Additional stories… 7~43

BUNDLE #3
AT SCHOOL
Penny Particular’s Dancing Hands
Like many autists, Penny “happy stims” by flapping her hands when she is delighted. However, some of the other kids don’t understand it and their teasing makes Penny self-conscious.
Penny Particular Keeps Her Hands to Herself
Penny likes to communicate through touch, but she doesn’t understand that sometimes her classmates aren’t comfortable with that. Mr. Pasyan explains when it is a good time to talk through touch and when to simply use her words.
Penny Particular and the Dog Who Came to School
Mr. Pasyan invites a service dog in training to visit Penny’s class. Alfie is learning how to work with autistic individuals, and his training comes in handy when Penny goes into sensory overload.

BUNDLE #4
IN PUBLIC
Penny Particular at the Dog Park
One of Penny’s Special Interests is dogs, and she empathizes well with animals. Her parents take her to the dog park to have fun, but that fun is interrupted when Penny is approached by an oblivious stranger.
Penny Particular Practices Her Manners
Penny goes out to a restaurant with her family and has to remember how to greet, thank, and speak respectfully to other people.
Penny Particular Wanders Off
Penny becomes focused on a task that takes her away from where her parents can see her, not knowing her mom and dad will panic until she is found.

BUNDLE #5
COMMUNICATIONS
Penny Particular Stops and Stares
Penny is a curious child, so she often wants to get a closer look at things that fascinate her. The causes problems sometimes when her parents want her to keep moving but Penny wants them to appreciate things with her.
Penny Particular Speaks Her Mind
Penny thinks a lot of things, some of which she impulsively shares with those around her. She doesn’t understand which things are appropriate to say in public, leading to awkward situations and lessons from her parents.
Penny Particular’s Silent Day
Penny decides to see how long she can go without talking. She finds that some things are better done quietly, but her parents don’t understand why she won’t speak to them. Penny tries to communicate non-verbally, but they don’t react the way she expects.

BUNDLE #6
HAS FUN
Penny Particular the Halloween Puppy
Penny is a puppy for Halloween, but she still has to remember her human manners.
Penny Particular Tells Jokes
Penny likes to make people laugh. She doesn’t understand humor, though, which leads to confusion when the adults laugh anyway.
Penny Particular Loves the Water
Water delights all of Penny’s senses. She likes splashing in puddles or listening to rain. Then her parents take her to the beach for the first time and Penny learns there can be too much of a good thing.

BUNDLE #7
IMAGINATION
Penny Particular Imagines Some Imaginary Friends
Penny feels left out when other kids talk about their imaginary friends. She doesn’t know how they got their imaginary friends, but she pretends she had some too. A problem arises when she can’t imagine something satisfactorily unique.
Penny Particular in a Box
Penny finds a box big enough to fit in, so she tries to determine the best way to utilize this new plaything.
Penny Particular Makes New Words
Sometimes the words Penny knows don’t sum up her feelings or don’t sound like the concept they belong to. In those cases, Penny comes up with new terms that she thinks fit them best.

BUNDLE #8
RESPONSIBILITY
Penny Particular the Pet Sitter
Penny loves dogs, but can’t have one of her own. Mr. Pasyan gives her the chance to look after his dog, Cosmo, while he and his husband are out of town for the weekend.
Penny Particular Saves a Baby Bird
Penny finds an abandoned baby bird and must learn how to care for it until they can find an expert.

BUNDLE #9
IS UPSET
Penny Particular Gets Mad
Penny learns how to deal with frustration that is difficult for her to express without resorting to physical outbursts.
Penny Particular Can’t Wait
Penny struggles with patience because she has a need for instant gratification. When the adults around her are too busy, she often becomes frustrated or tries to interrupt what the adults are doing so she can get her way.

BUNDLE #10
DOESN’T GET HER WAY
Penny Particular Wants THAT One
When Penny sets her mind on what she wants, little can be done to change her mind, even if what she wants is impossible.
Penny Particular Loses Her Chewy Necklace
Penny has a chewing stim. When her chewable necklace is misplaced, she tries to find a suitable substitute, much to the stress of her parents.
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STORIES NOT YET BUNDLED
Penny Particular Meets the Howling Boy
Penny doesn’t know many other autistic children, so when Penny’s parents find out their neighbors’ relatives are visiting with their autistic son, they arrange a playdate. The two are on different ends of the spectrum, and Penny learns how other children stim and cope with their autism.

Penny Particular Gets Cleaned Up
Penny has to deal with many autistic children’s least favorite social expectation: hygiene.

Penny Particular All Put Together
Penny doesn’t think of herself a simply a whole person; she thinks of herself as being made up of many parts, all with their own unique tasks.

Penny Particular’s Perfect Present
Penny wants to get her mom the perfect present for her birthday, but she can’t figure out what to do.

Penny Particular’s Big Words
Penny learns her vocabulary through mimicry. When she learns a new word, she likes to test it out to see if she’s using it right. Adults act weird when she does this, which makes Penny confused and upset.

Penny Particular and the Trouble with Adults
A look at what happens when adults set rules with double standards that confuse children like Penny.

Penny Particular Cleans Her Room
Penny has her own sense of organization. Her mother does not approve. Penny has to get her room all clean or else her mother will clean it for her. Last time her mother cleaned, the order Penny set out was thrown into chaos.

Penny Particular’s Routines
Some examples of the routines Penny sets for herself and what happens when one of them is broken.

Penny Particular and Not Enough Blankets
Penny wants to be under something heavy, but not just anything heavy. She tries to make a pile she can snuggle under, but crafting a pile with the right amount of weight proves challenging.

Penny Particular’s Jumbled Up Senses
Penny tries to convey how she experiences the mild synesthesia that is common among autists.

Penny Particular Asks and Tells
Penny can get carried away talking about the things that are interesting to her. Her parents try out a new method to teach her about involving others in a conversation.

Penny Particular is Noisy
Verbal stimming is common among autistic people, and Penny is no exception. She likes to echo some of the sounds she hears, or simply makes up new ones when she is bored. However, she must learn that it is not always appropriate to makes these noises.

Penny Particular Is Who She Is
Plenty of the people who Penny meets have their own ideas of what autism looks like, and sometimes Penny does not meet their expectations. Despite their misgivings, Penny remains who she is: a happy little girl.
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SYNOPSES CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE:
Penny Particular Doesn’t Like Litter

Penny Particular Plans a Snow Fort

Penny ParticularWants to Talk About Clouds

Penny Particular Is Noisy

Penny Particular Not Enough Blankets
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The world is ready to fall in love with Penny's endearing antics and the valuable lessons they offer every young reader, no matter how wonderfully different they are!