Penguin Who Wanted to Find Out

My son loved it and now wants to read more from this author....

My daughter is enjoying the animal stories by the author.

My son enjoyed the book.

Loving this book. It's funny and nice

This was a favourite book of mine when I was a child, and it has been a delight to introduce my two sons to this story. We have the book and the audio CD and both my boys (aged 6 and 3) love it and want to listen to it (or read it) repeatedly. All the books in this series are nice, but this, The owl who was afraid of the dark, and the gorilla who wanted to grow up are my preferred ones.The book doesn't have tonnes of pictures, but it is a lovely story for children and can be read over a few evenings if need be. It is about a penguin chick who grows up and learns about the world he lives in and what it means to be an emperor penguin. It is gentle and well written and the audio version is nicely read.Please note, this book used to be called "Penguin's Progress"

My little boy is 4 years old and he has always loved stories. However, this is the first story he has had where there are more words than pictures. He has been absolutely enthralled and enchanted by Otto and his journey to becoming a fully grown penguin. While the illustrations are wonderful it is the actual story that has held his interest. This is a fantastic book to use as a transition from picture books to actual story books. I have read this to him about 20 times in the last 10 days! We have now moved onto the "Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark" by the same author and he is enjoying it almost as much.

My 4 year old requested a Penguin Party (Why?) so I had to buy this.It isn't quite "Plop/The owl who was afraid of the dark" but it is still great.It is a chapter book with black-and-white drawings. I read 2 or 3 chapters a night.As one of the first penguins to hatch our hero has to learn how the world works for himself and pass his knowledge on to the younger hatchings. They survive the Antarctic winter and he leads the hatchings to the sea to swim and fend for themselves.

My other 7 year old granddaughter has chosen penguins as her favorite anima and she loves reading very much. Thanks