Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups

by Tadgh Bentley

Overview

From debut author-illustrator Tadgh Bentley, Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups is a sweetly hilarious tale of icebergs, chili, and playful surprises that puts its reader at the very center of the story! Perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos, Not a Box, and The Monster at the End of This Book.

Poor Little Penguin has a major case of the . . . HIC! . . . hiccups. It all started last week on chili night. Since then he's tried everything to get rid of them, but nothing—HIC!—works. So when his friend Franklin suggests that a good scare might do the trick, Little Penguin is willing to give it a try . . . all he needs is a little help from YOU!

Can you help Little Penguin . . . HIC! . . . cure his hiccups?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062335364
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/06/2015
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	174,235
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD500L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Tadgh Bentley is a picture book author and illustrator originally from the UK, now living in the Hocking Hills of Ohio with his wife, Emily, and puppy, Atticus. He is also the author-illustrator of Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups; Samson: The Piranha Who Went to Dinner; and Little Penguin and the Lollipop. You can visit him online at www.tadghbentley.com.

Tadgh Bentley is a picture book author and illustrator originally from the UK, now living in the Hocking Hills of Ohio with his wife, Emily, and puppy, Atticus. He is also the author-illustrator of Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups; Samson: The Piranha Who Went to Dinner; and Little Penguin and the Lollipop. You can visit him online at www.tadghbentley.com.

Editorial Reviews

Heart-meltingly adorable…[a] rollicking hiccup tale.

Booklist

Heart-meltingly adorable…[a] rollicking hiccup tale.

Booklist

12/01/2015
PreS-Gr 1—Goofy-looking Little Penguin has a bad case of the hiccups. It seems that they started the night he had chili, and now he needs help from readers. Breaking the fourth wall, hiccuping and talking directly to the audience, Little Penguin sums up what he's tried so far. His friend, Frederick, told him to stand on his head. Chester told him to drink backward from a cup. Albert suggested standing on his head while drinking backward from a cup. Total failure. So, Little Penguin appeals to the audience: "I NEED YOU TO SCARE ME." He asks readers to count to three and shout "BOO!" Unfortunately, the hiccups remain. This time, readers are asked to be even louder. "Will I have the hiccups forever?" laments Little Penguin. "SHOUT! GO CRAZY!" he tells readers. And with a big ROAR, aided by his friend Franklin the whale, the hiccups finally stop. They are so happy that they want to celebrate—with spicy tacos. This humorous title is illustrated in pen and ink and colored digitally. VERDICT Children will love the audience participation and the chance to get noisy during storytime. A fine addition for most collections.—Roxanne Burg, Orange County Public Library, CA

School Library Journal

2015-07-15
A penguin with the hiccups exhorts readers to help him cure his problem. First-time author/illustrator Bentley jumps on the interactive bandwagon with the fanciful tale of an anthropomorphic penguin. Staring out at and addressing readers directly, the small penguin offers a friendly hello and makes cryptic mention of another character ("Franklin said you would be here soon"). He then launches into his tale of woe: a bowl (or several) of chili has given him a case of the hiccups that he just can't shake. After trying a series of silly remedies suggested by his penguin friends, he asks readers to shout "Boo!" The first try doesn't work, so a second, louder effort is solicited and seems to help. But the ultimate cure will come as a surprise to listeners—and may startle them more than a little. Hand-drawn, digitally colored illustrations offer occasional hints of the coming plot twist, but for the most part they merely reflect the text. Cartoon-style penguins, simply drawn ovals with large eyes and blobby yellow toes, are pictured against an interestingly textured blue and white world of water and ice. A somewhat static feel to the art works against the effort to engage listeners, as does a main character who is just a shade too generic. Like the readers' shouts, this is not quite strong enough to do the trick. (Picture book. 4-7)

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