Product Review
€œDunbar€s winsome mixed-media illustrations carry the day in a story that pulls a few punches on readers.€ €"Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A Bank Street College Best Children€s Book of the Year
A Cooperative Children€s Book Center Choice
A Baker€s Dozen: Best Children€s Books for Family Literacy Selection (Pennsylvania)
Ben rips open his present and finds a penguin inside. €œHello, Penguin!€ he says. €œWhat shall we play?€ But Penguin says nothing. Even when Ben tickles its belly, does a dizzy dance, and sticks out his tongue, Penguin makes no response. What will it take for Penguin to say something €" or for Ben to understand what Penguin has to say? Spare illustrations bring whimsy to this offbeat tale, in which a little boy gets his heart€s desire.
