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Which is Willy?
Willy is a penguin who lives in the South Pole. he wants to be different so he takes a trip to the big city. A humorous tale about finding yourself and learning to love who you are.
"A whimsical fantasy about a penguin who vacillates between individualism and togetherness. Tired of cavorting with the gang at the South Pole, Willy takes off for the big city where his desire to stand out is amply fulfilled. The object of ogles and stares, in stores, restaurants and subways, Willy suddenly feels a need for obscurity and so in white collar, shoes, top hat and umbrella he joins the opera-goers and is completely absorbed in the crowd. Again the need to be different arises and this time it is back to the South Pole, regaled in his opera costume, which is finally discarded when Willy decides to join the penguin world once and for all. A talented author-illustrator entertains adults and children alike with a bare minimum of words and some hilarious illustrations in black and white. Beginning readers will enjoy this by themselves. Another Robert Bright success!"-Kirkus Review of Books
"A whimsical fantasy about a penguin who vacillates between individualism and togetherness. Tired of cavorting with the gang at the South Pole, Willy takes off for the big city where his desire to stand out is amply fulfilled. The object of ogles and stares, in stores, restaurants and subways, Willy suddenly feels a need for obscurity and so in white collar, shoes, top hat and umbrella he joins the opera-goers and is completely absorbed in the crowd. Again the need to be different arises and this time it is back to the South Pole, regaled in his opera costume, which is finally discarded when Willy decides to join the penguin world once and for all. A talented author-illustrator entertains adults and children alike with a bare minimum of words and some hilarious illustrations in black and white. Beginning readers will enjoy this by themselves. Another Robert Bright success!"-Kirkus Review of Books
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Robert Bright
38 books27 followersRobert Bright was born on Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1902 and passed away in San Francisco in 1988. He spent his childhood in Europe and completed his education at Phillips Academy, Andover, and Princeton University.
His vocations included those of newspaper reporter in Baltimore and Paris, art and music critic in Sante Fe, New Mexico, teacher in Boston, and novelist. Believing that "the imaginative child in the imaginative man is fortunately never far away," Mr. Bright has delighted in writing his numerous books for children. Many of these star Georgie, the friendly little ghost who first appeared in 1944 and has been charming young readers on both sides of the Atlantic ever since.
His vocations included those of newspaper reporter in Baltimore and Paris, art and music critic in Sante Fe, New Mexico, teacher in Boston, and novelist. Believing that "the imaginative child in the imaginative man is fortunately never far away," Mr. Bright has delighted in writing his numerous books for children. Many of these star Georgie, the friendly little ghost who first appeared in 1944 and has been charming young readers on both sides of the Atlantic ever since.
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