Once upon a time there was a winter storm. Well, some people called it a storm, others called it a sabbath day. Outside the window of Penny’s house the snow fell. Well, for ordinary folks the snow fell, for Penny the snow was playing a symphony. A million piece orchestra, each with their own special song to play. She was warm and comfy in the window of the second story of a clapboard house on the edge of Land’s End. It is her home.

Penny Whispet is an ordinary girl to most people. She is polite and follows the rules. She always says thank you to her teachers, crossing guards and librarians. She is always in her desk on time and has never missed a day at school. When other students play tricks on the substitute teachers, Penny speaks to the students using their real names, the students don’t notice but the quick witted subs pick up on it quickly.

Around their little village the Whispet’s are thought of fondly. Kind, hard working folks who always help their neighbors and never say a mean word about anyone. Mr. Whispet is a blueprint designer. He can create blueprints for anything you need, a house, a boat, a garden plot. If you have a problem, Mr. Whispet can draw up a plan to fix it. But if you ask Oliver, Mr. Whispet’s five year old neighbor, what the best thing about Mr. Whispet is, it’s that he always has a funny joke to share. Mrs. Whispet is a librarian. Most people would think a librarian to be quiet and shy. Mrs. Whispet has a personality that fills a room. She is like a character from one of the many books she entertains the children with at the weekly Rose Garden Book Club. Rose Whispet makes black and white words on a page come alive.  Some people say she is magical, which is ironic because she is the one in the family who does not possess true magic.