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. "A brilliantly written and illustrated laugh-out-loud book recommended for children aged 7+ years.

The book contains three hilarious stories about a little girl called Penelope Jones (aka Penny Dreadful to her family) and her 'brilliant ideas' that never quite go according to plan.

From hairdressing to abandoned dogs to huge swarms of locusts...mayhem, drama and disaster are all part of a day's work for Penny Dreadful and her best friend Cosmo the Jedi!" - First 4 Dads "This book is, without a doubt, the funniest book I've read in quite some time...

An absolute delight from start to finish." - Juniper's Jungle Shortlisted - Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011