Melissa Guion
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Penguin, 2012, 978-0-399-25535-9
Floating on an ice floe, a penguin enjoys the “peace and
quiet of the sea and ice.” However, there are times when she feels rather
lonely. Then one day she finds a hat floating in the water, and in the hat
there is a little penguin. One little penguin is a big surprise, but then
another penguin chick pops out of the hat, which is followed by another.
Soon there are
baby penguins all over the place, and the penguin who was once lonely is lonely
no longer. Instead, she is extremely busy playing with and taking care of the
baby penguins. In fact, she is so busy that she gets rather tired and worn out.
Though we love
our family and friends, and though we want to spend time with them and do
things for them, all of us have moments when we start to feel a little
overwhelmed, when we need a little time to ourselves to sit and be quiet.
In this sweet
and beautifully minimal book, Melissa Guion explores the idea that everyone
needs a little break once in a while, and she manages to do so with sensitivity
and humor.
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