Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin The Number One Bestseller by the creators of Stick Man and Zog Hardcover – 12 Sept. 2024

The media could not be loaded. Gorgeous book my boy aged 4 loves to listen to at night! Lovely story, rhyming and colourful engaging illustrations

Who doesn’t love a penguin?I’ve been waiting to read this latest book by the ace team of Julie Donaldson and Axel Scheffler to my grandchildren for quite a while now. But it has been all “Tiddler” following its debut on TV at Christmas and the usual suspects.Some may remember the worldwide travels of “The Snail and The Whale” but “Jonty Gentoo, The Adventures of a Penguin” is more impressive still, more Michael Palin when he travels from Pole to Pole.Living in a zoo Jonty hears tales from his aunts about where in world he is from, the South Pole. It is there that his penguin relatives live.One day he escapes and his epic journey begins.Julie Donaldson is in rhyming mood as see spins her tale. It flows and captures the effort and determination of the young penguin to get ‘home’. Axel’s drawings and illustrations are always child friendly and remain memorable for my young ones. When the flightless bird meets a whale in this travels my 3 year old immediately shouts the snail and the whale.I love reading these books to my grandchildren and this one is another sure winner. I particularly like the additional details here. Jonty makes it to Antarctica after first swimming north and his quest is only made possible with the help of friends he meets along the way. As an afterword the author provides more details and facts about the Arctic tern. “Amazing Birds”.Such extra information is a further delight for my 6 year old who soaks up facts and likes a book the compliments his world view seen through the lens of David Attenborough.

Lovely book, excellent condition and good price

Lovely book, which the nursery children enjoyed listening too. Would recommend.

Brilliant story and pictures

Great book

Such a lovely story! Julia Donaldson is a favourite in our house, and this book was a lovely addition to add to our collection, cannot rate these books highly enough! Thank you.

Lovely story, well written with beautiful illustrations. This is always at the top of the pile at storytime