Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin

Author: Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

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Join a plucky little penguin on the journey of a lifetime!Jonty the gentoo penguin longs to find his true home at the SouthPole. One night, he sneaks out of the zoo and sets off on an amazingadventure, all the way to Antarctica! Children will love cheeringJonty on his way, in this fabulous story by the creators ofThe Gruffalo.

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Winner of the 2025 British Book Award for Book ofthe Year: Children's Illustrated“Gorgeous ... it has a lovely message aboutfinding your place in the world.” - Good HousekeepingMagazine“A captivating story written in rhyme so perfectthat reading it as a bedtime story is a breeze. It's an instantclassic.” - The I“Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are theLennon and McCartney of children's publishing.” - SundayTimesJoin a plucky little penguin on the journey of a lifetime,in this fabulous new picture book from superstar author andillustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Jonty the little gentoo penguin longs to find his truehome at the South Pole.One night, he sneaks out of the zoo and sets off on an amazingadventure, all the way to Antarctica(with an accidental detour to the North Pole!)Children will be cheering Jonty on as he finally finds his way,in this captivating story of bravery, friendship, and finding yourplace in the world.Jonty Gentoo is an official UK Number One Children'sBestseller (17 Sept 2024)Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on everypageFantastic illustrations of the natural world, with lots of detailsto spot, including seals, polar bears . . . and lots and lotsof penguins!Julia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favouritessuch as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zogand Superworm - all of which have been made intoanimated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day.The animated film of Tiddler stars voice artists includingHannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso, Game of Thrones) as the narrator,Lolly Adefope (Ghosts) as Miss Skate and Rob Brydon (Gavin andStacey, The Trip)