Showing posts with label Penguins - Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Penguins - Fiction. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Blown away

Summary: Come on an unexpected journey with a fearless blue penguin. Meet Penguin Blue! It's a windy day, and he has a brand new kite - but where's he going on this maiden flight? Penguin Blue and his friends go on a gloriously illustrated adventure full of good ideas, homesickness and the perils of kites. (From publisher)

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Little Hoiho

When Little Hoiho first leaves the nest she discovers that other birds seem to have talents she does not. In the end Little Hoiho discovers that although she may not have long legs like Kōtuku, or a beautiful voice like Tui, she has her own special talents.

Thursday, 5 June 2014

Mr. Popper's penguins

The lovable Mr. Popper dreams of being an intrepid Antarctic explorer, living life among the penguins alongside his hero, Admiral Drake. So he is shocked one day when the Admiral responds to his fan letter by sending him a package containing a real, live penguin! Soon, this penguin is joined by another, and before long Mr. Popper has an ice rick in the basement and a dozen delightful penguins living in his house. With hardly enough money to feed his family, and an every-increasing bill for raw fish and canned shrimp, what can the wonderfully imaginative Mr. Popper do but train his penguins and taken the show on the road!

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

The Penguin who Wanted to Find Out

Abridged picture book version
Originally published as: Penguin's progress
Penguin's progress
Otto is a penguin chick who lives at the bottom of the world. Life is hard in this cold, icy place. But from his first small steps to swimming in the big wide ocean, Otto will have to learn everything the only way that penguins know - together.

Monday, 26 August 2013

Penguin

"Hello, Penguin!" said Ben. Penguin said nothing. 
"Can't you talk?" said Ben.
Penguin said nothing.
What can Ben do to make Penguin speak?

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Penguins can't fly

New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Summary: Story about a pristine village that one day experiences the impact of an old tractor, burning tyres and filterless chimneys on a factory. One of the villagers, Luther, goes to find the cause of these 'clouds' that have descended on the village, and convinces all of the 'cloud-makers' to clean up the way they do things. (Publisher)

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Eddie Pipper

Summary: Eddie Pipper loves his penguin. He is not a real penguin. He is not allowed one of those. Eddie has to make do with his special paper-maiche penguin. But what do the other kids think of his penguin when he brings him to school for show and tell

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Goldie and the Three Penguins

Summary: A Kiwi retelling of Robert Southey's Goldilocks and the three bears, except with a little Kiwi girl and three penguins. They eat fish & chips instead of porridge! A story in rhyme
Goldilocks and the three bears

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Henry's Holiday

Summary: All the baby penguins are having fun playing in the snow, but Henry doesn't like the cold and dreams of warm seas and sandy shores.
Maybe it's time for a holiday...