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24 pp.
| Candlewick/Templar |
October, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-7129-7$17.99
(4)
K-3
Little Penguin misses his friend, who lives on a far-off iceberg, so he crosses the ocean to reach her; each spread showing his course features a flap that expands his journey (e.g., "He swam above bobbing jellyfish... / and below a tickly octopus"). It's a cool concept, but the restricted palette of mainly grays, somber blues, and black grows monotonous.