Penguin books for Penguin Awareness Day
It's Penguin Awareness Day, so, we've put together a booklist full of books about penguins, so you can get to know more about the flightless birds and love everything they're about.
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Lost and Found
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Interest level: 3-5
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Lost and Found
Author: Oliver Jeffers
Interest level: 3-5
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Once there was a sad, lonely penguin who appeared at the door of a young boy. The boy decided he must be lost, so he set off to fi…
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Well Done, Mummy Penguin
Author: Chris Haughton
Interest level: 4-5
Reading age: 7+
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Well Done, Mummy Penguin
Author: Chris Haughton
Interest level: 4-5
Reading age: 7+
In this suspenseful and gently humorous picture book, Mummy Penguin goes off to hunt for fish whilst Little Penguin and Daddy Peng…
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Have You Seen Mikki Olsen?
Author: Alex Macdonald
Interest level: 4-5
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Have You Seen Mikki Olsen?
Author: Alex Macdonald
Interest level: 4-5
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Penguin sits on his beloved teddy Mikki Olsen and then can’t find him. Can you spot the teddy? A funny, interactive book that shou…
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Einstein the Penguin
Author: Iona Rangeley Illustrator: David Tazzyman
Interest level: 6-11
Reading age: 8+
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Einstein the Penguin
Author: Iona Rangeley Illustrator: David Tazzyman
Interest level: 6-11
Reading age: 8+
One day, Einstein the penguin turns up at the house of the Stewart family and they discover he is on a rescue mission. Funny,…
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Nabil Steals a Penguin
Author: Nishani Reed Illustrator: Junissa Bianda
Interest level: 4-5
Reading age: 7+
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Nabil Steals a Penguin
Author: Nishani Reed Illustrator: Junissa Bianda
Interest level: 4-5
Reading age: 7+
Nabil gets more than he bargains for on a trip to the zoo. After introducing a charming penguin to his mum’s delicious biryani, th…
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And Tango Makes Three
Author: Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell Illustrator: Henry Cole
Interest level: 3-7
Reading age: 5+
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And Tango Makes Three
Author: Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell Illustrator: Henry Cole
Interest level: 3-7
Reading age: 5+
Roy and Silo are two boy penguins who live in the zoo in New York's Central Park. This is a really delightful story and the messag…
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Evil Emperor Penguin: Book 1
Author: Laura Ellen Anderson
Interest level: 5-8
Reading age: 6+
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Evil Emperor Penguin: Book 1
Author: Laura Ellen Anderson
Interest level: 5-8
Reading age: 6+
Far away in the icy wastes of Antarctica lives a warm and cuddly, kind-hearted penguin who only wants to do good in the world...NO…
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Papa Penguin
Author: Lindsay Camp Illustrator: Momoko Abe
Interest level: 4-5
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Papa Penguin
Author: Lindsay Camp Illustrator: Momoko Abe
Interest level: 4-5
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When a little boy's dad is late home for story time, the little boy is a bit annoyed - so Dad tells him the story of Papa Penguin,…
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Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure
Author: Alex T Smith
Interest level: 7-9
Reading age: 7+
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Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure
Author: Alex T Smith
Interest level: 7-9
Reading age: 7+
With the help of Colin (a spider), Mr Penguin battles ferocious beasts and makes his way into a hidden jungle underneath the museu…
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Five Little Penguins
Author: Lily Murray Illustrator: Holly Surplice
Interest level: 4-5
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Five Little Penguins
Author: Lily Murray Illustrator: Holly Surplice
Interest level: 4-5
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Join the adorable little penguins on a lift-the-flap walk through a winter wonderland in this sweet rhyming book inspired by the F…
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Penguin and Pinecone
Author: Salina Yoon
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
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Penguin and Pinecone
Author: Salina Yoon
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
Penguin would like to keep the pinecone he finds, but soon realises that it was lost and isn’t happy in the snowy land in wh…
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Perfectly Polite Penguins
Author: Georgiana Deutsch Illustrator: Ekaterina Trukhan
Interest level: 2-5
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Perfectly Polite Penguins
Author: Georgiana Deutsch Illustrator: Ekaterina Trukhan
Interest level: 2-5
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Most penguins are perfectly polite. But then there is Polly. This silly, chilly story will have little ones laughing out…
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Penguin in Peril
Author: Helen Hancocks
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
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Penguin in Peril
Author: Helen Hancocks
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
Penguin hatches an escape plan to avoid becoming dinner for a group of cats, who have kidnapped him from the zoo.
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The Not-So-Perfect-Penguin
Author: Steve Smallman
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 6+
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The Not-So-Perfect-Penguin
Author: Steve Smallman
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 6+
Big, lively illustrations and a simple message make this book ideal for classroom circle times. Points for discussion are included…
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Penguin Problems
Author: Jory John Illustrator: Lane Smith
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
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Penguin Problems
Author: Jory John Illustrator: Lane Smith
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
A little penguin is out in the cold, and he doesn’t like it: the sun is too bright, the ocean is too salty, and he’s t…
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