Thursday, October 24, 2024

Pirate & Penguin by Mike Allegra and Jenn Harney - ESSENTIAL

Pirate & Penguin
by Mike Allegra, illustrated by Jenn Harney
. PICTURE BOOK. Page Street Kids 2023. $14. 9781645677123

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: MANY

A lonely pirate is desperate for a friend.  A bird lands on his boat.  Could it be a parrot? It is black and white and looks an awful lot like a penguin.  Hilarity ensues as the pirate tries to get the penguin to act like a parrot.

This is the best picture book that I have read in a long time!  The plot is so funny and entertaining.  The pictures tell their own story as well.  My only concern would be that a lot of longer words are used in the text.  Younger students may not be able to pick up  on the meaning using inference.  Would be a super fun read aloud! The pirate is presumably white.

Tracie, Elementary School Librarian



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