Two little penguins called Flapjack and Waddle go sailing in the Arctic Ocean with their families, looking for the North Pole. When they can't find it they set off across the ice and meet up with a polar bear cub who is looking for his mother. It's a happy ending when Mrs Bear reappears and guides the little penguins on their way, by means of the stars.
The bold, distinctive graphics, allied with a simple but attractive story, have enormous appeal, and Flapjack and Waddle are familiar to thousands of children already. The first book has been an enormous success, since it was selected for the National Curriculum Statutory Reading Test.

There are 48 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 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jacques Duquennoy has been publishing picture books for almost twenty years with 70 books in a dozen countries. He lives in Amiens, France Georgie Adams has worked as an editor of children's books and has since become a very successful writer of books for young children.