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A historical fiction about an unusual heroine! In 1957, Penelope the Platypus successfully escaped the Bronx Zoo and her “destined” mate, Cecil, with the help of some unlikely allies. This is the (fictionalised) story of those (true) events. Experience the charming tale of Penelope's adventurous spirit...
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A historical fiction about an unusual heroine!
In 1957, Penelope the Platypus successfully escaped the Bronx Zoo and her “destined” mate, Cecil, with the help of some unlikely allies. This is the (fictionalised) story of those (true) events.
Experience the charming tale of Penelope's adventurous spirit in Penelope's Escape from the Platypusary by Arianna Irwin.
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ISBN: 9781545826911
Publisher: Papercutz
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 July 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Papercutz
Illustration: 168 Illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Francisco Chiappara
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 168
About the Author
Arianna Irwin is a graphic novelist; her published works include "Mean Girls: Senior Year" and "The Comet Volume 1: Combustion". She lives in Arizona with her two dogs, Indiana Jones and Halle Berry, her partner, Cristian, and her newborn son. Find her and her latest work on Instagram: @pagesbyari.
Prenzy is an Italian comic book artist and illustrator, born in Palermo in 1989. Artistically active since 2013, he creates artwork for board games, cover art, character design, animations, and graphics, but his true passion lies in comics. He has collaborated with major Italian and international publishers, including Image Comics, Sergio Bonelli Editore, Mondadori, Editoriale Cosmo, and BeccoGiallo. His most recent books include On The Stump and Flawed.
After completing comics and digital coloring courses at the International School of Comics in Reggio Emilia, Italian colour artist Nicolò Laporini has worked for the French (in particular with publisher Petit à Petit) and American markets. In the US, he worked on the Spider-Man 60th Anniversary Collection, a collaboration between Marvel and the fashion brand KITH, Diablo - Legends of the Barbarian: Bul-Kathos for the video game company Blizzard, and titles such as The Powerpuff Girls: Winter Snowdown Showdown, Gargoyles Halloween Special, and Red Sonja Holiday Special for Dynamite.
Micah Myers has lettered stories and books for DC Comics, Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave, Webtoon, Devil’s Due, Heavy Metal, Aspen, Starburns, Scout, Darby Pop, and many others. He has worked on comics with Steve Orlando, Matthew Erman, Magdalene Visaggio, Michael Avon Oeming, Mark Bertolini, Joe Corallo, Shane Berryhill, Cullen Bunn, Josh Blaylock, JT Krul, Chris Sebela, Curt Pires, and many more.
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