Books
Penguin
By Polly Dunbar
A delightful picture book about getting to know someone; now available in paperback!
When Ben rips the paper off his present, inside he finds Penguin. Ben can't wait to play with Penguin but soon discovers that Penguin isn't the active or talkative creature he expected him to be. Ben thinks he's being ignored. Ben gets angry. What will it take to make Ben's penguin speak? When Penguin finally does, it's the best thing that it could ever say and Ben learns that sometimes friendship isn't always as you expect it to be.
- Winner of the 2008 Chilren's Book Award for Younger Readers.
- Whimsical and comical illustrations matched with fun quirky text.
- Children will delight in the imaginative relationship between a little boy and his penguin.
About the author
Polly Dunbar studied illustration at Brighton Art School, and now lives and works in London. She is the author and illustrator of "Flyaway Katie" and "Dog Blue", and has also illustrated "Shoe Baby" by her mother, Joyce Dunbar, and "Looking After Louis" by Lesley Ely.
ISBN:
9781406312461
Imprint:
Walker Books
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
February 1, 2008
Dimensions:
220 x 260mm, 32pp
Stock Status:
Frontlist Title
Australian RRP:
$15.95
New Zealand RRP:
$17.99
Stock Level:
In Stock