Penny arrives home from school anxious and excited to sing her new song to her parents and her siblings. She is s proud of her new song and is bursting with excitement to share it with her family. Her mother and father tell her that she will wake the babies, so Penny has to wait to sing her song. The anticipation drives her to her room to sing to herself and make funny faces in the mirror. When it is finally time to sing to her family, do they listen? Read Penny and Her Song to find out.
I enjoy Kevin Henkes books and most of them contain some sort of moral, but this one, not so much. I enjoyed the book, but I'm not sure how I would use the piece in the classroom. I suppose students could make a song of their own to sing to their parents and compare the reaction of their parents and Penny's parents. This book just didn't strike me as intriguing or interesting.
The author did do a great job building suspense because I found myself wondering if anyone was ever going to listen to her or what her reaction was going to be if no one listened. Her mother and father would listen to the first few words of the song and then tell her she was going to wake the babies. She finally went to her room and occupied her time until someone was ready to listen.
The illustrations were colorful and the brightest color throughout the story was on Penny's shirt to dominate the pages and draw your eyes to the main character. Many horizontal and vertical lines were used in the background of the illustrations, but the design on Penny's shirt was orange dots to draw your attention.
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