Oh my goodness. This IS the perfect picture book. Salina Yoon has made a curious and caring little penguin find a friend in a pinecone. Penguin sees that his new friend is cold so piles supplies on to his sled and takes him to a warmer climate. In just a few pages she has created a friendship that rivals any we have ever read before and sent us to the library cataloge to find more books about our new favourite hero - Penguin. A wonderful choice for fans of penguins, obviously, but Salina Yoon has created a friendship story that rivals any of our favourites - Cynthia Rylant, Kevin Henkes - and we can't wait to give this away to our favourite baby friends. It will touch your heart and might even make you cry. We give it 5 stars and 2 damp handkerchiefs. Great concept, cute illustrations, but somehow it just doesn't work for me. I guess I'm not quite whimsical enough to believe a pinecone can play with a penguin. Come to think of it, though, I didn't have too much trouble with the penguin playing with the pinecone, or making a scarf for it, or taking it back to the forest.... Well, I'm not sure of my exact reaction, but the bottom line is that I can imagine the appeal, and yet it's not quite magical for me.
What do You think about Penguin And Pinecone (2012)?
The parents in both my baby and crawlers class loved this book.
—Pwalntz
How cute is this! Love the illustrations and adorable story!
—Chelly
A sweet story perfect for storytime. Love love love!
—josiepotts13
