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The Penderwicks
- A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
- Narrated by: Susan Denaker
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Publisher's Summary
ALA Notable Children's Book
Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice
Child Magazine Best Book of the Year
Hawaii Nene Master List
Kentucky Bluegrass Master List
Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
Maine Student Book Master List
National Book Award
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year
Quill Award
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Master List
Virginia Young Readers Program Master List
With more than one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times best seller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.
This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel's owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.
The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will—won't they? One thing's for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget.
Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day.
What the critics say
“Problems are solved and lessons learned in this wonderful, humorous book that features characters whom readers will immediately love, as well as a superb writing style. Bring on more of the Penderwicks!”—School and Library Journal, starred
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- Miss Surabhi Pandey
- 2018-11-09
Loved it!
Me and my 8 yo loved this book...we would look forward to our next listening times and laughed and cried with the characters. Batty was my favorite voice...
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- A. Lechelt
- 2023-06-08
Spo Good
Loved it just the story is perfectly made I think she must have described Jane as a image of herself she's just soo good!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-11-02
I love this book!!!
I loved all the action, and the voice that read it! I would recommend it to anybody and everybody! Loved it!!!
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- Karen Reid
- 2022-03-01
Great book!
This book is wonderful and has such a good meaning to it! Anyone could enjoy this story!
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-11-29
Best book ever
I can read and listen to it over and over for a million years and not get bored 🤩
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- Michelle L
- 2020-04-08
A hit with my 6 year old!
This book was such a hit with my 6 year old girl. She could listen to it for hours straight and I found it very entertaining as well (I wanted her to listen in the same room as me so I could listen too!). We plan to listen to more from this series.
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- RR
- 2019-01-03
Not what I was expecting based on reviews
This came highly recommended, but I wasn’t very impressed. Reviews made it out to be a classic kids adventure like Boxcar Children, but I didn’t like the romance aspect of Rosalind and he obsession with an older boy and her imagining kissing him and holding hands—I’m trying to avoid “boy-silliness” in my elementary school daughters. Also, I didn’t like the use of words like stupid, creep, and other disparaging talk about adults. It wasn’t age appropriate for what I was expecting.
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- Neily
- 2013-01-14
Happy Accident
I accidentally downloaded this book not realizing it was a children's book, but once I started listening, I was transported to magical summer childhood memories, and couldn't bring myself to stop! This would be a great book to engage kids ranging from 6 to 12-ish, or just listen to it on your own if you want to escape the real world of paying bills, doing dishes, or commuting to work!
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- Kindle Customer
- 2015-07-14
Excellent doesn't begin to describe!
I listened to this audiobook with my 10 year old daughter, and the only thing we didn't like was when it ended. The characters became so real that she and I discussed aspects of them at times when we weren't listening. As a mother, I especially appreciated the kindness shared between the family members and friends within these chapters. This is a well-written and wonderfully narrated piece of children's literature that I highly recommend.
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- kateH
- 2012-06-10
My daughter LOVES this story!
What made the experience of listening to The Penderwicks the most enjoyable?
My daughter absolutely loves this story & has listened to it so many times I think she has some of it memorized.
She started listenting to it at about age 7 and at age 9 still enjoys it. My older daughters also enjoy the story.
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- M. Gerstenblith
- 2012-03-28
Absolutely delightful and charming!
Would you listen to The Penderwicks again? Why?
I am a reading tutor and am using this on my iPod with my student to work on fluency, and reading with expression. I am finding new insights each time I listen to the story.
What about Susan Denaker???s performance did you like?
I love the way she performs the different voices.
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- John Rocha
- 2015-02-01
Worth a Chance
I took a chance on a potentially good story of a family made up of four girls...so myself and three boys listened to and were completely entertained. Mr. Penderwick is a good father to a highly intelligent and rambunctious group of daughters.
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- Kelly
- 2017-08-08
Amazing book??
This is definitely an amazing book! It can be for young and old kids and teens. It is exiting and adventures but has a few kissing parts. It is the story of a family,the penderwicks rent a cabin and meet a boy and that's how it all begins I would definitely recommend it for family's to listen together
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- Hyacinth
- 2009-11-17
Not well read
I can't review the novel, which I've heard is charming. The reader is artificial and dreary...marginally listenable until she gets to imitating children's voices in squinched up tones that sent my son and me running for the TV set.
I strongly recommend previewing a sample before you purchase this audiobook.
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- Juli19
- 2019-07-18
Wasn’t in love with this book, until...
We started listening to this book and almost fell off the Penderwick wagon but we really needed a break from dragons and magic for a little while. My children did not seem interested at all but we pushed on. A few pages or chapters in - none of us know exactly when - we started sitting in the car longer and longer just to listen. We finished the series in less than a month - only because we had to come up with excuses to leave the house just to listen to the story. I wish there were 5 more!
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- P. Fulton
- 2017-08-15
Enjoyable
My 8 year old enjoyed this book on our road trip. She says she wants to listen to the others in the series.
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