John Burns
The Many Adventures of Pengey Penguin
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(San Francisco Story Works Oct. 28, 2011)
Seventeen years ago, on November 25, 2005, John Burns', The Many Adventures of Pengey Penguin was published. It won the Family Choice Award, USA Best Book Award and was also honored with a special commendation from the Teacher's Choice Awards. It went on to become a very popular book that has now become rare. It is be difficult to find used as families tend to save it in their libraries. It somehow inherited the subtitle, "A Bedtime Story For The Soul."
The Many Adventures of Pengey Penguin is the story of a very small orphan that loved the woman who saved him from starvation and his trials as he searches the world to find her.
With the help of Lionel, an extremely large Macaw who as always been a lazybones, Pengey finds a willing spirit who will help him immeasurably, someone who he will become entwined with as the two save each others lives time and time again.
How all this unfolds is John Burns' story. It is a story of the magic of friendship, travel through unknown territories, the struggle for survival and life lessons learned along the way.
The twenty-one black-and-white drawings by James Coles have the charm, and life and appeal that speak to children. They still help tell this tall tale, this marvelous story by John Burns and they still enchant new generations of readers, without hesitation.
The Many Adventures of Pengey Penguin is the story of a very small orphan that loved the woman who saved him from starvation and his trials as he searches the world to find her.
With the help of Lionel, an extremely large Macaw who as always been a lazybones, Pengey finds a willing spirit who will help him immeasurably, someone who he will become entwined with as the two save each others lives time and time again.
How all this unfolds is John Burns' story. It is a story of the magic of friendship, travel through unknown territories, the struggle for survival and life lessons learned along the way.
The twenty-one black-and-white drawings by James Coles have the charm, and life and appeal that speak to children. They still help tell this tall tale, this marvelous story by John Burns and they still enchant new generations of readers, without hesitation.
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