Ah sticking with our 'baby' theme for the new year/new month, a new kids book!
Synopsis: Can there be such a thing as too many adorable penguins?
One day a penguin sees a most unusual sight: a hat floating in the icy water. Even more unusual? Out of the hat pops a baby penguin. But not just one baby penguin . . . or even two. But a third, and a fourth, and on and on!
At first the lonely penguin is happy for the company. Until she realizes that taking care of a family is very hard, very tiring work, and what she could really use is just a moment alone. Yet as newcomer Melissa Guion reminds us in her adorable debut picture book, alone time is all well and good, but, it's together time that's best of all.
Perfect for any mama penguin with a family, or classroom, full of mischievous little ones.
Review: Kiddo adored this book from page one! She likened it to Sid finding the dinosaur eggs in the Ice Age movie (which she had just watched), and then as the book progressed, looked at me and said "she needed a Mommy time out, right?". While trying not to laugh hysterically, I agreed! She then said that was probably what her cousin felt like with her 2 little brothers. I advised her that most siblings do feel that way, and she decided maybe not having multiple siblings WAS a good thing....LOL.
This is an adorable book and Melissa's drawings are adorable and any mom will relate to the story, as will any child with siblings! Check it out today!
About the Author: Melissa Guion grew up in West Caldwell, New Jersey. Her debut picture book, Baby Penguins Everywhere!, was selected for The Original Art 2012 exhibition at the Society of Illustrators. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Check out her website at www.melissaguion.com
Synopsis: Can there be such a thing as too many adorable penguins?
One day a penguin sees a most unusual sight: a hat floating in the icy water. Even more unusual? Out of the hat pops a baby penguin. But not just one baby penguin . . . or even two. But a third, and a fourth, and on and on!
At first the lonely penguin is happy for the company. Until she realizes that taking care of a family is very hard, very tiring work, and what she could really use is just a moment alone. Yet as newcomer Melissa Guion reminds us in her adorable debut picture book, alone time is all well and good, but, it's together time that's best of all.
Perfect for any mama penguin with a family, or classroom, full of mischievous little ones.
Review: Kiddo adored this book from page one! She likened it to Sid finding the dinosaur eggs in the Ice Age movie (which she had just watched), and then as the book progressed, looked at me and said "she needed a Mommy time out, right?". While trying not to laugh hysterically, I agreed! She then said that was probably what her cousin felt like with her 2 little brothers. I advised her that most siblings do feel that way, and she decided maybe not having multiple siblings WAS a good thing....LOL.
This is an adorable book and Melissa's drawings are adorable and any mom will relate to the story, as will any child with siblings! Check it out today!
About the Author: Melissa Guion grew up in West Caldwell, New Jersey. Her debut picture book, Baby Penguins Everywhere!, was selected for The Original Art 2012 exhibition at the Society of Illustrators. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Check out her website at www.melissaguion.com
Disclosure / Disclaimer: I was sent this book, free of charge, from Penguin Young Readers Group for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to review it.
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