![]() ![]() Agent: Alexandra Penfold, Upstart Crow Literary. ![]() Wong’s ( The Goose Egg) gouache-colored line drawings are stripped down almost to a fault, but her dialogue-balloon text feels as if it was freshly and astutely overheard: “I’M FREAKING OUT! I’M TOTALLY FREAKING OUT!” says a pig, spotting the surfer penguin. Maybe having niche appeal isn’t so bad after all. Everyone, that is, except for a child who looks a lot like the author and happily soaks up everything Pangolin tells her. And when a real penguin walks through-so cool that it’s wearing shades and toting a surfboard-everyone quickly follows. This hilarious story of a pangolin with an identity crisis will be loved by fans of Penguin Problems and Unicorn Thinks. Worst of all, the animals are sorely disappointed when they learn that Pangolin is not a penguin. I Am Not a Penguin by Liz Wong - Penguin Books New Zealand Published: 19 January 2021 ISBN: 9780593127407 Imprint: RHUS Children's Books Format: Pages: 40 37. The inattentive audience (“Did somebody say ‘penguins’?”), however, would rather associate the mammal with its component parts: if it has scales, it must be a snake if it spews a stinky liquid when frightened, it must be a skunk (“Skunks are very cute and extremely popular, I’ll have you know,” a skunk adds). I am Not a Penguin by Liz Wong Im Trying to Love Rocks by Bethany Barton Niki Nakayama: A Chefs Tale in 13 bites by Jamie Michalak Secret Code Inside You. ![]() A pangolin is convinced that a “fun facts” presentation will clarify some things about it for its fellow animals. ![]()
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