Penelope Crumb is mad at the moon

Penelope Crumb is mad at the moon is written at a Level 4-5 reading level with a Lexile measure of 860L across 200 pages (approximately 31,724 words). Strong independent readers around grade 5.9 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Penelope Crumb is mad at the moon works for readers up to grade 6.9.

Read aloud, Penelope Crumb is mad at the moon runs about 3.5 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate Penelope Crumb is mad at the moon as 9C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.

Thematically, Penelope Crumb is mad at the moon explores friendship, schools, square dancing, and fiction — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.