A pandemonium of garments, scurrying, scrambling and everyday shenanigans!
Author: Saara Kekäläinen
Illustrator: Reetta Niemensivu
Finnish original: Valpuri ja valtaisa vaatekaos
Publisher: Tammi, 2024
Genre: children’s illustrated fiction
Number of pages: 48 pp.
Reading material: Finnish original, English translation
Penelope should get dressed, but she has a sneaking suspicion that the clothes have it in for her. If she does not watch out, the knotted tights will bunch her in as well. Is there a gnome living in their house, one who nibbles a tissue sample off every sock and eats a sock from each pair? What if Penelope gets lost inside her clothes and pops out of a sleeve and into the wrong story?
Penelope is a lovable and sharp pocket-sized girl who will turn any mundane task into a wild adventure in fantasy land. Penelope and the Curious Clothing Commotion is the third instalment in the series of books, preceded by Penelope and the Perilous Porridge (2022) and Penelope and the Big Baby Tooth Ballyhoo (2023). The first book, dealing with vanquishing porridge, was a nominee for the Finlandia Junior Prize, the largest children’s book prize in Finland.
Also available:
Penelope and The Perilous Porridge
Penelope and The Big Baby Tooth Ballyhoo
About the author:
Saara Kekäläinen