Little penguin gets lost. But thanks to his animals friends, he is able to return home. ( )

If you were a reader the of Bear Snores On series, you'll be a reader of this one too. Little Pip is an exceptionally small adolescent penguin who accidentally goes on an adventure after chasing a loose feather too far across the ice. He, of course, encounters other inhabitants of his icy world who suggest that home is where they live before he finally gets discouraged enough to lose hope and start singing the song his family sings about togetherness. That's, of course, when his parents find him and it all wraps up happily. Nice story. ( )

Little Pip gets lost, he asks many animals where home is, but none of them are his home. Finally he sings a family song and his parents come find him. He discovers home is not where but whom. ( )

Pip woont op de koude Zuidpool. Pip speelt elke dag in de buurt van haar
ouders. Op een dag vindt ze een zwarte veer waar ze achteraan holt. Maar waar
zijn papa en mama nu?

Little Pip is a small baby penguin, one who always listens to her parents when they tell her to stick close and then sing about home. One day though, she chases after a black feather, so lovely against the white snow, and soon finds herself lost and alone. Trying to find her home, she asks a whale and a gull and some huskies how to find home, but none of them can help. Eventually, cold and sad, she sings her song about home to try to feel better and her parents, following the sound of her song, find her and reunite the family.

This book is well written and beautifully illustrated. The penguins are all extremely expressive and the landscape sets the stage perfectly for the story. The rhymes about home capture the attention of younger children and will help older children read along. I lent this book to my mom to read to her kindergarden class and it was extremely popular.

A wonderful book that stresses the importance of home and family and leaves readers with a smile. I hope we see more books about Little Pip in the future. ( )