Penny Dreadful is a Complete Catastrophe

Joanna Nadin

Joanna Nadin was born in Northampton. She is a former broadcast journalist and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, and continues to freelance as a political speechwriter. She has also been a cleaner and a juggler.

Visit www.joannanadin.com to find out more.

Press & Blog Reviews

Full of throwaway lines and details that will have you, like Penny's dad, laughing like a honking goose, even though Penny herself is blissfully unaware of how hilarious she is.
Books, bonnets and full-frontal blogging

There is never a dull moment when Penny Dreadful and her best friend Cosmo Moon Webster are around. Simply wonderful!
First4Dads

Who could fail to like the calamity-prone but delightful Penny Dreadful?
Parents in Touch

Don't miss the comic genius that is Penny Dreadful, a wickedly funny new creation and worthy contender to Horrid Henry.
The Bookseller

The stories are funny and are accompanied by brilliant illustrations by Jess Mikhail. The stories can not be read with a straight face, there is mayhem around every corner. Although Penny, the main character, is a girl, this book will appeal to both girls and boys and will make story time a great giggle. I would think that this book would encourage children to pick up the book and read alone too.
Sarah's Book Reviews

The stories are funny and enjoyable, and attractively presented using a variety of fonts and lots of fun black and white illustrations by Jess Mikhail...This would be a fun collection to read to children, and the textual detail and illustrations would encourage children just developing the ability to read longer texts for themselves.
The Book Bag blog

Get ready for a taste of destruction with this second side-splitting trio of tales of trouble. Penny Dreadful would have even Minnie the Minx running for cover. Nothing is safe when she’s around.
Just Imagine Story Centre

A truly apt title for a book that features the escapades of a small, well-meaning girl whose good intentions create havoc... This is a very funny book for newly independent readers.
The Irish Examiner

Penelope Jones always manages, unwittingly, to complicate everyday life through unbridled enthusiasm and vitality.
Books for Keeps

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Extras

• Find out about the real Penny Dreadful
  Read Joanna Nadin's guest blog at Bookbabblers.
• Find out what makes Joanna Nadin laugh
  Penny Dreadful author, Joanna Nadin, talks to the Guardian about her top ten laugh-out-loud, side-splitting books for children.
• Penny Dreadful masks
  Print out and make masks of Penny Dreadful and her faithful friend Cosmo.
• Visit the Joanna Nadin's website.