Blessing and cursing - Juvenile fiction.true Lumley, Penelope (Fictitious character).

'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Label The hidden gallery Title The hidden gallery Statement of responsibility Maryrose Wood Creator He is the Caldecott Award-winning author and illustrator of I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, as well as the illustrator of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett The Dark by Lemony Snicket House Held Up by Trees by Ted Kooser Cats' Night Out by Caroline Stutson and the first three books in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series. Jon Klassen grew up in Niagara Falls, Canada, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. Maryrose's other qualifications for writing these tales include a scandalous stint as a professional thespian, many years as a private governess to two curious and occasionally rambunctious pupils, and whatever literary insights she may have gleaned from living in close proximity to a clever but disobedient dog. This process of fabrication is fully permitted under the terms of the author's Poetic License, which is one of her most prized possessions. These books may be considered works of fiction, which is to say, the true bits and the untrue bits are so thoroughly mixed together that no one should be able to tell the difference. Maryrose Wood is the author of the first five books (so far!) in this series about the Incorrigible children and their governess. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. As they explore London, however, they discover more about themselves as clues about the children's-and Penelope's-mysterious past crop up in the most unexpected ways. But the city presents challenges, too, in the form of the palace guards' bearskin hats, which drive the children wild-not to mention the abundance of pigeons the Incorrigibles love to hunt. Penelope is thrilled, as London offers so many opportunities to further the education of her unique students. So while Ashton Place is being restored, Penelope, the Ashtons, and the children take up residence in London. And for the most part, they resist the urge to chase squirrels up trees.ĭespite Penelope's civilizing influence, the Incorrigibles still managed to ruin Lady Constance's Christmas ball, nearly destroying the grand house. Thanks to the efforts of Miss Penelope Lumley, their plucky governess, Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia are much more like children than wolf pups now. Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, 'They must have been raised by wolves.'

The Hidden Gallery by Maryrose Wood