Review: The Journey of the Penguin
January 12, 2016
The Journey of the Penguin by Emiliano Ponzi is a beautifully bound and illustrated picture book for book lovers of all ages. Without any words, Ponzi imagines the journey a lonely penguin makes from Antarctica to London where it spots an advertisement for a new publishing company seeking a mascot. The penguin performs well at the audition and gets the job, forever changing its life.
Published to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Penguin Books, The Journey of the Penguin is sure to be a collector’s classic. Ponzi does a wonderful job telling the story though his illustrations. I read through it quickly the first time and then went back to savor each picture. This would make a great gift for the book lovers in your life.
Review copy provided by Penguin Random House. I am an Indiebound Affliate.
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This does look like a great gift. If I were a penguin, I think I’d way rather live in London than Antarctica.
What a cute book! I know the book lover in me wants a copy!
What a good concept – one I’d like for sure.
I must get this for my daughter. And my husband. Major penguin people over here!
What a nice combination of fancy and fact (the penguin mascot I mean)
The cover alone is lovely! I love books like this!
This looks and sound like a beautiful book, Kathy.
I love penguins and think I would enjoy flipping through this lovely book. Thanks for putting it on my radar!
I love books like this! I am adding it to my wish list for Mouse. We have such fun with books like this, making up stories together. And the artwork looks gorgeous. Thank you for mentioning it!
What fun! Thanks for sharing…and enjoy keeping it for your coffee table.
There are book and Penguin lovers I know who would love this book.
I would love to see the illustrations.
This sounds adorable and a fun one to flip through.
So cute!
This definitely sounds like a wonderful book! I will have to check it out.
Sounds adorable.
This was a cute one! Some of the illustrations were precious.
Cute! My son loves penguins – I should get this book for him.