{"product_id":"9781510734845","title":"Sweet Penny and the Lion","description":"\u003ci\u003eThere once was a girl called Sweet Penny who did exactly as she was told.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer sister and brother disappointed her mother, but she never broke the mold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenny was so nice and quiet that teachers forgot she was there. Being so good, doing just what you should, that just won't get you anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweet Penny is so good, she would never do anything to disappoint her parents or disrupt class or upset her friends. In fact, she's so sweet, that even when bullies steal her lunch, she just quietly smiles and lets them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then, one day on the playground Penny's class is playing a game when a lion hops over the fence. Penny's classmates scream and scatter, but Penny was told to stay right where she was. And so she does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the lion eats her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut something changes when she's in his very dark belly. She punches and kicks her way out, and when she emerges, not-so-sweet Penny will never be taken advantage of again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in verse, Richard Fairgray and Alex Burke's wickedly funny picture book is a celebration of strong girls and a call to, \"Be bold, be loud, shout out, and speak up,\" because \"sometimes it's hard to be brave.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sky Pony Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065115132144,"sku":"9781510734845","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781510734845_p0.jpg?v=1763722981","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781510734845","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}