Lost and Found

Lost and FoundFrom the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day The Crayons Quit comes a humorously warm tale of friendship. Now also an animated TV special What is a boy to do when a lost penguin shows up at his door? Find out where it comes from, of course, and return it. But the journey to the South Pole is long and difficult in the boy's rowboat. There are storms to brave and deep, dark nights. To pass the time, the boy tells the penguin stories. Finally, they

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day The Crayons Quit comes a humorously warm tale of friendship. Now also an animated TV special

What is a boy to do when a lost penguin shows up at his door? Find out where it comes from, of course, and return it. But the journey to the South Pole is long and difficult in the boy's rowboat. There are storms to brave and deep, dark nights.To pass the time, the boy tells the penguin stories. Finally, they arrive. Yet instead of being happy, both are sad. That's when the boy realizes: The penguin hadn't been lost, it had merely been lonely.

A poignant, funny, and child-friendly story about friendship lost . . . and then found again.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 12/29/2005
ISBN: 9780399245039
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.50h x 10.50w x 0.40d
Award: Greenaway Medal - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2005 pg. 1276
Publishers Weekly 01/02/2006 pg. 61
Booklist 12/15/2005 pg. 50
School Library Journal 01/01/2006 pg. 103
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2006 pg. 173
Christian Home & School 05/01/2006 pg. 26
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 306 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 106502 / Lost and Found
Reading Level: 2.9 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5