Little Penguin's New Friend

Description

The first I Can Read! book featuring beloved picture book character Little Penguin, star of Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups-a laugh-out-loud romp! For new readers who are fans of Mo Willems's Elephant and Piggie series and Adam Rubin's Dragons Love Tacos. A polar bear is coming to visit! Little Penguin has never met a polar bear, but his friends have heard they are scary, with sharp teeth and terrifying roars-and that they tell very bad jokes. But Little Penguin knows you can't believe everything you hear, right Little Penguin's New Friend is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

Tadgh Bentley is a picture book author and illustrator originally from the UK, now living in the Hocking Hills of Ohio with his wife Emily and puppy Atticus. He is also the author/illustrator of Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups, Samson: The Piranha Who Came to Dinner, Little Penguin and the Lollipop, and Little Penguin Stays Awake.

"A humorous look at the powerful effect of preconceived notions." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for LITTLE PENGUIN STAYS AWAKE: "A meritorious and entertaining participatory tale." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for LITTLE PENGUIN AND THE LOLLIPOP: "A worthy and attractive story of going the extra yard to say you are sorry." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for LITTLE PENGUIN GETS THE HICCUPS: "Heart-meltingly adorable...[a] rollicking hiccup tale." -- Booklist Praise for LITTLE PENGUIN GETS THE HICCUPS: "Children will love the audience participation and the chance to get noisy during storytime." -- School Library Journal Praise for SAMSON: "Not your usual fish tale!...Young readers will be hooked." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Praise for SAMSON: "A tasty morsel." -- Publishers Weekly