My Penguin Osbert in Love

By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Book Overview

"Joe's first-person narrative is childlike, yet wonderfully evocative. . . .The artwork glows with color and warmth. A winner for winter storytimes." --Booklist

Joe couldn't be more surprised to find his friend Osbert knocking at his front door--AWOL from the zoo--with an invitation to a South Pole extravaganza under his wing. Since penguins can't fly, and Joe has a helicopter from Santa, the boy is soon piloting a bunch of penguins on a long journey south. But when Osbert ignores the southern lights and only has eyes for a penguin named Aurora, Joe starts to worry. Will he ever get back in time for his own family's Midwinter Bash?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763650013
• ISBN13: 9780763650018
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3