Penelope Judd A Tale of a Dirty Land, a Promise Kept, and a Spotless Prince

by Linne, Shai; Persichini, Florencia

• ISBN13: 9798384508533
• ISBN10: 8384508534
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2025-05-20
• Publisher: B&H Kids

Summary

Based on his song, “Penelope Judd,” Shai Linne tells an allegorical tale that helps kids understand the Gospel story. 

Penelope Judd is a young girl living in a very messy land. Her whole town is covered in mud and only filled with children. No one is kind, the kids fight constantly, everything is sad and dirty, and Penelope feels hopeless. But one day, she receives a message that changes everything. She has been invited to meet a spotless Prince.

This lyrical story helps kids see that, like Penelope, people live in a broken, messy, sinful world. But long ago, a Prince left His perfect home in heaven to come to earth where sin and death are everywhere––kind of like the muddy town. He lived a sinless life and took the punishment for our sin on the cross so that, like Penelope, we can be made new.

The words in this book follow the song's lyrics so that kids can read and listen simultaneously. 

Author Biography

Shai Linne is a recording artist, author, and more. He has released numerous Christian albums, including Storiez, Jesus Kids, The Attributes of God, and The Atonement. His first children's book, God Made Me and You, was published in 2018. Shai completed a pastoral internship at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C., before serving for two years as an elder at Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, VA. He also helped plant Risen Christ Fellowship in September 2015 in his hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Shai is happily married to Blair and the two have three children––Sage, Maya, and Ezra.