Lisa Eliotte

Penelope's Outside Adventure Lisa Eliotte

This book of fantasy is about a little girl, who has a peculiarattraction to bugs. Finding herself outside, Penelope climbs on her new swingset, falls off and bumps her head. When she wakes up, she realizes she is no longer human. She's acaterpillar. Penelope strives to survive the outside environment, which is herbackyard. Penelope befriends an ant named Andy, who helps her find the one whocan help her return to her original form. Chi-chi the beetle only ask for one thing from Penelope. Penelope findsthe item she needs before Clary the spider find Penelope. With the help from her new friends and her will to return to her humanform, Penelope finds the item for Chi-chi and goes home.