Girl Picture Library

[Tammyfan]

Thank you, Marckie. But I still can't place Penny's Best Friend. Can anyone give a synopsis or something?

[Tammyfan]

Now the auction is here I see that The Old Mill and Stormy Seas are original stories and not reprints. Maybe the same is true for Penny's Best Friend, as I can't place anything like it in either Tammy or Jinty.

[marckie73]

"The old mill" could be from June. There was a story about an old mill in there. Is it about a girl in a haunted mill?

There was a story, I can't think of the title right now, but I think it's also from June, of which John Armstrong was the artist. It's about a girl who finds a friend, that turns out to be a Greek statue come to live. I wonder if that could be 'Penny's best friend'. I believe the girl was called Penny, but I'm not sure, and I can't look it up right now.

[Tammyfan]

"The old mill" could be from June. There was a story about an old mill in there. Is it about a girl in a haunted mill?

There was a story, I can't think of the title right now, but I think it's also from June, of which John Armstrong was the artist. It's about a girl who finds a friend, that turns out to be a Greek statue come to live. I wonder if that could be 'Penny's best friend'. I believe the girl was called Penny, but I'm not sure, and I can't look it up right now.

The Old Mill does not say "previously published", which the Girl Libraries did if it was a reprint. So it's not a reprint.

The other story you are thinking of is The Greek Girl. The Greek Girl was named Penelope, but was called Penny for short. But as she is more of a companion than the main heroine, I doubt it's the story in Penny's Best Friend. In any case, the cover is of a girl and an Alsatian. It is obvious that Penny's Best Friend is the dog.

[marckie73]

Ah yes, I found a picture of it on the internet. No, that doesn't look like Greek statue! The picture doesn't ring a bell, so perhaps it's an original, too?