For one grumpy young penguin, there doesn't seem to be anything he won't complain about...
"My beak is cold."
"I wish I could fly, but I can't."
"Everybody looks the same as me."
But when a wise old walrus puts things in perspective, the penguin has to admit that maybe there are some things worth appreciating... at least for a little while.
Praised as "funny and acerbic" (The New York Times), this "classic comedy" (Publishers Weekly) is sure to elicit mischievous giggles from kids-and knowing sighs from the adults reading it aloud.
About Author:
Jory John is the author of the picture books I Will Chomp You!, Quit Calling Me a Monster!, and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor Book Goodnight Already!. He is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling novel, The Terrible Two, and the national bestseller All my friends are dead, among many other books. He is also the editor of Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama. For six years, Jory taught writing at 826 Valencia, a nonprofit writing and educational center in San Francisco.
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جوری جان، نویسنده ی آمریکایی کتاب های کودک است. جان در کالیفرنیا به دنیا آمد. او در زمره ی پرفروش ترین نویسندگان نیویورک تایمز قرار دارد و جوایز ادبی معتبری در کارنامه ی او دیده می شود.
