

Inspired by the felt animal finger puppets Spires creates, this illustrator's (The Red Shoes) quirky authorial debut tells of an Antarctic resident who wearies of his fish diet. Tempted by news that creatures in the northern hemisphere lead the good life eating cupcakes, Penguin...

Most penguins are happy to eat fish every day, but not Penguin. He yearns for something sweet, something tasty, something covered in pink icing. So Penguin journeys to the Northern Hemisphere in search of a cupcake. Along the way he encounters Walrus and Polar Bear, who don't...