My Penguin Osbert Book and Toy Gift Set

from matthewbloome

This book is a lot of fun and has a very heartfelt twist since the child at its center makes a tough choice to do something in the best interest of his friend rather than to keep his friend, the penguin, at home with him. This is a beautiful book and I really enjoyed reading it with my students.

from dms02

Be careful what you wish for and more importantly how you wish for it. A really sweet tale about a little boy and the real life penguin he asks Santa to bring him.

from annikasmith

Fantasy: This is a great example of a fantasy picture book. The author sets up a believable story within the setting of the book, yet there are elements which are fanciful. The little boy in the story has a penguin friend which lives with him for awhile, and although the reader accepts it as true...

from csteve13

Summary: A little boy has been disappointed with Santa's presents to him every year so this year, he decided to give Santa the exact specifics of what he wanted for Christmas. On Christmas morning, the boy went downstairs and saw the exact present he wanted sitting there. It was a penguin named O...

from dangerlibearian

A boy really, really, really wants a penguin for Christmas-a real penguin. Be careful what you ask for because he gets a real penguin and owning a penguin is not all it is cracked up to be. Lots of cold and herring, he writes Santa another letter, and Santa provides tickets to the opening of Anta...