The Perils of Penelope

by Daniel Wilcox, Norman Stiles, Michael Frith (Illustrator)

Two characters from Sesame Street enact melodramatic and perilous adventures.

Genres: Childrens

46 pages, Hardcover

First published September 12, 1973

About the author

Dan Wilcox is a writer and producer, known for M*A*S*H (1972), FM (1989) and Eisenhower & Lutz (1988). He is married to Leslie Easterbrook. Wilcox wrote for Sesame Street for the first five seasons, from 1969 to 1973. His work on the show includes the lyrics to the Joe Raposo song "Everybody Sleeps", and the Jeff Moss song "The Snufflelullaby".

In addition to writing for the show, Wilcox also authored several Sesame Street storybooks:

The Sesame Street Storybook (1971, co-author)
The Perils of Penelope (1973, co-author)
The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook (1973, co-author)
Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum (1974)
The Sesame Street ABC Storybook (1974, co-author)
The Great Sesame Street ABC Hunt (1975, co-author)
I'm My Mommy - I'm My Daddy (1975)
The Invention of Paper (1975)

Reviews

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is absolutely hilarious. A winner every time, especially as a read-aloud!