The Trouble with Penguins
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
For fans of Oliver Jeffers, Jon Klassen, and Jory John comes Rebecca Jordan-Glum's The Trouble with Penguins, a clever, irreverent debut picture book about an unlikely friendship between a penguin and a human that emphasizes the importance of sharing, patience, and, above all, friendship.
On the day the penguin discovered the person, everything changed.
The person was happy to see the penguin, and showed it how to roast marshmallows by the fire. When it was time for the penguin to go, she gave it her favorite roasting stick and a warm hug goodbye.
Once the penguin showed its penguin friends how to roast marshmallows, they all wanted a turn. It was wonderful…until it wasn’t.
You see, the trouble with penguins is that they don't always know how to say they're sorry. But, with a little help and teamwork, they discover sharing is always the best tactic.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
It doesn't take a lot for a chummy group to come apart at the seams, as anyone who's been to a kid's birthday party knows. The same is true for the penguins in these pages: invited to a marshmallow roast by an ice cap's child inhabitant, they initially have a great time sharing a single fire and adorably entertaining themselves making snow angels and juggling marshmallows as they wait for their turn with the roasting stick. But sharing gets old fast, and the ocean is soon filled with several little ice floes, each one containing a penguin who has a roasting stick and a campfire of its very own and who is now very lonely. "Thankfully," writes debut author-illustrator Jordan-Glum, "penguins are full of good intentions and aren't half bad at learning from their mistakes"; everyone regroups back on the ice cap for a hot beverage and a community campfire. The knowing, parental voice keeps the story warm at the core, while the fanciful polar landscape is brought to life in bold brushstrokes, fluffy textures, and splashes of aurora-like color. Ages 3 6.
