One Hot Penguin
Jamie Rix, Illustrated by Neal Layton
Published by Young Corgi
80pp, 0-552-54737-9, £3.99 pbk
In the middle of a very hot summer, Phelan goes with his mother to the zoo wearing a new green anorak. While he shares ice cream with the animals there, a quick-witted penguin sees this anorak as a chance to escape from the zoo and go to the South Pole. What ensues is a highly amusing tale with plenty of mishaps en route; children will identify with much of what happens, and adults should take note that telling tall stories to children can sometimes have unexpected consequences!
Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001) by Rudolf Loewenstein (RL)
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