A little girl asks her neighbour if he wants to see a penguin, and ‘You betcha!’ comes the reply. She’s confident that, as a penguin expert, it will be easy to track one down. But while the creatures she points out have penguin features – e.g. they’re black and white, they can swim, they have feet, they can’t fly – none of them are actually penguins as her new friend points out. Never mind, they’ve had fun. As they head for home, readers will spot the bemused penguin in the doorway of the house behind them, and will have noticed on each page a penguin busy in the background (I particularly like the one driving a bus). It’s funny and silly, but actually really informative on identifying animals.
Join two friends on a wild penguin chase around the city. Our self-described penguin 'expert' finds black-and-white animals at every turn. But are any of them really penguins - and can you spot the penguin hiding on every page?Written in Simon Philip's distinctively witty voice, this is brilliantly funny storytelling that plays on the pantomime convention of 'it's behind you'. Readers will love guessing what each new animal is from the glimpse given in the artwork, before turning the page to find out. There are fun facts about all the animals in a fact file at the end of the book.
'This glorious cumulative story sees the requirements for entry growing ever more stringent - and the list of party-goers ever longer. It builds to a superb and wholly unexpected ending which will delight young readers. Gloriously illustrated, with an immense amount of careful detail which mustn't be missed. Wonderful!' Parents in Touch
'Colourful, fun and easy to follow, young kids will love having a look through the illustrations while you read them the book in bed.' Mummy Pages
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About Simon Philip
Simon Philip is the bestselling, award-winning author of many picture books and fiction for children. He won the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book of the Year 2016 and was shortlisted for the 2018 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Simon’s books have been translated into 20+ languages.
Simon was born in Chichester in 1988 and has lived there ever since. After studying History at Exeter University, he decided to become a primary school teacher. Teaching rekindled his love of children's books, so much so that he decided to have a go at writing his own.
