His name was not Penn or Penrose or anything that would make you think of Penny. His real name was William. But when his father first saw him as a tiny baby, with his red face and red gold ringlets all over his head, he said: "My goodness! He looks like a brand new copper penny." So Penny was what they called him.

Now Penny is six years old, and this is the story of his adventures at home and in school. Many of them include his best friend, Pasty, who lives next door, and his two kittens, whose names are Really and Truly.

This humorous and tender account of six-year-old doings, illustrated by the author's own drawings, will more than satisfy her constantly growing audience of children.

The book "proves beyond any doubt that the gifted author of 'B is for Betsy' knows little boys as well as she knows little girls."—Publisher's Weekly.

From the dust jacket