Penguins Hate Stuff

by Greg Stones

Penguins HATE bad haircuts.

Penguins really HATE garden gnomes.

Penguins really LIKE balloons and lepidopterology.

Penguins really really HATE one thing...

Genres: Humor, Picture Books, Graphic Novels, Comics, Art, Fiction, Cartoon

64 pages, Hardcover

First published July 16, 2013

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much hate...I never would have suspected! But then again I have never asked a penguin what they hate; guess it just goes to show that I have lots to learn when it comes to identifying with penguins! Guess I might be a little angry if I where always cold - so I am not going to judge! Quick read that will put a smile on your face.

[Christi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I hate snow sharks too.

[Bruce Gargoyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ten Second Synopsis:
A brief visual foray into the things penguins hate. And some things they like. And some things they REALLY hate.

I haven't laughed so hard or loudly recently as I did reading this book. I originally bought it as a gift for one of the mini-fleshlings who likes penguins, but this is a book for an adult audience. The connection between image and text is perfectly pitched to create spontaneous laughter and the blank-faced, unimpressed penguins are the stars of the show.
But don't get the impression that penguins hate everything....Oh no.
Penguins like a number of different phenomena, including bum warmers. Hysterical.
This is a great choice as a gift book, or for when you're in desperate need of a giggle. I will be acquiring the zombie titles in this series forthwith.

[Alicia Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is hilarious! It's one of those books that you pick up just for a quick read to make you chuckle, and it accomplishes just that. We see many things that penguins hate, like, etc. Various creatures like clowns, aliens, vampires, and snowmen make appearances. A very cute read.

For: readers who like penguins and odd humor; fans of comics/graphic novels/quick cartoons/ fans of _The Bunny Suicides_.

Not for: the very easily offended (not a lot falls into this, but it's there occasionally); those wanting a serious account of what penguins are interested in.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stones has stones -- his art style employs a weird sense of composition that dramatically underplays the humor of the situations he paints. It takes a second or two to get most of these gags, but then when you finally do...

Well, let's just I LOL'ed more than once.

It's a slim book, but it makes a nice gift (which is how I received mine).

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was pretty hilarious. As the title states, each page illustrates something ridiculous that penguins hate - like clowns, or bad haircuts, or gnomes. Then there's a section on things penguins love, still ridiculously random and hilariously illustrated. My sister got my penguin-loving husband a copy for Christmas.

[Greg D'Avis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely brilliant.

[Chance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfection.

[Trinity · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious and endearing.

[Ariel · Rating 4 out of 5]

So silly. Dark and endearing. Muffled guilty laughter all around.

[Salvatore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I laughed at this much more than I had any right to. A great way to end an exploration at the MoMA.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was pretty hilarious. I almost fell out of my chair when I read it....laughing, of course.

[Katelynn Garrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you really need to be cheered up, this is absolutely the book for you.

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got this as a joke gift. I'm not sure what to think about this book. It was pretty much funny pictures and with Covid, I no longer have time for audiobooks, so this one was just right :)
The thing is that I have no idea who the audience is for this book. It was kind of childish, but some of the jokes were apparently not for kids. I recommend it for anyone who has 15 minutes to kill and doesn't have to actually purchase it!

[angelofmine1974 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was nice to take a break from his books and come back to this one. Hilarious all the way and yes I laughed out loud a lot. The sharks were my favorite... as always. Cute small book to read and enjoy.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent little picture book with some wonderful humor.

[Emily Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, silly, quick read (was a Christmas gift this year)

[Carol Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious!!

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short, fun picture book in the style of 'The Little Book of Bunny Suicides".

[Rick Hribko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whenever I need a laugh, I can count on Greg's humor.

[Zeally · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very simple comic I read with my kids. My oldest boy enjoyed the book enough he put up with having to sound out some very challenging words.

[Robin Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute

[Karin Karlsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

🤣

[Pug · Rating 5 out of 5]

So silly, random and ridiculous! No wonder penguin hate things: dogs (peeing on them), jack-o-lanterns (eating them), bad haircuts, serpents, etc. Cute little penguin pics!

[Andy Hickman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Penguins Hate Stuff, Greg Stones
Such as lightning-induced zombies, cement trucks; but penguins really LIKE witches, pigeons, lepidopterology.
Silly, weird, funny booklet **

[Jennifer Worrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most delightful thing to happen to penguins since Aardman Animations. I love Stones' drawing style!!

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite as good as his Ninja book but several chortles and surreal scenarios

[Leonardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es un libro muy divertido.

[Gavin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Thought this was going to be funny. It wasn’t. I like a clever, cute children’s book. This was neither. Unfortunately, I bought this AND Sock Monkeys Have Issues, and that one is still on the way here.

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Want to give this 2.5. while I did find it amusing, I didn't roll out of bed laughing or even giggling. Still a cute strange read. Why it is about penguins is beyond me.