PENNY POLLARD'S GUIDE TO MANNERS Diary *1993 *AS NEW

- VERY RARE -

ORIGINAL VERSION!

PUBLISHED 1990.

VERY FUNNY AND FUN BOOK!

BOOK IS STILL LIKE NEW.

NEVER BEEN READ!

SMALL INSCRIPTION ON COVER PAGE WHICH I'VE VERY NEATLY WHITE STRIPPED OUT.

ONLY SLIGHTEST CURLING IN BOTTOM CORNER!!

PENNY POLLARD'S GUIDE TO MODERN MANNERS

By Robin Klein

Illustrated by Ann James

PUBLISHED 1990

250 x 180 mm

36 pages

 Every now and then, along comes a character who is such an individual that she just grabs and holds our attention.  That is Penny Pollard!

When Penny Pollard' schoolroom exuberance back fires and Miss James sets her a project on 'good manners, politeness and etiquette', even Penny's parents think it's a joke. But, aided by the knowledgeable Mrs Bettany, Penny appoints herself 'Etiquette Trouble-Shooter' and fearlessly tackles the dilemmas faced by young people, from bed-wetting and beetroot stains to friendship and fish knives. The result is Penny Pollard's Guide to Modern Manners - an invaluable reference for every young person (especially Jason Taylor!) and for many grown-ups, too.

When Penny Pollard?s Diary was first published in 1983, it was a hit ? an hilarious story of a girl who loves horses and hates dresses, boring old people and homework. 

Robin Klein created Penny?s voice brilliantly, with all her enthusiasm, whinging, plotting and explanations.  Because she narrates the books, it is only Penny?s point of view that we get.  But we can read between the lines so clearly that all her plans, exaggerations and mistakes never hide the real story that she often misses.

She deals with all the usual early teen issues ? teachers, boys (as friends or enemies), girls with their own horses, babies, elderly relatives, behaviour in public ? as well as some more thoughtful situations ? growing old, mum in hospital, selling your home.  Generally she goes at them like a bull at a gate, completely sure of her control of everything.  She is usually wrong about that, but things work out anyway!

Ann James? artwork and design is a key part of all the books.  She includes photos, letters, Penny?s doodling, as well as her own very clever line drawings in the appropriate Diary, Scrapbook, Newspaper or Letter format for each title, and expresses so much of Penny?s personality for us.

Penny Pollard is a classic character in Australian children?s literature.  She is just as fresh and funny a generation after she first appeared and shows that while fashions might change quickly, people do not.