Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What age are the Pengey Penguin novels written for?
A: Five to adult.
A: Can be read aloud to your kids as soon as they tire of their pictures and are ready for the written story.
Q: What is the youngest age these books can be read without assistance?
A: Six is the youngest child reported to us. She was a Montessori student from age two. She is the exception.
Q: Why do students love Pengey books?
A: Pengey books have fun characters that kids can enjoy and relate to.
A: A strong storyline keeps them involved and interested. A: The chapters are exciting and move along briskly.
A: The life lessons are thought provoking but never preachy.
Q: Why do teachers love Pengey books?
A: Enhances listening learning and language skills.
A: Multicultural characters develop a sense of interest about other cultures.
A: Kids become empowered by learning about the animals in the book.
A: Complex sentence structure fortifies language development in a fun and easy way.
Q: The books sound long at 197 pages and 325 pages for the second book. Why are they so long?
A: The books are not meant to read in one sitting.
A: Most of the chapters are very short. Sometimes four or five pages.
A: There is a space in between each line of narrative and each space of dialog. If that space were taken out the books would be shorter, but the space is a design feature that the beginning reader finds encouraging, and the more advanced reader finds refreshing.
A: Pengey Two at 325 pages is broken up into three separate and distinct parts. Parts one and two build to the 186 page finally.
If you have more questions please e-mail us and we’ll do our level best to answer you as quickly as possible.
