Pretty Prudent Home is part design book, part DIY guidebook, with beautiful photography inviting readers to tackle projects both simple and sophisticated. With

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Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1981.

In order to earn money for a concert, Pretty Penny and her friend Emma set up a puppy grooming salon.

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