Award-winning author-illustrator Chris Haughton has regaled us with another visually stunning picture book which, this time, has all the vibrant blues and stark whites of an icy antarctic setting. Well Done, Mummy Penguin is a brilliant celebration of mothers, and the heroic lengths they go to provide for their offspring. A joy to read…
10 Reasons to Love a Penguin is written by Catherine Barr and illustrated by Hanako Clulow. It is an informative non-fiction book all about… PENGUINS!
I am a huge fan of Claire Freedman – having bought Aliens Love Underpants when it first came out and being blown away by it. I was immediately drawn to this book by Kate Hindley’s beautiful illustrations on the front cover. I knew straight away that I would love The Lost Penguin – being a huge…
This little penguin is the cute and incredibly endearing character of Salina Yoon’s picture book Penguin and Pinecone. Penguin and Pinecone opens with those beautifully simplistic illustrations. Crisp black lines, vivid colours … and did I mention that penguin? When Penguin discovers a ‘curious object’ (better know to you and I as a pinecone) he…
Go Jojo Go! is a stunning picture book filled to the brim with the most breathtaking photography. Little Jojo is the cutest penguin who really wants her first taste of the ocean as soon as possible. She must wait patiently, learning about the challenges the ocean holds and, of course, learn how to swim (cue…
365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental is a beautifully large book with great splashes of vibrant colour make this ideal for the 4-6 group to flick through. Laugh out loud as this confused family struggle to fit the penguins in to their house; look out for Chilly and his cute blue feet on each page and spot…
A beautifully large book with great splashes of vibrant colour make 365 Penguins an ideal picture book for the 4-6 group to flick through. Laugh out loud as this confused family struggle to fit the penguins in to their house; look out for Chilly and his cute blue feet on each page and spot the most…
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