When Penelope wants to hear a good story one evening, Aunt Isabel begins putting together all the necessary ingredients. Along with entertaining Penelope, Aunt Isabel manages to teach her niece a few things about what is needed to make an interesting story. -- Scholastic, Inc.
Penelope and her Aunt Isabel make up an exciting bedtime story about the adventures of Prince Augustus and Lady Nell. -- GoodReads
What goes into a really good story? Only the best ingredients—a heroine, a hero, excitement, a little romance, and even a villain or two. They are all here, as Aunt Isabel and her niece concoct a delightful story within a story. Fun to read aloud, this book is a lively yarn, a visual treat, and a charming introduction—all in one. -- AbeBooks.com

aunt isabel tells an amazing story of a mouse prince that was kidnapped. a young brave mouse was able to help save the mouse prince and return him home.
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Instead of just telling a story, Aunt Isabel sets out to explain HOW she tells a story, as she does it. And she does, fairly competently (and without sounding too didactic, something which always turns me off a book), but the result is that this is a fairly wordy book, save it for the older end of the 4 - 8 age range. ( )