Penny Dreadful

Introducing the mastermind of mischief-making, Penny Dreadful.
A side-splittingly funny series by Joanna Nadin.

"My name is not actually Penny Dreadful. It is Penelope Jones. The 'Dreadful' bit is my dad's JOKE. But I do not see the funny side. Plus it is not even true that I am dreadful. It's just that sometimes my BRILLIANT IDEAS don't work out completely brilliantly. Like, I didn't mean for my cousin to end up bald and covered in superglue, and I also didn't mean to steal our neighbour's dog and make him speak Russian... It is not my fault. I can't help it - I'm just a Magnet for Disaster."

NEWSFLASH!
Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster shortlisted for The Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011

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Penny Dreadful masks

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Penny Dreadful mask (pdf)

Cosmo (Penny's friend) mask (pdf)

"A very funny book for newly independent readers."

Irish Examiner review of Penny Dreadful is a Complete Catastrophe

Penny Dreadful, a side-splittingly funny series by Joanna Nadin

"There have been plenty of attempts at a 'Horrid Henry for Girls' but Penny Dreadful might just live up to the comparison...side-splittingly funny."

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