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Title details for Little Penguin's New Friend by Tadgh Bentley - Available

Little Penguin's New Friend

by Tadgh Bentley
Tadgh Bentley
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The first I Can Read! book featuring beloved picture book character Little Penguin, star of Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups—a laugh-out-loud romp!

For new readers who are fans of Mo Willems's Elephant and Piggie series and Adam Rubin's Dragons Love Tacos.

A polar bear is coming to visit! Little Penguin has never met a polar bear, but his friends have heard they are scary, with sharp teeth and terrifying roars—and that they tell very bad jokes.

But Little Penguin knows you can't believe everything you hear, right?

Little Penguin's New Friend is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

  • Creators

  • Series

    I Can Read, Level 1

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 1, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780062699961

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      August 15, 2019
      A polar bear is coming to visit the South Pole; everyone has different ideas of what she will be like. With an authorial assist from Driscoll, Bentley's Little Penguin (Little Penguin Stays Awake, 2018, etc.) is making a foray into the early-reader format. Always eager and brightly addressing readers directly--"Oh! Hi! Sorry! / I did not see you there"--Little Penguin instantly commands camaraderie. The friends of the South Pole are a bit nervous. A polar bear is coming to visit. Rumors swirl that polar bears are ferocious hunters. And tell bad jokes. "Very bad jokes." But Little Penguin isn't worried. Little Penguin follows this advice: "Don't believe everything you hear!" (In fact, it's so important, it's painted on a billboard that occupies its own ice floe.) When the polar bear arrives, she seems innocuous (and conspicuously long-lashed). But her first question causes Little Penguin to squirm: "What time should I go to the dentist?" But then she answers it herself: "Tooth hurty!" Oh no! It's a terrible joke! Are they all doomed (to groan at jokes and become dinner)?! Driscoll certainly tests comprehension skills; readers must follow both the story and the punchlines. The abrupt ending begs for a comic rimshot as the polar bear recognizes a misconception of her own. A humorous look at the powerful effect of preconceived notions. (Early reader. 4-8)

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Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

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