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Where's Walrus?
Where's Walrus? And Penguin?
When Walrus escapes the zoo with his new friend Penguin, their adventures are twice the fun!
In this sequel to the acclaimed Where's Walrus?, author Stephen Savage doubles the fun when Walrus escapes the zoo with his mischievous pal, Penguin. Will the zookeeper find them? Or will these clever runaways stay one step ahead disguised as subway riders, baseball players, and even grand opera performers? Hiding in plain sight, they elude the clueless zookeeper until a fly ball at a baseball game leads Walrus and Penguin to a chance encounter with surprising results!
In this sequel to the acclaimed Where's Walrus?, author Stephen Savage doubles the fun when Walrus escapes the zoo with his mischievous pal, Penguin. Will the zookeeper find them? Or will these clever runaways stay one step ahead disguised as subway riders, baseball players, and even grand opera performers? Hiding in plain sight, they elude the clueless zookeeper until a fly ball at a baseball game leads Walrus and Penguin to a chance encounter with surprising results!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published September 29, 2015
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Stephen A. Savage
47 books71 followersBrooklyn-based Stephen Savage is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of 15 books for children. He is the recipient of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book award, a Sendak Fellowship, and a Geisel Honor.
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August 19, 2021
this is the follow-up book to Where's Walrus? and it has the same general shape - in a no-text picture book, animals escape from the zoo and blend into the city amongst humans in unexpectedly well-camouflaged ways while an increasingly frantic zookeeper (and the giggling reader) tries to find them.
in the first book, the escapee was a lone walrus but here he contributes to the delinquency of a penguin and the pair have an extremely productive day that culminates in an unexpected event.
the artwork is really cute, and it feels like it falls on the younger side of the picture book age range, even down to the safety scissors-rounded edges of the illustrations.
it's sort of a pre-where's waldo book - the pages aren't cluttered enough to be challenging, but it's a fun way to train little eyes to look for the unexpected in picture books.
overall, it's one of those picture books i liked, but it doesn't have that hard-to-define quality that's gonna make it live in my heart forever. which is fine - my heart's pretty crowded already. i was only medium on the first book, but when i saw this one at BEA i thought, "maybe it just needed a penguin to push it over the hump and into my heart." but nope! it's cute and i'm sure little kids'll love it to pieces, but i can only like, i cannot love.
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in the first book, the escapee was a lone walrus but here he contributes to the delinquency of a penguin and the pair have an extremely productive day that culminates in an unexpected event.
the artwork is really cute, and it feels like it falls on the younger side of the picture book age range, even down to the safety scissors-rounded edges of the illustrations.
it's sort of a pre-where's waldo book - the pages aren't cluttered enough to be challenging, but it's a fun way to train little eyes to look for the unexpected in picture books.
overall, it's one of those picture books i liked, but it doesn't have that hard-to-define quality that's gonna make it live in my heart forever. which is fine - my heart's pretty crowded already. i was only medium on the first book, but when i saw this one at BEA i thought, "maybe it just needed a penguin to push it over the hump and into my heart." but nope! it's cute and i'm sure little kids'll love it to pieces, but i can only like, i cannot love.
come to my blog!
October 27, 2015
Super fun wordless picture book that made me audibly HA several times until
November 30, 2016
I know it is hard to believe, but I like this one better then the original. Walrus's new adventure with penguin just leaves me wanting more. Savage sure has a way with art. May I give this a sixth star, please?
August 30, 2015
Love, love, love. Made all my coworkers read it as assigned reading for the day.
September 22, 2015
This fun wordless book doubles as a seek and find. Are you able to find Walrus and Penguin in every picture?
November 20, 2015
Love this stylish collection of sight gags with a surprise ending that is so great a kid could have made it up.
January 8, 2019
For those kids who like to tell the story, this is wonderful. I like the adventure that penguin and walrus go on.
March 6, 2019
A wordless picture book. Can the kids help the zoo keeper find walrus (and penguin)? I love the minimalist style of the art in this book. Pictures are big enough to share with larger groups.
April 9, 2019
Darling wordless (I forgot that it was wordless) picture book where walrus escapes the zoo this time with his friend penguin and the adventures they get into and a life changing event for walrus.
August 14, 2015
Sequel to one of my favorite picture books from 2011, Where's Walrus? This time, Penguin escapes with Walrus from the zoo. Readers will locate Penguin and Walrus long before the zookeeper. What readers may not expect is the twist at the end. This may end up being even more popular than the original.
September 8, 2015
Fantastic wordless picture book with each page showing a disguised walrus and penguin and zookeeper hot on their tails. The illustrations tell a tale while keeping the laughs coming. Wonderful! (I love Stephen Savage)
May 28, 2018
library copy
November 22, 2015
Fantastic wordless picture book with wonderful pictures. Kids will get a kick out of finding Walrus and Penguin (and the zookeeper!) on every page, and laughing at the animals' clever disguises.
July 18, 2016
Hilarious
July 19, 2016
I. Love. It.
September 2, 2015
Liked this better than the first book.
February 25, 2018
Visual Literacy- Wordless book #2
I think the target audience for this book is Primary Grades K-3. I think younger children will love this story about animals, and enjoying trying to find walrus and penguin on each page of this book. And then will think it's so funny at the end when walrus gets married. They will just eat the whole thing up.
This book is fantasy, because even if a walrus and a penguin escape from a zoo, they're not going to go play a game of baseball, and they're not going to drive a car. So a lot of elements of this book are made up and could never really happen in real life. So it's fantasy fiction.
CONNECTIONS:
Text-Self: I connected this book to my preschool students, and how they love to laugh and point at all the silly things in books. While reading it, all I could think about was how "this student would laugh at this" and "he would think this was so funny". It brought a smile to my face to read, and think of how much my 3-year-old friends would love it.
Text-text: This book reminded me so much of a book I LOVED as a child called The Escape of Marvin the Ape. In that book, Marvin the Ape also escapes from the Zoo and runs around the city doing things only people would do. The books are very similar in that they follow an animal who escapes the zoo and avoids the police doing human things and hiding in plain sight.
Text-world: I would relate this book to the Henry Doorly Zoo, and ask my students about the animals in the book and how we've seen them in the real world at the Zoo. I would also ask them if this is something they could see happening if the animals escaped from the Zoo. (Also a stretch, but it's about two animals escaping from the Zoo and acting like people, it's the best I could do).
I think the target audience for this book is Primary Grades K-3. I think younger children will love this story about animals, and enjoying trying to find walrus and penguin on each page of this book. And then will think it's so funny at the end when walrus gets married. They will just eat the whole thing up.
This book is fantasy, because even if a walrus and a penguin escape from a zoo, they're not going to go play a game of baseball, and they're not going to drive a car. So a lot of elements of this book are made up and could never really happen in real life. So it's fantasy fiction.
CONNECTIONS:
Text-Self: I connected this book to my preschool students, and how they love to laugh and point at all the silly things in books. While reading it, all I could think about was how "this student would laugh at this" and "he would think this was so funny". It brought a smile to my face to read, and think of how much my 3-year-old friends would love it.
Text-text: This book reminded me so much of a book I LOVED as a child called The Escape of Marvin the Ape. In that book, Marvin the Ape also escapes from the Zoo and runs around the city doing things only people would do. The books are very similar in that they follow an animal who escapes the zoo and avoids the police doing human things and hiding in plain sight.
Text-world: I would relate this book to the Henry Doorly Zoo, and ask my students about the animals in the book and how we've seen them in the real world at the Zoo. I would also ask them if this is something they could see happening if the animals escaped from the Zoo. (Also a stretch, but it's about two animals escaping from the Zoo and acting like people, it's the best I could do).
September 9, 2020
Where's Walrus? And Penguin? is a great wordless story about two animals (a walrus and a penguin) who escape from the zoo. They go on many adventures such as rowing on boats, a musical performance, and even play baseball. Anywhere they go they try to blend in with the humans to prevent being caught by the zookeeper. Eventually their disguises are ruined and they are caught but when at the hospital, walrus meets another walrus and they end the story getting married at the zoo.
The pictures in this book are very meaningful, as they describe the plot. For the most part, they are simple pictures. The backgrounds are basic and the details are added to the characters to help them stand out, and make it easy to spot Walrus and Penguin.
I think that this book would be great to use in a lower elementary grade, such as 1st grade. The students would love being able to find walrus and penguin on every page and pointing them out. It will be able to grab students' attention.
The pictures in this book are very meaningful, as they describe the plot. For the most part, they are simple pictures. The backgrounds are basic and the details are added to the characters to help them stand out, and make it easy to spot Walrus and Penguin.
I think that this book would be great to use in a lower elementary grade, such as 1st grade. The students would love being able to find walrus and penguin on every page and pointing them out. It will be able to grab students' attention.
February 2, 2022
Stephen Savage creates a hilarious and entertaining story with no words. His minimalist drawings follow the adventures Walrus and Penguin get up to when they escape from the zoo. Throughout the book, look for our semi-aquatic friends disguised as humans in their big city! They imitate one of the most interesting animals in the world: humans. Walrus and Penguin stumble into some problems when they infiltrate the baseball game and a wild ball hits our friend Walrus. However, something heartwarming happens and we get to see Walrus and Penguin enjoy one last adventure before the end of this book. While the drawings may be in a minimalist style, they are not lacking in talent at all. Each turn of the page grants the reader an exciting new scene, complete with unique backgrounds. This story is easy to understand, even without words. I would recommend this to young elementary school students, but I think even third graders could find joy in pointing out the zoo escapees.
September 9, 2020
A wordless picture book is the best when you can't even tell that is wordless. The pictures perfectly illustrate the story and keep the readers captivated throughout every page. Walrus and Penguin, escape the zoo and try to fit in around town by dressing to fit in a taxi cab, joining the orchestra recital, and much more, while the zookeeper is right beside them! Can the readers help the zookeeper find the walrus and penguin? Children will be screaming at the pages letting the book know exactly where Walrus and Penguin are hiding. My favorite part about the story is how simple but engaging the pictures are. The story is easy to follow along and will have young children using their immense imagination. I would recommend this book to children ages 3-6!
August 10, 2023
Walrus escapes the zoo again, but this time with Penguin in tow. They travel via boat, subway and luxury car among other scenes before Walrus is injured at a baseball game. Rushed to the hospital, Walrus meets a nurse who looks suspiciously similar to the patient, and the book ends with Penguin holding the veil of the nurse (also a disguised walrus) as the two get married in an aisle at the newly altered zoo exhibit. When reading the books back to back, it makes me wish there was a third title where Penguin embarks on a trip of his own and finds an unexpected friend in hiding. These would pair nicely with nearly wordless book Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann.
October 2, 2019
I loved "reading" the story of the Walrus and the Penguin! The way that the Walrus and Penguin blend in with the surrounding humans is hilarious and children will definitely enjoy looking through the pages. It is similar to Where's Waldo books, with a much less crowded background that helps young children spot where they are quicker. The artwork in the book is very nice and helps tell the story easily without distracting from the point of the story. I enjoyed this book and believe that it will engage younger students and get them excited to read more books.
March 10, 2019
In this wordless and hilarious follow up (to Where’s Walrus?), Walrus escapes the zoo again, but this time with his pal, Penguin. They team up and hilariously hide in plain sight, by blending in with different settings, to elude the zookeeper who’s so desperately trying to find them. Unfortunately, while playing baseball, Walrus has an accident and has to go to the hospital. Fortunately, while at the hospital, he meets a lovely walrus nurse and they return to the zoo to get married!
July 22, 2018
Walrus goes on another walkabout from the zoo. This time he takes a penguin with him. The zookeeper hunts for the two animals, but they're very good at blending in.
Unfortunately, Walrus gets injured at a baseball game.
Fortunately, there's a very lovely female walrus nurse at the hospital.
It's love at first sight and the book ends with a wedding (back at the zoo).
Unfortunately, Walrus gets injured at a baseball game.
Fortunately, there's a very lovely female walrus nurse at the hospital.
It's love at first sight and the book ends with a wedding (back at the zoo).
September 19, 2019
This is a concept story book. It has a new mystery on every page with a police officer looking for a walrus and a penguin. This fun story can be used in a creative writing prompt. Students can create picture mysteries or examine alternative endings to the story. This will allow students to use their imagination and see the wonder of piturebooks.
March 23, 2024
HAHA. This wordless book was only a surprise to me. I haven't read the first one. I was expecting a find them book like Where's Waldo, but it wasn't. I mean, you were supposed to find the Walrus and Penguin, but it was sort of a funny story.
A Penguin and a Walrus escape the zoo and put on disguises to escape the zookeeper. It was funny. Also, the Walrus finds love.
Very Cute!
A Penguin and a Walrus escape the zoo and put on disguises to escape the zookeeper. It was funny. Also, the Walrus finds love.
Very Cute!
May 24, 2017
This book is pretty hilarious. Even though, at eight, my son is probably too old to be in the target audience for this wordless picture book, he still laughed every time he spotted the Walrus and Penguin.
November 29, 2017
Where's Walrus is a wonderful search and find book that can help teach children observation skills. Find the penguin and walrus in each illustration! Children will be excited to tell you the story in each 2 page spread. Lots of fun for ages 2 - 6.
January 30, 2018
Not amazing but golly my 4 year old godson loved finding penguin and walrus and telling the story with me. As with all wordless stories, good for literacy development and imagination. Recommended ages 3-5.
February 11, 2020
This story is pretty interesting to me that a zoo keeper chases a walrus disguised as normal people in New York city. It had an amazing ending that I was not expecting. This would be a fun story for kids who are maybe a little older, in the third grade.
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