Penguin Post

by Debi Gliori

Milo, the youngest in a long line of Penguin Post penguins, finds his life suddenly confusing when he learns that a new brother or sister is on the way, and he is assigned with the task of delivering mail to his neighbors, but a special surprise at the end of his route changes his mind! 40,000 first printing.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Family, Birds

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Debi Gliori (born 1959) is a Scottish author and illustrator of children's books.
She grew up as an only child in Glasgow, and when young began drawing and writing stories. She started writing children's books in 1976, and attended art school in Edinburgh from 1979 to 1984. She then received a travelling scholarship award to go to Milan, and worked as a freelance from 1984 onwards.
She is the author/illustrator of many books for children including Mr Bear, the winner of a Children's Book Award. She is best known for her black comedy Pure Dead series for older children, which display strong elements of family lives amid dark and fantasy-based plots.

Reviews

[Beverlee Jobrack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet story of a new baby and the baby's brother.

[Judy · Rating 1 out of 5]

rating: 1.5

Somewhat convoluted, mixing the arrival of a sibling with the delivery of mail, with puns for names. I hoped to see postcards, letters, and greeting cards in the mail, not just packages. The big stamp on the cover led me to think there might be something about stamps in the story. There wasn't.

The art is fun and colorful.

[Karen Dransfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was looking for a fun Penguin book and this is definitely fun.
Milo isn't sure how he feels about the egg that hasn't hatched yet.. and when mum has to go feed and dad has to sit on the egg, someone has to deliver the mail. So Milo takes on this important task...

This would be good for families expecting a new baby where a first child isn't sure how they feel about a new brother or sister... it is also full of parcels and letters being delivered so if you want a story about postal things this will also cover that too. Lovely illustrations too.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not too keen on the totally unbelievable

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book about a little penguin delivering the mail waiting for his brother to be born.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great kids book. My five year old loves the drawings and going through the addresses on the envelopes

[Amanda Schwind · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good also for teaching address formatting in lessons on writing letters.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an enlightening little tale about a penguin who takes on more responsibility (delivering mail) because he is going to become a big brother. The book follows Milo, the big-boy penguin as he delivers the mail to other residents of The Pole. In the end he gets a surprise and is happy with the special delivery of his little baby brother.
Read 1/24/08

[Mandy J. Hoffman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The charming story of a little penguin who helps deliver the mail and finds a special delivery at the bottom of his post bag.

[Lana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable, I love penguins!

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful story and pictures. Lots of unique additions that made this book as fun for me as it is for the kids

[Roslyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story of a little boy penguin delivering the mail and waiting for his sibling egg to crack. Nothing really new, but still cute.

Cute, cartoony illustrations.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, sweet story; comical illustrations