A Goofy Guide to Penguins

(Hardback)

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How can you tell penguins apart By the color of their mittens, of course! But do penguins really play hide-and-seek, carry pink umbrellas, and shower on the backs of whales In this wild guide, twin brothers Jean-Luc Coudray and Philippe Coudray_x0096_beloved for the bestselling Benjamin Bear series_x0097_bring us all the less-than-true truths and not-so-factual facts about the South Pole's silliest birds.

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Horn Book's Recommended Picture Books: Metafictive Picture Books Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List 2017 "[A] spirited approach to early abstract thought and reading comprehension." - Booklist STARRED REVIEW "It is original [and] deep-down funny...most important, the adventures are steeped in the rare quality of imaginative kindness." - The Horn Book Magazine "Absurdist humor carries across species." - Kirkus Reviews "Any reader of any age should be able to read and enjoy Coudrays Benjamin Bear books. When a comic is this accomplished, more is always welcome." - School Library Journal "The images are neat, and the goofy ideas will spur imagination about what the reader might do in such an extreme environment, full of glaciers and snowfields." - Comics Worth Reading

Author Bio

Jean-Luc Coudray (who wrote this book) and Philippe Coudray (who did the drawings) are twin brothers, both cartoonists in their native country of France. They identify with penguins in wanting people to tell them apart. Philippe's Benjamin Bear TOON books have received effusive praise and have twice been nominated for Eisner awards. Both brothers enjoy nature but while Jean-Luc enjoys hiking in central France, the French forests aren't big enough for Philippe- he goes to the North American wilderness every year in search of Bigfoot.