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That’s why we offer monthly memberships, à la carte listening, and audiobook gifting. We believe you should listen to audiobooks in a way that works for you. Browse the catalog of over 250,000 audiobooks, including New York Times best sellers, and discover hidden gems curated by our expert booksellers. You can visit him online at We’ve partnered with Libro.fm to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through our bookstore. Two of his picture books have been named Caldecott Honor books: Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn (winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award), both by Mac Barnett. He is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of several books, including I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, for which he won the Caldecott Medal. 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. 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.Maryrose Wood is the author of the first five books (so far!) in this series about the Incorrigible children and their governess. 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.

Thanks to the efforts of Miss Penelope Lumley, their plucky governess, Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia are much more like children than wolf pups now.ĭespite Penelope’s civilizing influence, the Incorrigibles still managed to ruin Lady Constance’s Christmas ball, nearly destroying the grand house. Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, “They must have been raised by wolves.”