• The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

  • By: Jeanne Birdsall
  • Narrated by: Susan Denaker
  • Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,470 ratings)

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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

By: Jeanne Birdsall
Narrated by: Susan Denaker
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Publisher's summary

Amazon Best of the Year

Book Sense Children's Pick List

Maine Student Book Award

Massachusetts Children's Book Award

Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year

Texas Bluebonnet Master List

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times best seller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.

The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn’t quite what they had in mind.

Mr. Penderwick’s sister has decided it’s time for him to start dating—and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy Plan—a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. It’s high jinks, big laughs, and loads of family warmth as the Penderwicks triumphantly return.

©2008 Jeanne Birdsall (P)2008 Listening Library

Critic reviews

Starred Review, School Library Journal, March 2008: "This is a book to cherish and to hold close like a warm, cuddly blanket that you draw around yourself to keep out the cold."

Starred Review, Booklist, May 1, 2008: "Just the sort of cozy fare that's missing in today's mean-girl world."

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, April 28, 2008: “It's sheer pleasure to spend time with these exquisitely drawn characters, girls so real that readers will feel the wind through their hair as they power down the soccer field.”

What listeners say about The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

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grate book

I loved the book it has a great storyline. This is one of my favorite Jeanne birdsall books.I highly recommend it.

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Good story for little girls

What made the experience of listening to The Penderwicks on Gardam Street the most enjoyable?

My two daughters 10 and 12 love to listen to stories and particularly enjoyed this one. The characters are engaging and they keep quoting things they learned from Mr.Penderwick.

Who was your favorite character and why?

They seem to love batty and Sky the best but really they love them all, except Mrs. Tipton and Baxter.

What about Susan Denaker’s performance did you like?

She does a great job capturing the characters with different voices and good pacing.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, but it was too long.

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wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!

very funny
great sense of humor
I have listened to it 3 times

highly recommended
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The Penderwicks on Gardam street

It was good and it was mostly entertaining. I like pie! Book was like pie.🐉

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Sweet fun

What a sweet, fun, joy-filled story! Great narration maximizes the enjoyment, bringing forth the individuality and personality of each character.

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I love this story!!! Especially when (SPOILER!) and then when Sky and Jane (SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER!!!) and the ending is so good!!!!

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Love this series!

My 8 yr old boy, 9 yr old girl, and 11 yr old boy and I are listening to this series together. We all love it. My 16 year old boy even gets sucked into the story when he's around.

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Amazing❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Very good and wonderful. I loved it❤️ the narration was great!!❤️❤️ I give it 100 stars

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Lovely

Lovely story and amazing performance! I liked him one's story better, however this was still excellent. I love how this series deals with family and growing-up issues in an age appropriate way with grace and much humor. I love the type of person or teaches you to admire. I also love that these books retain the secret and fantastic world of childhood, they promote trust and admiration of wise adults.

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Penderwicks on Gardam Street

I love this book so much !!!!!!i love every one in this series but this one the best !!!!! I especially like Sky in this book because she is loves math and Science

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A safe story for everyone

A safe story of old school values set amidst a wonderful American family. Great listen for kids and adults.

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A beautiful, gentle tale....

Loved this (and I am definitely an adult!). Lovely characters, great story and beutifuuly narrated.
Highly recommended!

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