Little Penguins [Hardcover]

Newbery Medal–winning author Cynthia Rylant and Caldecott Honor-winning, bestselling illustrator Christian Robinson pair up to tell this wintry story about five little penguins enjoying a snowy day.
 
Snowflakes? Many snowflakes. Winter is coming.So begins this ever-so-simple story. As the snow starts to fall, the excited penguins pull out scarves, mittens, heavy socks, and boots, and Mama helps them bundle up. But when it’s time to go out, one timid penguin decides to stay home. Filled with waddling baby penguins, playful text, and delightful illustrations, this book feels like a young picture-book classic in the making.

Visually stunning. . . .Pair with Ezra Jack Keats’s classicThe Snowy Day. —Booklist,Starred

An excellent tale for the very young.A very warm and satisfying bedtime book and a paean to penguins and winter delights. —Kirkus Reviews

Winners of the National Parenting Product Award
ASchool Library JournalBest Book of the Year Caldecott Honor winners Rylant and Robinson collaborate in this visually stunning depiction of winter in Antarctica, but it’s really about winter fun anywhere.  —Booklist, starred review

A splendid, wintry delight for little ones everywhere.  —School Library Journal, starred review

Rejoice! A classic picture book is hatched.  —Shelf AwarenessCynthia Rylant has written many distinguished books for young readers, including the Newbery Medal winnerMissing May,the Newbery Honor BookA Fine White Dust,the Caldecott Honor BookThe Relatives Came(illustrated by Stephen Gammell), and the Caldecott Honor BookWhen I Was Young in the Mountains(illustrated by Diane Goode). She also the author of the popular beginning-reader series Henry and Mudge, Poppleton, and Mr. Putter and Tabby. She lives in Oregon. Visitlâ