When Papa Penguin goes fishing, Little Penguin must stay at home. At first, he is sad but soon he realises that he must be brave because there are many imaginary adventures to be had. There are icicle mountains to guard, buried treasures to find and rough seas to sail, but at the end of the day, as the sun starts to set, Papa returns home to his Little Penguin. This is an endearing story about love, separation and bravery.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Scholastic .

Holly Huth grew up in New York. She has been a magazine editor, early childhood teacher, poet and author. She travels widely with her journalist husband, and her work focuses on multicultural themes inspired by her travels. Illustrator Anna Pignataro is a young Melbourne artist from an Italian family. She teaches art to children, and does and design and illustration for publishing and advertising.