Penny & Pip

Written by Candace Fleming · Illustrated by Eric Rohmann

A girl discovers a baby dinosaur in a museum and plans to take it home.

3.9 Goodreads · 402 ratings

40 pages· 341 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· ~260L

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Bookroo's summary

In a bustling museum, young Penny discovers a baby dinosaur trailing her. Despite knowing dinosaurs are extinct, she befriends the little creature, naming him Pip. As they explore the museum together, Penny realizes Pip is alone and decides to take him home. But how does one sneak a dinosaur out of a museum? Join Penny on this whimsical adventure as she navigates the challenges of caring for a prehistoric friend in a modern world. Will she succeed in giving Pip a new home, or will the museum's secrets keep them apart?

From the publisher

A little girl finds a lost dinosaur baby roaming the halls of a museum and is determined to give it a home in this sweet and charming picture book. Penny feels certain that something is following her down the hall as she walks with her class through the Natural History Museum. She looks–nothing. She looks again–still nothing. She looks one more time and spies a verrrrry long neck and a verrrrry long tail on something that looks suspiciously like a baby brontosaurus! Penny might be only five, but she knows dinosaurs are extinct. And yet, one seems to be following her. The little dino and Penny spend time together all over the museum, and when Penny doesn’t see a giant adult dinosaur lumbering around, she realizes Pip–as she’s named him–must be on his own. The only thing to do is to feed him some snacks and take him home with her…if she can figure out how.

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