Books with author Linda Penny

This is the story of Hunter, a young boy who loves to watch stock car races. His grandmother comes to babysit during the big stock car race and Hunter is upset because he is afraid Grandma will not want to watch the race, but instead will do grandma things. Find out how Hunter learns a lesson about stereotypes, and making assumptions about his grandmother. This book is for early readers. All Racing to Joy Press books come complete with discussion questions in the appendix to help parents guide their children in getting the most from each book before, during, and after reading.

A young girl learns about distance and traveling when her Grandpa flies in an airplane from Kentucky to Oklahoma. In this book Allyson learns about airplanes, and abstract ideas like time and distance in a fun and entertaining way. This is a concept book for early readers. All of Penn’s books come complete with discussion questions in the appendix to help parents guide their children in getting the most from each book before, during, and after reading.

This is the story of Clayton, a boy who moves to a new neighborhood and a new school. He soon makes friends in the most unexpected way and learns that observing nature and being open to learning helps him to feel at home in a brand new school and neighborhood. Clayton’s Birding Adventure is for early readers, ages 7 to 10. All of Penn’s books come complete with discussion questions and other resources in the back of the book to help parents guide their children in getting the most from each book before, during, and after reading. For more resources you can visit Linda's website at www.lindampenn.com to download free discussion questions, activity sheets, and other resources to enrich your child's reading experience.

A young girl learns about distance and traveling when her Grandpa flies in an airplane from Kentucky to Oklahoma. In this book Allyson learns about airplanes, and abstract ideas like time and distance in a fun and entertaining way. This is an Early Concept Book for early readers. Early Concept Books come complete with discussion questions in the appendix to help parents guide their children in getting the most from each book before, during, and after reading. Linda M. Penn holds a Masters Degree and Rank I Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Louisville. She taught Kindergarten through third grade for 21 years in public schools. During her teaching career and as a mother, she learned what kinds of books children love to read. Her goal is to write books that children will read over and over again--books that stir their imagination. Is Kentucky in the Sky? was the first book written by Penn and published by Racing to Joy Press. Her next books, Hunter and the FastCar Trophy Race, and Clayton Makes New Friends, will be released by Racing to Joy Press in 2012.