instead of sulking, she enters an essay contest and wins first prize: A purebred Collie. And no one—not even Jules' parents—can resist Penny, who is clearly Jules's perfect new canine pal.Jules and Penny are ready to spend the summer exploring the woods by the house. But the woods are not at all what they seem to be. Magic and adventure await them just on the other side of an old stone wall.
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