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With his vibrant, stylish art and spot-on visual storytelling, Chris Haughton turns to Antarctica for an irresistible ode to family bonds and awesome moms. "She'll be back soon, won't she?" "She sure will," says Daddy Penguin. The sky may be dark over icy waters, but Mommy Penguin is off to catch some fish for dinner. As Daddy and Little Penguin watch in suspense, Mommy swims, jumps, and climbs up a slippery slope, barely avoiding a plunge back into the sea. Well done! There's just one more hurdle to overcome, past some grumpy, just-awakened seals, before she returns to her anxiously waiting family. With a nod to the fascinating nature of penguin parenting, this boldly illustrated adventure from the creator of Little Owl Lost and Oh No, George! will have little ones happily on the edge of their seats as they root for Mommy Penguin.
About the Author
Chris Haughton is an Irish designer and author living in London. He has published six books and one app. A BIT LOST (2010) has been translated into 23 languages and won 10 awards in 8 countries. In Holland, it won Dutch Picture Book of the Year 2012 and in Italy the Premio Andersen Award. OH NO GEORGE! (2012) won has won several award including the Junior Magazine Book of the Year. SHH! WE HAVE A PLAN (2014) won the AOI award for best Childrens Book in 2014. HAT MONKEY (iOS app) was nominated for the CYBILS awardGOODNIGHT EVERYONE (2016) was selected for the World Illustration Awards exhibition.DON'T WORRY LITTLE CRAB (2019) MAYBE... (2021) Visit Chris's site for free downloads and activity sheets:www.chrishaughton.comIn 2012, together with Akshay Sthapit he has co-founded a fair trade company in Nepal called NODE. It operates as a non profit and aims to connect the worlds best designers with fair trade organisations. For their first exhibition they asked 18 artists to each design a rug for the Design Museum in London. They are currently being sold online and through the Design Museum Shop.
