Pudgy Penguins: Worst Birthday Gift Ever
By (Author) Michael Leviton
By (author) Kuma Labs
Random House USA Inc
Random House Books for Young Readers
4th November 2025
4th November 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Hardback
40
Width 178mm, Height 178mm
Meet the Pudgy Penguins! In their first-ever picture book, the instantly iconic characters that became a viral sensation discover that the wrong gift can ruin a birthdaybut best friends can make it right!
Its Pongos birthday, and the Pudgy Penguins have ordered a very special gift: a pair of balloon swords. But when Pongo opens the box . . . the swords are not made of smushy balloons at all. They are toy swords. With pointy edges. And as Pongo gleefully brandishes his new swords all over town, he has no idea it's the wrong gift!
Before things go completely off the rails, the other Pudgy Penguins have to work fast to fix the mistakewithout hurting Pongo's feelings. And if they don't Well. This could turn out to be the worst birthday ever!
From web phenomenon and global sensation Pudgy Penguins comes a debut picture book featuring their iconic characters and a tale of friendship, penguins, jousting, and what to do when things go very, very wrong.
Michael Leviton is a New York-based writer, musician, and teacher whose whimsical creative journeyfrom strumming a ukulele on California beaches to ghostwriting celebrity picture books and co-authoring My First Ghostcontinues with Worst Birthday Gift Ever, starring the beloved Pudgy Penguins.
Pudgy Penguins is the global phenomenenon and web3-born brand that has inspired creativity and a fierce love of penguins in a community of over one million online users. The Pudgy Penguins brand produces content, merchandise, toys, and digital collectables based around the lives and shenanigans of their Pengus and Igloos. Pudgy Penguins believes in the power of play and imagination, and they're committed to helping everyone unlock their inner child.