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A Goofy Guide to Penguins: TOON Level 1 (TOON Books)
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About A Goofy Guide To Penguins: TOON Level 1
Product Description 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 Coudraybeloved for the bestselling Benjamin Bear seriesbring us all the less-than-true truths and not-so-factual facts about the South Pole's silliest birds. From School Library Journal K-Gr 1—Brightly colored two-panel comic strips highlight the appeal and innate comedy of look-alike penguins. The answers to silly questions (e.g., "How do penguins know they've reached the South Pole?") are more about fun than information ("Every sign points north."). A butter yellow sun—melting snow, ice, and penguin fat—highlights the black-and-white penguins in their shades-of-blue world. One penguin holds a yellow umbrella sideways to stay out of the sideways-falling rain, which looks like snow, even though it's dry as a desert in the South Pole. Goofy indeed, but luscious colors invite readers into each illustration. VERDICT While not quite as engaging as the "Benjamin Bear" books, this is nevertheless a good choice for beginning readers.—Frances E. Millhouser, formerly at Fairfax County Public Library, VA Review 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 Coudray’s 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 About the Author 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.
