Penelope Polka Dot's Hall of Fame
Penelope Polka Dot Always finds the answer to her gazillion questions. The solution might not be quite right, but that's okay. Only has one bug a boo, not enough polka dots to wear, draw, or share with her friends.
Mom She knows the tooth fairy. She makes cuts and scrapes feel better. Can abracadabra a meal from nothing, make bad dreams go away, and she knows how to fix the squeaky wheel of my bicycle.
Dad Best go-kart builder, able to reach high places to get Mustache out of a tree. Makes the best pasghetti and meatballs and tell my mom and me that we are beautiful.
Grand-mamanAKA Nana. Champion knitter, champion pancake maker and champion storyteller. She loves her red scooter, grandkids, and McRuff, her West Highland white terrier.
Little BrotherI am sure he's a Martian. Not a single hair on his melon, no teeth and huge googly eyes. He squeaks and squawks mom and dad come running. He gets all the attention!
Pistachio A gift from grand-papa when I was born. He never hurts my feelings. When I have a rotten day, he gives the best hugs. I share my toys, but not my teddy bear.
MustacheNo ordinary cat, no siree Bob! A connoisseur of good food and comfort, a mind reader, an angel with whiskers, a super good listener, and an endless goldfish watcher. Mustache can turn the kitchen tap on when he is thirty.
Aunt PaisleyBelieves in dessert, tells funny stories about my mom when she was a little girl. She gives the best gifts and is spells words she does not want me to know. I am a good speller, so she will have to put lots of money in the cuss jar soon.
Auntie PriscillaA free spirit always talks to me like I am all growed up. She picks the best songs, gives the coolest gifts and loves to babysit.
Mr MatisseBest second-grade teacher ever. Taught me that a simple dot could become a masterpiece, that the world and space are places of wonder, and he laughs at my lame knock-knock jokes.
MarvinComputer whizz, bookworm, science geek, and able to outsmart the playground bully most of the time.
Rocket
Was not always a best friend but became my knight in shining armour. Could slay a dragon, shares his lunch and is now Marvin's bodyguard.
NinaAKA Nina the Peanut. Makes the best friendship bracelet, member of the Boys Keep Out Club and the Polka-Dot Posse, and best bug collector.
Charlotte
The best speller in the whole wide world, talkative and talented. She gives up her swing at recess, helps when a friend is sad, and most of all, she can keep secrets.
Ming
In Chinese, her name means bright, and she sure is. She writes the best stories and loves apple-pie order. She keeps the master class calendar and marks off the days until special events like birthdays.