Penguin (book)

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Penguin

Author	Polly Dunbar
Illustrator	Polly Dunbar
Language	English
Genre	Children's
Publisher	Walker Books
Publication date	4 June 2007
Publication place	United Kingdom
Pages	unpaginated (32)
ISBN	978-1-84428-065-0
OCLC	85691861

Penguin is a 2007 award-winning children's picture book by Polly Dunbar. It is about a boy who receives a penguin as a present and how they interact.

Reception

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Penguin has been favourably reviewed, with Kirkus Reviews writing: "Visually, Ben’s contortions and Lion’s aplomb hearken back to early Sendak. While it’s at first unclear whether the immutable Penguin is a stuffed toy, a pet or something else entirely, kids will know—by story’s end at the very latest—that this bird’s a friend. An attractively designed, child-appealing package.".^[1] Publishers Weekly found Dunbar’s "winsome mixed media illustrations carry the day in a story that pulls a few punches on readers",^[2] while Common Sense Media described it as a "charming, whimsical boy-meets-bird tale."^[3]

Penguin has been translated into many different languages. It has stood the test of time, with Walker Books publishing a 10th anniversary edition in 2017.^[4]

Awards

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Penguin won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award,^[5] the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Children^[6] and a Booktrust Early Years Award.^[7] It was also shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal,^[8] and was selected by The Sunday Times as one of the best books of 2007 for children 0 to 3 year olds.^[9]

Adaption

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Penguin has been adapted for the stage, has played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival^[10] and received positive reviews.^[11]^[12]

References

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^ "Penguin". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^ "Penguin". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^ "Penguin". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^ "Walker Books - Penguin: 10th Anniversary edition". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ Nestlé Children's Book Prize Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ Red House Children's Book Award
^ Booktrust Early Years Awards
^ The CILIP Carnegie Medal & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards
^ The Sunday Times best books of 2007: children from The Sunday Times
^ "Penguin brings interactive puppetry to the Fringe". www.edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. The List Ltd. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^ "Long Nose Puppets present Penguin". www.dlwp.com. de la warr pavilion. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^ Laura Gooch (23 December 2014). "Penguin, Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, until Sunday, January 4, call ..." The Argus. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

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