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quippeThe Blurb On The Back:
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 back to his egg!
From train to helicopter, hot-air balloon to limousine, Penguin hitches lifts with kindly folk - but will he be home in time?
A male rockhopper penguin is keeping an anxious watch over an egg as his partner sleeps. But although he stays awake for a long time, he eventually can’t help but fall asleep himself and is deep in slumber when the ice he’s sleeping on suddenly splits from the main sheet and floats away. By the time Daddy Penguin wakes up, he has floated into the harbour of a strange town!
Somehow Daddy Penguin has to get back to his partner and their egg before their little one emerges!
Anna Kemp and Alice Courtley’s warm and charming picture book, told in rhyming verse, is an epic and sweet tale of how kind other people can be and all the different types of transport there are. I very much enjoyed Courtley’s colourful illustrations, which have lots of lovely little details (my favourite being the headphone on a flamingo helicopter pilot and the teddy bear that Daddy Penguin carries with him).
In terms of story, this is a straightforward journey tale as Daddy Penguin has to get back to his family before the egg hatches. The fun comes from seeing the various types of transport he has to take to do it and Kemp throws in a lot - limousines, lorries, helicopters, trains, balloons and so on. Courtley’s game and fun illustrations brings all these to life and I enjoyed the details she puts in there and the character she gives to the various other animals who helps Daddy Penguin.
I’m not normally a fan of rhyming text because it can be quite strained and twee but I think Kemp does well here - the verses have a sing song quality to them and I think would be fun for adult caregivers to read aloud to younger readers.
If you have a young reader who likes different types of transport or journey stories, then I think they will very much enjoy this warm and charming story.
The Verdict:
Anna Kemp and Alice Courtley’s warm and charming picture book, told in rhyming verse, is an epic and sweet tale of how kind other people can be and all the different types of transport there are. I very much enjoyed Courtley’s colourful illustrations, which have lots of lovely little details (my favourite being the headphone on a flamingo helicopter pilot and the teddy bear that Daddy Penguin carries with him).
PENGUIN’S EGG was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd May 2024. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
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 back to his egg!
From train to helicopter, hot-air balloon to limousine, Penguin hitches lifts with kindly folk - but will he be home in time?
A male rockhopper penguin is keeping an anxious watch over an egg as his partner sleeps. But although he stays awake for a long time, he eventually can’t help but fall asleep himself and is deep in slumber when the ice he’s sleeping on suddenly splits from the main sheet and floats away. By the time Daddy Penguin wakes up, he has floated into the harbour of a strange town!
Somehow Daddy Penguin has to get back to his partner and their egg before their little one emerges!
Anna Kemp and Alice Courtley’s warm and charming picture book, told in rhyming verse, is an epic and sweet tale of how kind other people can be and all the different types of transport there are. I very much enjoyed Courtley’s colourful illustrations, which have lots of lovely little details (my favourite being the headphone on a flamingo helicopter pilot and the teddy bear that Daddy Penguin carries with him).
In terms of story, this is a straightforward journey tale as Daddy Penguin has to get back to his family before the egg hatches. The fun comes from seeing the various types of transport he has to take to do it and Kemp throws in a lot - limousines, lorries, helicopters, trains, balloons and so on. Courtley’s game and fun illustrations brings all these to life and I enjoyed the details she puts in there and the character she gives to the various other animals who helps Daddy Penguin.
I’m not normally a fan of rhyming text because it can be quite strained and twee but I think Kemp does well here - the verses have a sing song quality to them and I think would be fun for adult caregivers to read aloud to younger readers.
If you have a young reader who likes different types of transport or journey stories, then I think they will very much enjoy this warm and charming story.
The Verdict:
Anna Kemp and Alice Courtley’s warm and charming picture book, told in rhyming verse, is an epic and sweet tale of how kind other people can be and all the different types of transport there are. I very much enjoyed Courtley’s colourful illustrations, which have lots of lovely little details (my favourite being the headphone on a flamingo helicopter pilot and the teddy bear that Daddy Penguin carries with him).
PENGUIN’S EGG was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd May 2024. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
