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Penguin's Egg

By Anna Kemp
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Brief Description
A rhyming delight full of energy, vehicles, peril and fatherly love—will Daddy Penguin get home to his hatching egg on time? On a frozen sea, where the snow falls fast, and the whirlwinds rage and storm, a rockhopper egg, in a stony nest, was lying safe... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A rhyming delight full of energy, vehicles, peril and fatherly love—will Daddy Penguin get home to his hatching egg on time?

On a frozen sea, where the snow falls fast, and the whirlwinds rage and storm, a rockhopper egg, in a stony nest, was lying safe and warm. Dad watched and waited, waited, watched, the night grew inky black. Then he fell into a sleep so deep, he didn't hear the... CRACK.

Daddy Penguin finds himself adrift in an unfamiliar world, and he must get home for his egg!

From train to helicopter, hot-air balloon to limousine, Daddy Penguin hitches lifts with kindly folk—but will he be home in time?

A race against time for Daddy Penguin in this rhyming delight.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241526309

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Alice Courtley

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 251.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 201g

Pages: 32

Collections

Anna Kemp Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books

About the Author

Anna Kemp (Author) Anna Kemp writes both picture books and middle-grade fiction. Her books have been nominated for a number of prizes including the Booktrust Early Years Award (2010), The Roald Dahl Funny Prize (2010, 2012), The Waterstones Children's Book Prize (2011, 2013), Oscar's Book Prize (2015), and The Dundee Picture Book Award (2018). Her work has also been adapted for television (Bookaboo, CBeebies), puppetry (Little Angel), dance (Ballet Black), orchestra (LSO) and theatre (New Writing North, Little Blue Monster). Alice Courtley (Illustrator) Alice Courtley is an illustrator based in the UK. She creates playful images with a blend of people, animals and backgrounds inspired by real life. Her work has been recognised for prizes such as the Batsford Prize and featured in exhibitions such as the AOI's 'Inspired to Innovate' in London. She has been shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2023.

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