A Penny for a Hundred is beloved children's book author Ethel Pochocki's timeless tale of culture shock in rural Maine during the Second World War. A young girl's family enjoys a memorable Christmas Eve with a group of German POWs, and even amid the hardships of war, they find much to give each other.

Award-winning author Ethel Pochocki wrote many books for children, including The Attic Mice, Rosebud and Red Flannel, and Maine Marmalade. A long-time resident of Brooks, Maine, Ms. Pochocki died in December 2010.
Artist and illustrator Mary Beth Owens collaborated with Ethel Pochocki on several books. Parenting magazine selected Owens's book A Caribou Alphabet as one of the ten best picture books of 1991, and her book Prize in the Snow was awarded the 1995 Lupine Award and the Christopher Award. Ms. Ownes lives in Walpole, Maine.