The Penderwicks

A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

By: Jeanne Birdsall

Narrated by: Susan Denaker

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.

A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY

This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel’s sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel’s owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.

The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will—won’t they? One thing’s for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget.

Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day.

Critic reviews

“Problems are solved and lessons learned in this wonderful, humorous book that features characters whom readers will immediately love, as well as a superb writing style. Bring on more of the Penderwicks!” --School and Library Journal, starred

Worth a Chance

I took a chance on a potentially good story of a family made up of four girls...so myself and three boys listened to and were completely entertained. Mr. Penderwick is a good father to a highly intelligent and rambunctious group of daughters.

SO good!

Such a sweet story! I loved it. As a mom of 3 girls it was just nice to listen to the daily lives of other little girls. The love for their Dsd, their dog, their Mom...❤ Highly recommend this one.

Read this glowing Review!

I love the story!!! It was great!!! And I loved it !!! And wow! And did I mention I loved it?
-AJ

Excellent Series

My girls are 9 and almost 7. They are absolutely loving these audio books. We listen in the car as we do a lot of driving and they beg to keep listening when we get home and on the weekends. We've listened to a lot of audio books and I highly recommend this series. Love the story and the narration.

Great story

The story was great of a family of girls. The reader did a good job differentiating the 4 girls.