Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere!

by Bob Barner

A parade of irresistible penguins—from climates warm and cold—swim, slide, and waddle across the pages of Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere! The enticing combination of bright, playful collage artwork and simple, rhyming text, plus illustrations of all 17 penguin species make this an ideal choice for the youngest readers.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Nonfiction, Storytime, Childrens, School, Juvenile

20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Bob Barner has been drawing since he was three years old. He graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design, then moved to Boston where he was an art director at several advertising agencies and design studios. He was hired to help comic strip creator Al Capp draw Li'l Abner and studied with Milton Glaser at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He lives with his wife, Cathie, in San Francisco, California, where, in 2004, he was honored as a San Francisco Library Laureate.

Reviews

[Erin Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book describes almost everything you need to know about a general penguin. How they get warm, how they eat, and how they camouflage! At then end it has a "Penguin Puzzler", and gives all of these neat facts about them. It even has a list of species of them in the back! This would be such an awesome winter time book! I could have the kids help me decorate the classroom into our own winter wonderland! I could have them draw, and cut out their penguin, and I could put their names on them, and hang them up all throughout the classroom. It would be such a neat activity for them to participate in! Love it!

[Gwyneth Rabe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a very easy description on what penguins are and how much you should need to know about penguins. Reading this to little kids would be enough to do a little project also.

[La Coccinelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here's a cute book about penguins. Written in rhyming verse, it talks about various species of penguins that are found in our world (including "hot penguins" that live in warmer climates).

The illustrations are rather cute. But for me, this book's strength lies in the penguin facts at the end and the "Penguin Parade" that showcases seventeen different varieties of penguin. Kids who love these birds will probably find something to enjoy here.

It's a simple book, and more of a jumping-off point for those who are really interested in penguins. But it's an enjoyable place to start.

[Spencer · Rating 4 out of 5]

2021
Very nice rhymes. I like the story and the pictures that go with them. Overall, very cute!

[Matt Venneman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Summary: The book describes the main characteristics of penguins; including, where they may live and how they behave. This book also has additional information about who their predators are, what sounds penguins make, brief details about each of the different types of penguins, and more.

Characteristics That Support This Genre: This book can be placed in the informational text category because it contains accurate information focused on an animal, not a character. In addition, the information in this book is clear and up to date. It also contains structures and illustrations to support the reader.

Writing Traits:
Sentence Fluency – The writer rhymes two sentences together creating a smooth and rhythmic flow to the piece.
Presentation – One sentence covers two pages and each sentence is in a different color and written in a curvy line; this matches with the flow of the piece.
Word Choice – The writer uses strong verbs throughout the book that help bring energy.

Classroom Integration: This book could be included in a text set when discussing penguins. It also provides an opportunity to compare and contrast between the penguins that live in a cold climate and those that live in a warm climate.

Other Suggestions: This book is at a 2.4 reading level. The verbs in the sentences of the book also make it easy for children to act out what the penguins are doing.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I might be a bit bias since I love penguins so much, but I gave this book 5 stars because it gives great, educational facts about penguins in a fun way. It is also worded in a simple way so little kids can understand it. It has very cute art and fun word choices. It even leaves more facts at the end of the book! I think this book would be great for preschool-1st grade.

[Chinook · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kait’s class is learning about penguins, though I think it’s more the senior kindergarteners than her age group. Still, it seemed liked a good nighttime choice because of that. She was most interested in how the penguins colours keep it hidden from predators and that it’s the fathers who watch the eggs. Maddie mostly just yelled shark a lot at the pictures of sharks.

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a simple and cute book about penguins, where they live, and how they live. Good introduction for small children and a simple reference book. There is even a puzzle in the back to see how they retain the information and a chart with basic drawings to show how different types of penguins appear.

[Lindsey Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be especially good if teaching a lesson about penguins or if a child is interested in penguins in general. In this rhythmic book, we learn about different aspects of penguins lives including how their pattern protects them while they hunt. I especially like the simply style of the illustrations.

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

This picture book introduces the animal penguin, which is a flightless aquatic bird.

This book gives a basic introduction to penguins. It describes where they live, what they eat, their physical characteristics, their life cycle, and their predators.

Additional facts are included at the end of the book.

The illustrations were created using cut and torn paper collage.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really looking forward to using this in storytime as it's non-fiction that reads like a story. Simple text that easily rhymes and darling illustrations. And I like the additional information in the back.

[Jessica Hostetler · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives some brief information about penguins with how they live and a few things that they do during the day. The pictures are cute and fun for toddlers, but the words do not flow together very well. I think that children would like to look at this book for the pictures.

[Tracy Schillemore · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has very little text and has some true information about penguins. It is a rhyming book. One thing that cracks me up is that there is a page near the back of the book that is about who eats penguins. I skipped that page.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, factual, and entertaining to children. It gave very little detail, but enough to inspire my son to look up more. It was less enjoyable to read as an adult, but it was worth my time to read it.

[Chandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

God bless Bob Barner's editors for modelling correct punctuation with an Oxford comma in the title. This is a brief picture book about penguins. The best part is the fascinating overview of the world's different penguinss at the end.

[Molly Springer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice quick read that held the boys attention. Has cute simple facts about penguins also. Would be a good classroom read.

[Ms. Shoshana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for my incredibly young story time crowd. It's nice to mix in some non-fiction occasionally.

[Misbah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute little rhyme to teach children about penguins. I didn't know there were so many different types!

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book. Cute pictures. Glad that they included both warm weather and cold weather penguins.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned a lot but the kids said they liked it (not loved) so 3 stars

[Justine · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids really enjoyed the pictures in this one

[Kellyanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goodreads really needs half stars. 3.5/5

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the art and learning about different species of penguin.

[Yael]

I read this to accomplish my goodreads goal without DNFs lol.

[B Elaine]

Well done story. It lets the children know what a penguin eats. What they watch out for and what can be dangerous to them. Finally, tell some important facts about the penguins.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great short book with brightly colored illustrations of penguins. It doesn't have a lot of text so it's kind of a fast read. Would be good for toddlers too because of the short length.

[Mrs Heet -Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very simple book about penguins with real facts at the end.

[Della Tingle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable little book for adorable little children who want to learn about penguins. The “Penguin Puzzler” and “Penguin Parade” in the back of the book are wonderful additions!

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read with a list of all the kinds of penguins at the end.