Penny and Peter Author:Haywood, Carolyn Whenever brothers Penny and peter decide to help Mother and Daddy, the boys usually end up in trouble. The crabs they catch during their last morning at the seashore spill out of the basket on the train going home. To surprise Daddy, they paint the floor of Peter's bedroom- but they paint themselves into the corner and have to be rescued by thei... more »r next-door neighbor Patsy. A weekend trip to the mountains turns out to be a test of courage when the boys meet a wolf whose name is Milk Toast. But in the end, Penny and Peter's efforts don't backfire, and they are able to help Daddy plan the biggest Christmas surprise ever.« less