Penguins Flapjack and Waddle live far apart at the South Pole. One day a letter arrives for Flapjack - an invitation to visit Waddle. Flapjack builds a boat and sails around the bottom of the world to Waddle's house.

 

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 1999 by Hachette Children's Group .

Georgie Adams has worked as an editor of children's books and has since become a very successful writer of books for young children.