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Since World Penguin Day is April 25 I decided we could look at different types of penguins.

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The head and back are black and have a white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. The emperor is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans.
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling the emperor penguin but distinguished by its sleeker body and more vibrant, intense orange plumage on its head and chest.
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
The Adélie penguin is the classic "tuxedo" penguin. They are feisty, medium-sized bird known for the distinctive white ring around its eyes. Their beak is mostly covered in feathers, leaving only the tip exposed to minimize heat loss.
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
The Chinstrap penguin is often called the "Stonecracker" because of its piercing, high-pitched call. They are easily identified by the narrow black band under their heads that looks like a helmet strap.
Beyond the "strap," they have a white face and a black back. They are considered the most aggressive of all penguin species. Chinstraps prefer to nest on steep, rocky slopes and cliffs. They are excellent climbers, using their claws and beaks to scale heights to reach ice-free ground.
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
The macaroni penguin is found in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula. They are best known for their flamboyant yellow-orange crests that sweep back from the center of their forehead, a feature that earned them their name from 18th-century English sailors who likened the plumes to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the time.
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
The erect-crested penguin breeds on the incredibly remote and rugged Antipodes and Bounty Islands southeast of New Zealand. They are the only penguin species with the ability to raise and lower their stiff, sulfur-yellow crest feathers at will. They have a heavy orange-brown bill with a thin line of pale pink skin at the base. Their eyes are dark brown, unlike the red eyes of the macaroni penguin.
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
The Northern Rockhopper penguin is an endangered species of crested penguin known for its distinctive "punk rock" appearance, featuring spiky yellow plumes and blood-red eyes. They are named for their unique behavior of hopping over rocks and boulders with both feet. They have slate-gray upper parts, white bellies, and a bright orange beak. Their most notable feature is the supercilium—a straight yellow eyebrow that ends in long, luxuriant yellow plumes. Highly aggressive and vocal, they use loud "braying" calls and head-shaking displays to defend territory or attract mates
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The Southern rockhopper penguin is the smaller, more widespread cousin of the Northern rockhopper. While they look similar, the Southern variety is known for being slightly more "compact" and having a much shorter, spikier yellow crest.
They are famous for their blood-red eyes and pink webbed feet.
Unlike the Northern species (which stays in temperate waters), Southern rockhoppers prefer the sub-Antarctic and far southern regions.
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
The Humboldt penguin is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place.
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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03/31/27 Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 3 46 or more tasks
17/46

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin (3)
X 🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet

The Night We Met (Say You’ll Remember Me 2)Abby Jimenez (Mike is 6’4”) 04/04/26

X or where a character eats fish

A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck Sophie Elmhirst (they catch and eat fish) 04/07/26

X or where the author’s initials can be found in EMPEROR.

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad 04/03/26

2. King Penguin (1)
🐧Read a book that is second in a series

or a book with an orange cover

X or with a character who is a king.

A Song to Drown Rivers Ann Liang (Wu) 04/01/26

3. Adélie (2)
X 🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring

Say You'll Be Mine Naina Kumar (Karthik gives Meghna a big diamond ring) 04/01/26

X or a character who is bold

Parable of the Sower(Earthseed 1) Octavia E. Butler 04/11/26

or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing

or a book with a black cover

or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover

or that is 19th in a series

or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta

or with a character who is flamboyant

or set in England.

7. Royal (2)
X 🐧Read a book set on an island

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Erik Larson 04/09/26

or with a face on the cover

X or where the author’s initials can be found in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line (Finlay Donovan 6) Elle Cosimano 04/01/26

8. Fiordland (1)
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand

*The Bone People by Keri Hume

X or a book with a tree or forest on the cover

Whidbey T Kira Madden 04/05/26

or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover

or where a character gets a bill

or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested (1)
X 🐧 Read a book with a red cover (show cover)

Endling Maria Reva 04/03/26

or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who)

or read a book where the author’s initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper (2)
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate

X or with a character who is aggressive

Exit Strategy (Murderbot Diaries 4) Martha Wells 04/09/26

X or where the author’s initials can be found in NORTHERN.

Lady Tremaine Rachel Hochhauser 04/02/26

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins (1)
X 🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages

In Watermelon Sugar Richard Brautigan (144 pages) 04/04/26

or with blood on the cover

or where the author’s initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African (1)
🐧 Read a book set in Africa

X or where a man wears a tuxedo

That Day the Rabbi Left Town (Rabbi Small Mysteries 12) Harry Kemelman (there is a function at the college where the men wear tuxedoes) 04/05/26

or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic (Argentina, Chile, The Falkland Islands) (1)
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above

X or where a character eats eggs

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai (Sunny eats eggs before he leaves Mexico) 04/12/26

or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt (1)
🐧 Read a book in Peru

or a character called Alexander

X or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library (Mrs. Christie 1) Amanda Chapman (New York) 04/03/26

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series

or with a setting that is hot

or with a dog on the cover. (Show cover)

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin (1)
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover

X or with a character who is in a band

Come Through Your Door (County Kerry Mystery 4) Carlene O'Connor (Dimpna plays in an Irish band) 04/13/26

or where the author’s initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation)

or with a building on the cover

or with a character who is a fairy.
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Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

21/46+ Completed

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet
Chasing the Sun-Lena Hendrix 5/07/26
Read a book where a character eats fish
The Charmer-Layla Hagen 4/18/26
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.
Peter O'Mahoney-The Southern Lawyer 4/19/26

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series
(Willow Branch Mountain)
Take My Love-Brooke Montgomery 4/05/26
a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring
Wicked Hearts-Amber Kelly 5/14/26
Read a book with a character who is bold
Deviance-K.E. Osborn 4/12/26
a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover
Read a book set in a cold area.
Twisted Truths-Rebecca Zanetti 4/16/26

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
The Perfect Divorce-Jeneva Rose 5/22/26

that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand
Molten Mud Murder-Sara E. Johnson 5/31/26
Read a book with a tree or forest on the cover
Memories of the Falls-Elle Gray 4/21/26

where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or
Read a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.
(262)
Look Behind You-D.K. Hood 4/01/26

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover
Don't Look Back-Rachel Grant 4/17/26

Read a book with a character who shows skin (Tell us who)
(FMC Verity)
Score-Kennedy Ryan 6/04/26
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.
Em Petrova-Xtreme Limits 4/25/26

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.
Tony Urban-Poaching Grounds 4/29/26

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or
Read a book title that starts with U.
Unfinished-Nyssa Kathryn 4/06/26

14. Magellanic
They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander
Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.
(Chicago)
Storm's Target-Mary Stone 4/17/26

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series
(Harper Adams Mystery)
Luck of the Devil-Denise Grover Swank 4/20/26
Read a book with a setting that is hot
Back in the Saddle-Kristen Ashley 4/11/26
Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Ghastly Gadgets-Mildred Abbott 4/05/26


17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band
Read a book where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.
Amy Rafferty-The Restaurant on Plum Island 5/17/26

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 3 - 46 or more tasks

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet
The Goat in the Bedroom by Amy Award 5/24/26
🐧 where a character eats fish
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 5/9/26
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.
My Fault by Mercedes Ron 4/8/26

2. King Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is second in a series
Blue Devil Woman: Hunt Ranch, Book 2 by Sloane Fletcher 4/1/26

🐧 a book with an orange cover
Circe by Madeline Miller 4/16/26

🐧 with a character who is a king.
The New Camelot by Robyn Schneider 4/12/26


3. Adélie
🐧 Read a book with a character who gets a ring
🐧 a character who is bold
🐧 a book tagged classic.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress : A Novel by Dai Sijie 5/1/26

4. Chinstrap
🐧 Read a book where a character goes climbing
🐧 a book with a black cover
Burn the Kingdom Down by Addie Thorley 4/1/26

🐧 a book set in a cold area.
The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith 5/19/26

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
Your Time Is Up by Sarah Naughton 4/24/26

🐧 that is 19th in a series
🐧 where the book is set by water.
The Island Bakeshop by Roseanna M. White 5/1/26


6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta
🐧 with a character who is flamboyant
🐧 set in England.
The True Queen by Zen Cho 4/7/26

7. Royal
🐧 Read a book set on an island
Bridesmaid for Hire by Meghan Quinn 4/17/26
🐧 with a face on the cover
Somewhere Soft to Land by kai alonté 4/6/26

🐧 where the authors initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
Wild Pitch by Mari Loyal 4/2/26


8. Fiordland
🐧 Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree
🐧 forest on the cover
The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst 4/27/26 - 368 pages

🐧 where a character is caught in a rainstorm.
More Than Words by Mia Sheridan 5/22/26

9. Snares
🐧 Read a book with a brown cover
First Family by David Baldacci 4/24/26 - 656 pages

🐧 where a character gets a bill
🐧 a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.
Captain Dreamboat by Tawna Fenske 4/1/26 - 264 pages


10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover
The Flirt by Kathleen Tessaro 4/9/26

🐧 with a character who shows skin (Tell us who)
🐧 read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.
Only the Brave by Danielle Steel 4/3/26


11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧 Read a book where a character attracts a mate
🐧 with a character who is agressive
This Girl's a Killer by Emma C. Wells 4/2/26

🐧 where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.
Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult by Ellen Huet 4/20/26

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
Love Story by Erich Segal 4/21/26
🐧 with blood on the cover
The Fall of Iris Henley by Jennifer Graham 5/10/26

🐧 where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.
Prestige Drama: the ‘hilarious and profound’ debut novel from the bestselling author of Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Séamas O'Reilly 5/1/26

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
🐧 where a man wears a tuxedo
Your Fault by Mercedes Ron 5/27/26
🐧 with a book title that starts with U.
Under a Spanish Sky by T.A. Williams 4/27/26 - 314 pages

14. Magellanic
🐧 Read a book set in one of the three countries above
After I've Gone by Linda Green 4/26/26 - 370 pages
🐧 where a character eats eggs
American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Isaac Fitzgerald 5/5/26
🐧 where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
🐧 a character called Alexander
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales 4/20/26
🐧 where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN
Meet Me Under the Lights by Cassie Miller 4/5/26 - North Carolina


16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is third in a series
Calling it Safe by Lo Everett 4/13/26
🐧 with a setting that is hot
by Leila Howland 5/1/26
🐧 with a dog on the cover
Force Play by Lo Everett 4/13/26


17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a yellow cover
The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose 4/3/26

🐧 with a character who is in a band
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧 Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) 🐧 with a building on the cover
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst 4/28/26 - 378 pages
🐧 with a character who is a fairy

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Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The head and back are black and have a white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. The emperor is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans.
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling the emperor penguin but distinguished by its sleeker body and more vibrant, intense orange plumage on its head and chest.
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
The Adélie penguin is the classic "tuxedo" penguin. They are feisty, medium-sized bird known for the distinctive white ring around its eyes. Their beak is mostly covered in feathers, leaving only the tip exposed to minimize heat loss.
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
The Chinstrap penguin is often called the "Stonecracker" because of its piercing, high-pitched call. They are easily identified by the narrow black band under their heads that looks like a helmet strap.
Beyond the "strap," they have a white face and a black back. They are considered the most aggressive of all penguin species. Chinstraps prefer to nest on steep, rocky slopes and cliffs. They are excellent climbers, using their claws and beaks to scale heights to reach ice-free ground.
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
The macaroni penguin is found in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula. They are best known for their flamboyant yellow-orange crests that sweep back from the center of their forehead, a feature that earned them their name from 18th-century English sailors who likened the plumes to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the time.
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
The erect-crested penguin breeds on the incredibly remote and rugged Antipodes and Bounty Islands southeast of New Zealand. They are the only penguin species with the ability to raise and lower their stiff, sulfur-yellow crest feathers at will. They have a heavy orange-brown bill with a thin line of pale pink skin at the base. Their eyes are dark brown, unlike the red eyes of the macaroni penguin.
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
The Northern Rockhopper penguin is an endangered species of crested penguin known for its distinctive "punk rock" appearance, featuring spiky yellow plumes and blood-red eyes. They are named for their unique behavior of hopping over rocks and boulders with both feet. They have slate-gray upper parts, white bellies, and a bright orange beak. Their most notable feature is the supercilium—a straight yellow eyebrow that ends in long, luxuriant yellow plumes. Highly aggressive and vocal, they use loud "braying" calls and head-shaking displays to defend territory or attract mates
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The Southern rockhopper penguin is the smaller, more widespread cousin of the Northern rockhopper. While they look similar, the Southern variety is known for being slightly more "compact" and having a much shorter, spikier yellow crest.
They are famous for their blood-red eyes and pink webbed feet.
Unlike the Northern species (which stays in temperate waters), Southern rockhoppers prefer the sub-Antarctic and far southern regions.
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
The Humboldt penguin is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place.
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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Penguins
April 01, 2026 - March 31, 2027
Level 1, 25 tasks

Do each task once to get to the level you want.

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 3 - 46 or more tasks

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet
🐧 where a character eats fish
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is second in a series
🐧 a book with an orange cover
🐧 with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧 Read a book with a character who gets a ring
🐧 a character who is bold
🐧 a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧 Read a book where a character goes climbing
🐧 a book with a black cover
🐧 a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
🐧 that is 19th in a series
🐧 where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta
🐧 with a character who is flamboyant
🐧 set in England.

7. Royal
🐧 Read a book set on an island
🐧 with a face on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
🐧 Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree
🐧 forest on the cover
🐧 where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧 Read a book with a brown cover
🐧 where a character gets a bill
🐧 a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover
🐧 with a character who shows skin (Tell us who)
🐧 read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧 Read a book where a character attracts a mate
🐧 with a character who is agressive
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
🐧 with blood on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
🐧 where a man wears a tuxedo
🐧 with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
🐧 Read a book set in one of these three countries:
Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧 where a character eats eggs
🐧 where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
🐧 a character called Alexander
🐧 where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is third in a series
🐧 with a setting that is hot
🐧 with a dog on the cover

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a yellow cover
🐧 with a character who is in a band
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧 Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation)
🐧 with a building on the cover
🐧 with a character who is a fairy

Thanks, Dede! I shamelessly borrowed your template :D

Penguins - Part I: 41/46+
Duration: April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

🐧 Level 3: 46 or more tasks 🐧

1. Emperor Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a character who is over 6 feet tall: Confessions of a Shopaholic | Sophie Kinsella | 05.25.26 | Luke Brandon
Read a book where a character eats fish:
🐧 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in EMPEROR: Eleanor & Park | Rainbow Rowell | 4.30.26



2. King Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is second in a series: The Night We Met | Abby Jimenez | 04.05.26 | Say You'll Remember Me, #2
🐧 Read a book with an orange cover: Just Some Stupid Love Story | Katelyn Doyle | 04.16.26
🐧 Read a book with a character who is a king: Hemlock & Silver | T. Kingfisher | 04.19.26 | King Randolph



3. Adélie Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a character who gets a ring: Frothing with Desire | Riley Harp | 05.14.26 | p. 97: A cheer went up from our gathered friends as Branwyn slipped the ring onto my finger.
🐧 Read a book with a character who is bold: To Ride a Rising Storm | Moniquill Blackgoose | 04.06.26 | Anequs
🐧 Read a book tagged classic: Mansfield Park | Jane Austen | 05.08.26



4. Chinstrap Penguin
Read a book where a character goes climbing:
🐧 Read a book with a black cover: A Deadly Education | Naomi Novik | 04.18.26
🐧 Read a book set in a cold area: Lord Dashwood Missed Out | Tessa Dare | 05.27.26 | Nora and George are caught in a winter storm



5. Gentoo Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a white cover: Home: A Memoir of My Early Years | Julie Andrews Edwards | 04.04.26
Read a book that is 19th in a series:
🐧 Read a book set by water: These Summer Storms | Sarah MacLean | 04.26.26



6. Macaroni Penguin
Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is flamboyant: Gray Dawn | Walter Mosley | 05.07.26 | Lutisha James
🐧 Read a book set in England: An Assembly Such as This | Pamela Aidan | 04.13.26



7. Royal Penguin
🐧 Read a book set on an island: Hemlock Island | Kelley Armstrong | 04.19.26
🐧 Read a book with a face on the cover: Patriot: A Memoir | Alexei Navalny | 04.21.26
🐧 Read a book where the author's initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND: The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives | Elizabeth Arnott | 04.17.26



8. Fiordland Penguin
Read a book set in New Zealand:
🐧 Read a book with a tree or forest on the cover: Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman | Patrick Hutchison | 04.12.26
🐧 Read a book where a character is caught in a rainstorm: A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty | Joshilyn Jackson | 05.13.26 | p. 149: The rain was still falling out of the sky in sheets, but she trudged along with her head down, taking it.



9. Snares Penguin
Read a book with a brown cover:
🐧 Read a book where a character gets a bill: The Book of Unknown Americans | Cristina Henríquez | 04.24.26 | p. 119: …but then our first heating bill arrived in the amount of $304.52, which made me cry…
🐧 Read a book that is between 150-300 pages: Half His Age | Jennette McCurdy | 04.08.26 | 288 pages



10. Erect-Crested Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a red cover: Glamorous Notions | Megan Chance | 04.23.26
🐧 Read a book with a character who shows skin: Bombshell | Sarah MacLean | 05.12.26 | p. 39: Sesily looked down at the wine red silk, brand new and cut low and tight enough to display ample breasts.
🐧 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in ANTIPODES: Bringing Down the Duke | Evie Dunmore | 04.03.26



11. Northern Rockhopper Penguin
Read a book where a character attracts a mate:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is aggressive: The Natural Way of Things | Charlotte Wood | 04.10.26 | Boncer
🐧 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in NORTHERN: Bonded by Thorns | Elizabeth Helen | 04.15.26



12. Southern Rockhopper Penguin
🐧 Read a book under 150 pages: What Kind of Woman: Poems | Kate Baer | 04.25.26 | 94 pages
🐧 Read a book with blood on the cover: In Every Generation | Kendare Blake | 05.20.26
🐧 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN: Beautiful Things | Emily Rath | 04.29.26



13. African Penguin
🐧 Read a book set in Africa: Cursed Daughters | Oyinkan Braithwaite | 04.11.26 | set in Nigeria
🐧 Read a book where a man wears a tuxedo: Heated Rivalry | Rachel Reid | 04.06.26 | p. 128: Shane was waiting backstage in his tuxedo.
🐧 Read a book with a title that starts with U: Under Your Spell | Laura Wood | 04.24.26



14. Magellanic Penguin
Read a book set in Argentina, Chile, or the Falkland Islands:
Read a book where a character eats eggs:
🐧 Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE: Her One Regret | Donna Freitas | 04.04.26



15. Humboldt Penguin
Read a book in Peru:
🐧 Read a book with a character called Alexander: Someone to Wed | Mary Balogh | 04.22.26 | Alexander Westcott, Earl of Riverdale
🐧 Read a book where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN: Several People Are Typing | Calvin Kasulke | 04.10.26 | set in New York City



16. Galápagos Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is third in a series: The Charlie Method | Elle Kennedy | 04.09.26 | Campus Diaries, #3
🐧 Read a book with a setting that is hot: Saltwater | Katy Hays | 05.24.26
Read a book with a dog on the cover:



17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a yellow cover: The Situationship | Abby Jimenez | 05.22.26
Read a book with a character who is in a band:
🐧 Read a book where the author's initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO: The Heiress | Rachel Hawkins | 04.13.26



18. Little Blue or Fairy Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a character who is noisy: The Animators | Kayla Rae Whitaker | 04.06.26 | Mel Vaught
🐧 Read a book with a building on the cover: Japanese Gothic | Kylie Lee Baker | 05.03.26
Read a book with a character who is a fairy:

Penguins - Part II: 0/46+
Duration: April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

🐧 Level 3: 46 or more tasks 🐧

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or
🟢where a character eats fish: The Heartbeat Library Laura Imai Messina 22 Apr
or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling the emperor penguin but distinguished by its sleeker body and more vibrant, intense orange plumage on its head and chest.
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

✔️3. Adélie
🐧🟢Read a book with a character who gets a ring
Earthlings Sayaka Murata 21 May
🟢a character who is bold: Great Circle Maggie Shipstead 11 Apr
🟢a book tagged classic.: The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 19 Apr

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or
🟢a book set in a cold area: Romiette and Julio Sharon M. Draper 24 Apr

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
The macaroni penguin is found in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula. They are best known for their flamboyant yellow-orange crests that sweep back from the center of their forehead, a feature that earned them their name from 18th-century English sailors who likened the plumes to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the time.
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or
🟢where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
Passing Nella Larsen 12 May

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or
🟢where a character gets a bill
Quintana & Friends John Gregory Dunne 18 May
🟢a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.
The Book of Sleep: 75 Strategies to Relieve Insomnia Nicole Moshfegh 3 May

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or
🟢read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.
Ragtime E.L. Doctorow 29 Apr

11. Northern Rockhopper
The Northern Rockhopper penguin is an endangered species of crested penguin known for its distinctive "punk rock" appearance, featuring spiky yellow plumes and blood-red eyes. They are named for their unique behavior of hopping over rocks and boulders with both feet. They have slate-gray upper parts, white bellies, and a bright orange beak. Their most notable feature is the supercilium—a straight yellow eyebrow that ends in long, luxuriant yellow plumes. Highly aggressive and vocal, they use loud "braying" calls and head-shaking displays to defend territory or attract mates
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧🟢 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
Small Things Like These Claire Keegan 24 Apr
or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or
🟢where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.
Eventide Kent Haruf 15 May (Colorado)

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Read: 32

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet - George Yoti 6'4"
Murder Must Wait by Arthur W. Upfield 6/4 4★
or where a character eats fish
Powers That Be by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough 13/4 4★
or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach 25/4 3.5★

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series
Power Lines by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough 14/4 3.5★
or a book with an orange cover
by Arthur W. Upfield 7/5 4★
or with a character who is a king.
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony 13/4 3★

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring - Ivanka
Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café by Milly Johnson 18/5 4★
or a character who is bold
Flapper Anne by Corra Harris 5/4 2★
or a book tagged classic.
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery 4/4 3★

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing
or a book with a black cover
by Lee Child 30/4 4★
or a book set in a cold area.
Power Play by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough 15/4 3.5★

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
or that is 19th in a series
or where the book is set by water.
River Marked by Patricia Briggs 2/4 3★

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta
An Autumn Crush by Milly Johnson 10/4 3.5★
or with a character who is flamboyant
Vagabond by Tim Curry 12/4 4★
or set in England.
Clean & Green: 101 Hints and Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home by Nancy Birtwhistle 3/5 5★
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea 9/5 4.5★

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island - Manhattan
Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb 8/4 4★
or with a face on the cover
or where the authors initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie 20/4 4★

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand
or a book with a tree or forest on the cover
by Rita Boucher 26/4 2★
or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover
or where a character gets a bill
or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages - 286p
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie 19/4 5★

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover
by Matthew Benns 9/4 3★
or with a character who shows skin - Loxie
Dark in Death by J.D. Robb 13/5 4★
or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 4/5 3.5★

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate
Cinderella's Stepmother by Rebecca Ward 19/5 2★
or with a character who is aggressive
Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb 15/5 3.5★
or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
or with blood on the cover
by J.D. Robb 1/5 3.5★
or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor 12/4 5★

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
or where a man wears a tuxedo
or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic: Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above
or where a character eats eggs - Alexia & Squire Loontwill
Soulless by Gail Carriger 11/5 2★
or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
or a character called Alexander
or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN - Nottingham
The Booklover's Library by Madeline Martin 17/4 3.5★

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series
or with a setting that is hot
The Watervale Ladies' Writing and Firefighting Society by Mette Menzies 24/4 5★
or with a dog on the cover.
by Fiona Wood 27/4 5★

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover
or with a character who is in a band
or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation)
or with a building on the cover
by Joan Overfield 22/4 3★
or with a character who is a fairy

Penguins
April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The head and back are black and have a white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. The emperor is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans.
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling the emperor penguin but distinguished by its sleeker body and more vibrant, intense orange plumage on its head and chest.
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
The Adélie penguin is the classic "tuxedo" penguin. They are feisty, medium-sized bird known for the distinctive white ring around its eyes. Their beak is mostly covered in feathers, leaving only the tip exposed to minimize heat loss.
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
The Chinstrap penguin is often called the "Stonecracker" because of its piercing, high-pitched call. They are easily identified by the narrow black band under their heads that looks like a helmet strap.
Beyond the "strap," they have a white face and a black back. They are considered the most aggressive of all penguin species. Chinstraps prefer to nest on steep, rocky slopes and cliffs. They are excellent climbers, using their claws and beaks to scale heights to reach ice-free ground.
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
The macaroni penguin is found in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula. They are best known for their flamboyant yellow-orange crests that sweep back from the center of their forehead, a feature that earned them their name from 18th-century English sailors who likened the plumes to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the time.
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
The erect-crested penguin breeds on the incredibly remote and rugged Antipodes and Bounty Islands southeast of New Zealand. They are the only penguin species with the ability to raise and lower their stiff, sulfur-yellow crest feathers at will. They have a heavy orange-brown bill with a thin line of pale pink skin at the base. Their eyes are dark brown, unlike the red eyes of the macaroni penguin.
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
The Northern Rockhopper penguin is an endangered species of crested penguin known for its distinctive "punk rock" appearance, featuring spiky yellow plumes and blood-red eyes. They are named for their unique behavior of hopping over rocks and boulders with both feet. They have slate-gray upper parts, white bellies, and a bright orange beak. Their most notable feature is the supercilium—a straight yellow eyebrow that ends in long, luxuriant yellow plumes. Highly aggressive and vocal, they use loud "braying" calls and head-shaking displays to defend territory or attract mates
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The Southern rockhopper penguin is the smaller, more widespread cousin of the Northern rockhopper. While they look similar, the Southern variety is known for being slightly more "compact" and having a much shorter, spikier yellow crest.
They are famous for their blood-red eyes and pink webbed feet.
Unlike the Northern species (which stays in temperate waters), Southern rockhoppers prefer the sub-Antarctic and far southern regions.
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
The Humboldt penguin is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place.
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

Penguins
April 01, 2026 - March 31, 2027

40/46+

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet - Sidney - Knifed In Nice by Zara Keane 4/1/26
🐧 where a character eats fish - MC Ruth and her family eat steamed fish - Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan 4/7/26
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR - Blessed Be The Busybody by Emilie Richards 5/7/26

2. King Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is second in a series - Cat Cafe Mystery #2 - Purrder She Wrote by Cate Conte 4/2/26
🐧 a book with an orange cover - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook 4/24/26

🐧 with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧 Read a book with a character who gets a ring - MC Jane gets an engagement ring - Murder in the Book Lover's Loft by Ellery Adams 4/10/26
🐧 a character who is bold - Tress initially appears retiring but is actually very bold - Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 4/12/26
🐧 a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧 Read a book where a character goes climbing - MC has to climb to escape flood waters - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 5/10/26
🐧 a book with a black cover - As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson 4/16/26

🐧 a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover - The Appeal by Janice Hallett 4/6/26

🐧 that is 19th in a series
🐧 where the book is set by water. - Set near the swamps in Louisiana - Fortune Teller by Jana Deleon 4/14/26

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta - Larissa and Chris eats maracroni & cheese - The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez 4/5/26
🐧 with a character who is flamboyant - Ronald - Swamp Spies by Jana Deleon 4/25/26
🐧 set in England. - Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench 4/8/26

7. Royal
🐧 Read a book set on an island
🐧 with a face on the cover - Lost and Found in Paris by Lian Dolan 5/8/26

🐧 where the authors initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND - Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller 4/11/26

8. Fiordland
🐧 Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree
🐧 forest on the cover
🐧 where a character is caught in a rainstorm - MC Tara is caught in a rainstorm - Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries by Diane Kelly 5/5/26

9. Snares
🐧 Read a book with a brown cover - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 5/21/26

🐧 where a character gets a bill - Ray gets a bill for the repair of his violin - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 5/28/26
🐧 a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages - 272 pages - Community Board by Tara Conklin 4/15/26

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover - Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge by Laura Levine 5/3/26

🐧 with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) - MC Avery's performing outfits show a lot of skin - Love Is a War Song by Danica Nava 5/17/26
🐧 read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES - author's initials are PS - The Stolen Letter by Paige Shelton 4/19/26

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧 Read a book where a character attracts a mate - Paige & Preacher - Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr 5/1/26
🐧 with a character who is agressive - Tuttle is aggressive - One Good Deed by David Baldacci 4/9/26
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN - author's initials are RO - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 4/26/26

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
🐧 with blood on the cover - Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews 5/19/26

🐧 where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN -

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
🐧 where a man wears a tuxedo - Oliver - Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack 5/22/26
🐧 with a book title that starts with U - Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri 4/22/26

14. Magellanic
🐧 Read a book set in one of these three countries:
Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧 where a character eats eggs - Dancy - And the Crowd Went Wild by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 4/30/26
🐧 where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
🐧 a character called Alexander - Alexander au Arcos - Iron Gold by Pierce Brown 5/24/26
🐧 where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN - Set in Chenonceaux, France - The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 4/17/26

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is third in a series - Maisie Dobbs #3 - Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear 5/11/26
🐧 with a setting that is hot - In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros 5/4/26
🐧 with a dog on the cover - Between a Wok and a Dead Place by Leslie Budewitz 4/18/26


17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a yellow cover - Free Lunch by Rex Ogle 4/13/26

🐧 with a character who is in a band - all main characters are in a band - Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson 4/4/26
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO - Author's initials are AO - Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman 5/9/26

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧 Read a book with a character who is noisy - Undine - Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley 5/2/26
🐧 with a building on the cover - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu 4/3/26

🐧 with a character who is a fairy

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The head and back are black and have a white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. The emperor is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans.
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling the emperor penguin but distinguished by its sleeker body and more vibrant, intense orange plumage on its head and chest.
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
The Adélie penguin is the classic "tuxedo" penguin. They are feisty, medium-sized bird known for the distinctive white ring around its eyes. Their beak is mostly covered in feathers, leaving only the tip exposed to minimize heat loss.
🐧Read a book tagged classic. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 20/04/26

4. Chinstrap
The Chinstrap penguin is often called the "Stonecracker" because of its piercing, high-pitched call. They are easily identified by the narrow black band under their heads that looks like a helmet strap.
Beyond the "strap," they have a white face and a black back. They are considered the most aggressive of all penguin species. Chinstraps prefer to nest on steep, rocky slopes and cliffs. They are excellent climbers, using their claws and beaks to scale heights to reach ice-free ground.
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
The macaroni penguin is found in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula. They are best known for their flamboyant yellow-orange crests that sweep back from the center of their forehead, a feature that earned them their name from 18th-century English sailors who likened the plumes to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the time.
🐧 Read a book set in England. The House at Riverton - Kate Morton 16/04/26

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island The Darkness Knows - Arnaldur Indriðason 09/04/26

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages. Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse 03/04/26

10. Erect-crested
The erect-crested penguin breeds on the incredibly remote and rugged Antipodes and Bounty Islands southeast of New Zealand. They are the only penguin species with the ability to raise and lower their stiff, sulfur-yellow crest feathers at will. They have a heavy orange-brown bill with a thin line of pale pink skin at the base. Their eyes are dark brown, unlike the red eyes of the macaroni penguin.
🐧 Read a book with where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES. Terry Pratchett - The Colour of Magic 29/04/26

11. Northern Rockhopper
The Northern Rockhopper penguin is an endangered species of crested penguin known for its distinctive "punk rock" appearance, featuring spiky yellow plumes and blood-red eyes. They are named for their unique behavior of hopping over rocks and boulders with both feet. They have slate-gray upper parts, white bellies, and a bright orange beak. Their most notable feature is the supercilium—a straight yellow eyebrow that ends in long, luxuriant yellow plumes. Highly aggressive and vocal, they use loud "braying" calls and head-shaking displays to defend territory or attract mates
🐧Read a book where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN. Nathaniel Hawthorne - Rappaccini's Daughter 23/04/26

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The Southern rockhopper penguin is the smaller, more widespread cousin of the Northern rockhopper. While they look similar, the Southern variety is known for being slightly more "compact" and having a much shorter, spikier yellow crest.
They are famous for their blood-red eyes and pink webbed feet.
Unlike the Northern species (which stays in temperate waters), Southern rockhoppers prefer the sub-Antarctic and far southern regions.
🐧 Read a book where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN. Nick Hornby - A Long Way Down 06/05/26

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
The Humboldt penguin is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place.
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027
40/26-45
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Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks
1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.
Over 6 ft, Reg Death by Borrowed Gods Tess Marlowe 4/1/26
Eats fish Death by Fishing Frenzy Tess Marlowe 4/12/26
Author initials RP Frosted Fatalities Rosie A. Point 4/15/26

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.
#2 Nimble Needle Mysteries Two Purloined Pillows Allie Pleiter 4/3/26
Orange cover Victoria Kazarian 6/2/26

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.
Gets a ringCopycat Killing Sofie Kelly 4/19/26
Bold character Mint Chip Murder Kathleen Suzette 4/20/26

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.
Cold area A Frosty Find Cindy Bell 4/18/26
Clara went climbing Staked for Murder at Bennett Pines Amber Ward 5/2/26

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.
Sea Oats Beach
The Fatal Flotilla at Sea Oats Beach Karen C. Whalen 4/9/26
19th in Domestic Diva Mysteries The Diva Hosts a Murderer Krista Davis 5/28/26

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.
Lasagna Murder Is a Dirty Business Tricia L. Sanders 4/4/26
Carlos, flamboyant Murder at High Tide Holly Finch 5/14/26
Set in England The Spy Who Baked Me Adelaide Mills 5/18/26

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
SL Secret at the Stables Sarah Lundin 4/7/26
Face Deany Ray 4/15/26
Island setting Death by Easter Hunt Tess Marlowe 4/21/26

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.
The Barn Identity Diane Kelly 4/1/26
Trees/campsite Rachel Darrishaw 5/5/26

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.
234 Music and Madness J.A. Whiting 4/6/26
Brown cover Sarah Graves 4/30/26

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.
Cotton wears short cut-offs K.C. Bellinger 4/3/26
SP initials Clues and a Crawfish Summer Prescott 4/17/26

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.
A Blue Ribbon Murder T.C. LoTempio 4/2/26
Sara, but she wouldn't admit she was falling for Junior Gingerbread and Grudges Cassie Rivers 5/5/26
Initials RH Previous Confections Ruth Hartzler 5/15/26

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.
104 Death on the Evening Star Hailey Hartley 4/5/26
Initials HS Coastal Summer Malice Helen Stephenson 4/14/26

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.
Gators in the Grass Summer Prescott 4/23/26

14. Magellanic
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)
Hush-Hush Elizabeth Spann Craig 4/8/26

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book set in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.
Location, Caribbean Death by Safety Stop Tess Marlowe 4/7/26
Alexander Bottles, Blends and Beginnings Lyla Blue 5/7/26
Peru The Clue in the Crossword Cipher Carolyn Keene 6/7/26

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.
Lucy Fairchild 4/14/26
3rd in Oceanside Hotel Mysteries Final Check Out CeeCee James 4/27/26
Hot setting, Caribbean island Death by Graveyard Shift Tess Marlowe 5/6/26

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.
HH Smoke and Suspicion Hailey Hartley 4/26/26
April's in a band Gingerbread and Left for Dead Victoria Kazarian 5/14/26

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.
Dewberry Murder in a Lavender Daze Daryl Wood Gerber 4/28/26
Building on cover Patti Benning 5/1/26
Noisy character Meatloaf Murder Special Kelli Fudge 5/4/26
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Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The head and back are black and have a white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. The emperor is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans.
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling the emperor penguin but distinguished by its sleeker body and more vibrant, intense orange plumage on its head and chest.
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
The Adélie penguin is the classic "tuxedo" penguin. They are feisty, medium-sized bird known for the distinctive white ring around its eyes. Their beak is mostly covered in feathers, leaving only the tip exposed to minimize heat loss.
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
The Chinstrap penguin is often called the "Stonecracker" because of its piercing, high-pitched call. They are easily identified by the narrow black band under their heads that looks like a helmet strap.
Beyond the "strap," they have a white face and a black back. They are considered the most aggressive of all penguin species. Chinstraps prefer to nest on steep, rocky slopes and cliffs. They are excellent climbers, using their claws and beaks to scale heights to reach ice-free ground.
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
The macaroni penguin is found in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula. They are best known for their flamboyant yellow-orange crests that sweep back from the center of their forehead, a feature that earned them their name from 18th-century English sailors who likened the plumes to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the time.
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
The erect-crested penguin breeds on the incredibly remote and rugged Antipodes and Bounty Islands southeast of New Zealand. They are the only penguin species with the ability to raise and lower their stiff, sulfur-yellow crest feathers at will. They have a heavy orange-brown bill with a thin line of pale pink skin at the base. Their eyes are dark brown, unlike the red eyes of the macaroni penguin.
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
The Northern Rockhopper penguin is an endangered species of crested penguin known for its distinctive "punk rock" appearance, featuring spiky yellow plumes and blood-red eyes. They are named for their unique behavior of hopping over rocks and boulders with both feet. They have slate-gray upper parts, white bellies, and a bright orange beak. Their most notable feature is the supercilium—a straight yellow eyebrow that ends in long, luxuriant yellow plumes. Highly aggressive and vocal, they use loud "braying" calls and head-shaking displays to defend territory or attract mates
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The Southern rockhopper penguin is the smaller, more widespread cousin of the Northern rockhopper. While they look similar, the Southern variety is known for being slightly more "compact" and having a much shorter, spikier yellow crest.
They are famous for their blood-red eyes and pink webbed feet.
Unlike the Northern species (which stays in temperate waters), Southern rockhoppers prefer the sub-Antarctic and far southern regions.
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
The Humboldt penguin is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place.
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027
Level 1: 10 - 25 tasks
Read: 0/10-25


Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

00/46+ Completed

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 2 26 - 45 tasks

24/26+ Completed

Tasks:

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune Second in Series - Finished 4/24/26

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh Classic - Finished 5/5/26

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio - Finished 4/25/26

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.
by Angie Thomas - Finished 4/2/26

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.
The Game Changer by J. Sterling Jack eats pasta, pg208 - Finished 5/31/26

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate - Finished 4/28/26

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar 209pgs - Finished 4/4/26
Entranced by Nora Roberts 297pgs - Finished 4/25/26
A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining by Rachel Elizabeth Cargle 256pgs -Finished 4/27/26
Murder at Fenway Park by Troy Soos 256pgs - Finished 4/27/26
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas 272pgs - Finished 4/30/26
Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy 288pgs - Finished 5/10/26
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang 288pgs - Finished 5/11/26
The Color Purple by Alice Walker 287pgs - Finished 5/16/26
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender 292pgs - Finished 5/19/26
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks 240pgs - Finished 5/22/26
His Road Home by Anna Richland 179pgs - Finished 6/2/26
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock 261pgs - Finished 6/5/26

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.
Squeeze Play by Kate Angell Lots of skin was shown by MCs Lacy and Risk - Finished 4/12/26
by Janet Evanovich - Finished 4/16/26

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.
A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl by Nanda Reddy - Finished 5/5/26

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells 144pgs - Finished 5/8/26

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.
The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland Set in Italy - Finished 4/3/26

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.
by Madeline Cash - Finished 5/15/26

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Goal: 21/46+

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.
✔ Finding My Way - Malala Yousafzai - 04/14/26 – Eats fish: “A nutritionist helped me balance my diet, swapping out french fries and pad thai for fresh fish and vegetables. I’ll admit, I was pouty at mealtimes for a while, but noticed I felt less sluggish and irritable throughout the day. When I looked in the mirror one morning and saw that my skin was clear and glowing, I knew I could learn to love salmon.” (Kindle Locations 3653-3654).

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.
✔ The Pirate Princess - Luca Frigerio - 04/28/26 – The Pirate King
✔ Empty Zone Vol. 2: Industrial Smile - Jason Shawn Alexander - 05/19/26

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.
✔ The Wife Upstairs - Rachel Hawkins - 04/24/26 – Gets a ring: “Please, Jane. Be my wife. He slips the ring on my left hand, the metal silky and smooth, burnished with age, and even though it’s a little snug, it’s perfect.” (Kindle Locations 1480-1481)
✔ Wearing the Lion - John Wiswell - 05/23/26 - Bold character: Hercules

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.
✔ Die Again - Tess Gerritsen - 05/18/26 - Black cover


5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.
✔ The Colors of All the Cattle - Alexander McCall Smith - 04/19/26 – No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #19 - Series #19
✔ Empty Zone Vol. 1: Conversations With the Dead - Jason Shawn Alexander - 04/09/26 - White cover


6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.
✔ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling - 05/24/26 - Set in England

✔ 7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
✔ How My Neighbor Stole Christmas - Meghan Quinn - 04/02/26 - Author's initials M Q
✔ Ice Cream Man Vol. 10 - W. Maxwell Prince - 05/08/26 - Face on the cover

✔ Japanese Gothic - Kylie Lee Baker - 05/14/26 - On an island, Japan

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.
✔ Rough Country - John Sandford - 04/30/26 - Forest on the cover

✔ Falling Apart and Other Gifts from the Universe - Catherine Ryan Hyde - 04/26/26 - Caught in a rainstorm: “Jonathan was weeding in the downpour. He was on his knees on the concrete next to her former vegetable garden, pulling up weeds from the wet soil by their roots. Stacking them high by his side. He wore no hat or jacket. He was utterly soaked, and seeming not to mind it. Or, actually, even to notice.” (Kindle Locations 1299-1301)

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.
✔ The Poppy Fields - Nikki Erlick - 04/13/26 - Author's initials N E

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.
✔ Her Love Lesson - Endria Nuaros - 05/07/26 - Author's initials E N

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.
✔ The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession - Susan Orlean - 04/28/26 - Author's initials S O
✔ Queen Sonja Vol. 4: Son of Set - Arvid Nelson - 04/20/26 – Page count: 126 pages

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)
✔ Reminders of Him - Colleen Hoover - 04/07/26 - First letters of the title R O H

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.
✔ The David Joseph Chronicle - Terence Newnes - 04/06/26 - First letter of the location I (India)

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.
✔ Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr - 04/19/26 - Buildings on the cover

Penguins
April 01, 2026 - March 31, 2027

0/46+

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet
🐧 where a character eats fish
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is second in a series
🐧 a book with an orange cover
🐧 with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧 Read a book with a character who gets a ring
🐧 a character who is bold
🐧 a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧 Read a book where a character goes climbing
🐧 a book with a black cover
🐧 a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
🐧 that is 19th in a series
🐧 where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta
🐧 with a character who is flamboyant
🐧 set in England.

7. Royal
🐧 Read a book set on an island
🐧 with a face on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
🐧 Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree
🐧 forest on the cover
🐧 where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧 Read a book with a brown cover
🐧 where a character gets a bill
🐧 a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover
🐧 with a character who shows skin (Tell us who)
🐧 read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧 Read a book where a character attracts a mate
🐧 with a character who is agressive
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
🐧 with blood on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
🐧 where a man wears a tuxedo
🐧 with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
🐧 Read a book set in one of these three countries:
Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧 where a character eats eggs
🐧 where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
🐧 a character called Alexander
🐧 where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is third in a series
🐧 with a setting that is hot
🐧 with a dog on the cover

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a yellow cover
🐧 with a character who is in a band
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧 Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation)
🐧 with a building on the cover
🐧 with a character who is a fairy

Penguins
1 April 2026 - 31 March 2027

Goal: 0/46+

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feetFrom the Ashesby Jillian D. Wray 12/04
🐧 where a character eats fish
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR. Infamous Heartby Ryder O'Malley 18/04

2. King Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is second in a seriesThe Towerby Cari Z. 03/05
🐧 a book with an orange cover Hell or High Waterby Beth Bolden 01/04
🐧 with a character who is a king. Wooing The Wiccanby Louisa Masters 21/05

3. Adélie
🐧 Read a book with a character who gets a ringTrick Play by Eden Finley 15/05
🐧 a character who is bold Cheap Shot by Brigham Vaughn17/04
🐧 a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧 Read a book where a character goes climbing A Body To Dye For by Grant Michaels 30/05
🐧 a book with a black cover Calling You Out: Part One by Abigail Hunter 02/05

🐧 a book set in a cold area. Enemy Zoneby Heather Leighson 08/04

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
🐧 that is 19th in a series
🐧 where the book is set by water. Adrift by L.A. Witt 04/05

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta How to Hack a Hackerby A.J. Sherwood 23/05
🐧 with a character who is flamboyantUp In Flamesby Jillian D. Wray 13/04
🐧 set in England.Brokenby Nicola Haken 10/04

7. Royal
🐧 Read a book set on an islandImpact Zone by Courtney W. Dixon 09/05
🐧 with a face on the coverHunter of Demons by Jordan L. Hawk 04/04
🐧 where the authors initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.Conventionally Yoursby Annabeth Albert 10/05

8. Fiordland
🐧 Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree
🐧 forest on the cover
🐧 where a character is caught in a rainstorm. Outrun the Rain by N.R. Walker 18/05

9. Snares
🐧 Read a book with a brown cover
🐧 where a character gets a bill
🐧 a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages. Broken Blades by Aleksandr Voinov and L.A. Witt 16/04

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover How to Shield an Assassin by A.J. Sherwood 22/05
🐧 with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) Undisputedby Aimee Nicole Walker and Nicholas Bella15/04 Macio MC is a MMA fighter
🐧 read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧 Read a book where a character attracts a mate The Dragon's Devoted Defender by Michele Notaro 02/04
🐧 with a character who is agressiveEverywhere You Need Meby Ashlynn Mills 04/06
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages Now and Foreverby Morticia Knight03/04 148 pages
🐧 with blood on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
🐧 where a man wears a tuxedoBurn It Down by Jillian D. Wray 11/04
🐧 with a book title that starts with U.Undercoverby Eliot Grayson 21/04

14. Magellanic
🐧 Read a book set in one of these three countries:
Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧 where a character eats eggsShut Up and Catchby Kit Jade 06/04
🐧 where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
🐧 a character called Alexander
🐧 where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN Promisesby Marie Sexton 04/05 Colarado

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is third in a seriesSweet-Talking Silas by D.J. Jamison 18/05
🐧 with a setting that is hot Counterpointby Declan Rhodes 03/04
🐧 with a dog on the cover Hounding Hankby D.J. Jamison 23/04

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a yellow cover
🐧 with a character who is in a band
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO. Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman 14/05

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧 Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation)Sin by Remi Varlow 06/05
🐧 with a building on the coverHalf Past Hex by Toby Wise 03/05

🐧 with a character who is a fairy The Handyman's Howl by Duckie Mack24/05 [

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10-25 tasks
Level 2 26-45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

00/46+ Completed

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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Penguins

Duration: Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027 - no page minimum

Level 1: 10 - 25 tasks

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

Penguins
April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

13/46

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or
🐧where a character eats fish or
The Dating Game - Mona Shroff (HSE #3125 - Jan 2026) - May 8
🐧where the author's initials can be found in EMPEROR.

1 3

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or
🐧a book with an orange cover or
🐧with a character who is a king.
Reclaiming His Viking Queen - Lucy Morris (HH #1898 - Jan 2026) - May 20

1 2

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or
Travis - Josie Jade (Calamitte Jane Pub - Apr 2026) - May 1
🐧a character who is bold or
🐧a book tagged classic.

2 3

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or
🐧a book with a black cover or
🐧a book set in a cold area.

1 2 3

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or
🐧that is 19th in a series or
🐧where the book is set by water.
Christmas Cottage Getaway - Tara Taylor Quinn (HSE #3120 - Dec 2025) - Apr 6

1 2

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or
🐧with a character who is flamboyant or
🐧set in England.
The Cornish Lyon - Fil Reid (Dragonblade - Dec 2025) - Apr 13

1 2

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or
🐧with a face on the cover or
Operation Rescue - Justine Davis (HRS #2352 - Dec 2025) - May 11
🐧where the author's initials can be found in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
Hot Nights with the Paramedic - Carol Marinelli (HMED #1509 - Jan 2026) - Apr 28

1

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or
🐧a book with a tree or forest on the cover or
Christmas Security - Lisa Childs (HRS #2353 - Dec 2025) (forest) - Apr 13
🐧where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

1 3

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or
🐧where a character gets a bill or
🐧a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

1 2 3

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or
🐧with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or
🐧read a book where the author's initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

1 2 3

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or
🐧with a character who is aggressive or
🐧where the author's initials can be found in NORTHERN.

1 2 3

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or
Cold Hearted Lyon - Tabetha Waite (Dragonblade - Dec 2025) (108 pgs) - Apr 23
🐧with blood on the cover or
🐧where the author's initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

2 3

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or
🐧where a man wears a tuxedo or
🐧with a book title that starts with U.

1 2 3

14. Magellanic
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or
🐧where a character eats eggs or
The Wild Card - Carolyn Brown (Montlake - Dec 2025) - Apr 18
🐧where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three-word minimum)

1 3

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or
🐧a character called Alexander or
Lyon in Disguise - Regina Jeffers (Dragonblade - Dec 2025) - Apr 29
🐧where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.
Protective Assignment - Janie Crouch (HI #2310 - Sept 2025) (North Carolina) - May 2

1

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or
🐧with a setting that is hot or
🐧with a dog on the cover.

1 2 3

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or
🐧with a character who is in a band or
🐧where the author's initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

1 2 3

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or
🐧with a building on the cover or
The Husband's Secret - Debra Webb (HI #2362 - June 2026) - May 21
🐧with a character who is a fairy.

1 3

Welcome all

Penguins
April 01, 2026 - March 31, 2027
Level 1, 25 tasks

Do each task once to get to the level you want.

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The head and back are black and have a white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. The emperor is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans.
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling the emperor penguin but distinguished by its sleeker body and more vibrant, intense orange plumage on its head and chest.
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
The Adélie penguin is the classic "tuxedo" penguin. They are feisty, medium-sized bird known for the distinctive white ring around its eyes. Their beak is mostly covered in feathers, leaving only the tip exposed to minimize heat loss.
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
The Chinstrap penguin is often called the "Stonecracker" because of its piercing, high-pitched call. They are easily identified by the narrow black band under their heads that looks like a helmet strap.
Beyond the "strap," they have a white face and a black back. They are considered the most aggressive of all penguin species. Chinstraps prefer to nest on steep, rocky slopes and cliffs. They are excellent climbers, using their claws and beaks to scale heights to reach ice-free ground.
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
The macaroni penguin is found in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula. They are best known for their flamboyant yellow-orange crests that sweep back from the center of their forehead, a feature that earned them their name from 18th-century English sailors who likened the plumes to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the time.
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
The erect-crested penguin breeds on the incredibly remote and rugged Antipodes and Bounty Islands southeast of New Zealand. They are the only penguin species with the ability to raise and lower their stiff, sulfur-yellow crest feathers at will. They have a heavy orange-brown bill with a thin line of pale pink skin at the base. Their eyes are dark brown, unlike the red eyes of the macaroni penguin.
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
The Northern Rockhopper penguin is an endangered species of crested penguin known for its distinctive "punk rock" appearance, featuring spiky yellow plumes and blood-red eyes. They are named for their unique behavior of hopping over rocks and boulders with both feet. They have slate-gray upper parts, white bellies, and a bright orange beak. Their most notable feature is the supercilium—a straight yellow eyebrow that ends in long, luxuriant yellow plumes. Highly aggressive and vocal, they use loud "braying" calls and head-shaking displays to defend territory or attract mates
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The Southern rockhopper penguin is the smaller, more widespread cousin of the Northern rockhopper. While they look similar, the Southern variety is known for being slightly more "compact" and having a much shorter, spikier yellow crest.
They are famous for their blood-red eyes and pink webbed feet.
Unlike the Northern species (which stays in temperate waters), Southern rockhoppers prefer the sub-Antarctic and far southern regions.
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
The Humboldt penguin is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place.
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 2
23/26-46 task

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.



Tasks

✅✅✅1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson Read 4/10/26
Ashley eats fish for lunch. page 38
This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page Read 5/1/26
Alfie is over six feet tall
Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo Read 5/15/26. Author's initials R and R

✅2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.
To Kingdom Come by Will Thomas
Read 5/31/26
This is second in this series

✅3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Read 4/12/26 Bea gets a ring from Asher

✅✅4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.
Heartwood by Amity Gaige Read 4/27/26
Valerie goes climbing as part of hiking the AT
Read 6/2/26 Black cover



✅✅✅5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.
Read 4/16/26
Book: Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry Read 4/25/26
Set by water in Miami, FL


✅6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.
Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas. Read 4/3/26
Set in London

✅7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Read 4/6/26
Author's initals E and S

✅✅8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.
One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day Read 4/18/26.
A hurricane is hitting the location so everyone who goes outside gets caught in a rain storm but Quinn and Charley get soaked to name two
Read 5/25/26 Trees on the cover



✅9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.
Blood in the Water: The Untold Story of a Family Tragedy by Casey Sherman Read 4/9/26. pages 288

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.


✅✅11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.
Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen Read 4/28/26
Stu is an agressive real estate agent who takes advantage of people and is not very honest
Book: A Walk In the Rain: A Christian Novel by Mark Geiser Read 5/22/26
Aunt Reba attracts the lawyer Rhett Wilcox and they married

✅12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.
by Allen Belcher Read 4/ 10/26 68 pages

✅13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.
Book: The World Played Chess by Robert Dugoni 5/28/26
page 197 There stood Frank Sinatra dressed in a TUXEDO

✅14. Magellanic
They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)
The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman Read 5/2/26
Sol fixes Helen eggs for breakfast

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

✅16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.
Read 4/20/26


✅17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.
Read 6/3/26



✅18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.
Read 5/4/26
building on cover


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Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027
Level 3 - 46 or more tasks

Completed: 11/46

Tasks:
1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet
🐧 where a character eats fish
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is second in a series
🐧 a book with an orange cover
🐧 with a character who is a king.
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig - 5/27
King Benedict Castor III

3. Adélie
🐧 Read a book with a character who gets a ring
🐧 a character who is bold
🐧 a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧 Read a book where a character goes climbing
🐧 a book with a black cover
✅🐧 a book set in a cold area:
Road of Bones by Christopher Golden - 5/14
Set in Siberia

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
🐧 that is 19th in a series
🐧 where the book is set by water.:
Invasive Species by Ellery Adams - 6/3
Set in seaside town Cold Harbor, New York by the water

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta
🐧 with a character who is flamboyant
✅🐧 set in England:
Soulless by Gail Carriger - 5/15
Set in London, England


✅7. Royal
✅🐧 Read a book set on an island:
Death of a Messenger by Robert McCaw - 4/3
Set on Hawaiian island
✅🐧 with a face on the cover
The Cotton Candy Massacre by Christopher Robertson - 5/6

✅🐧 where the authors initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND:
Nothing Tastes as Good by Luke Dumas - 5/12
Author's initials are macquarie isLanD

8. Fiordland
🐧 Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree
✅🐧 forest on the cover:
The Night of the Crash by Jessica Irena Smith - 5/8
🐧 where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧 Read a book with a brown cover
🐧 where a character gets a bill
✅🐧 a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.
Circus of the Dead: Book 1 by Kimberly Loth - 5/1
Pages: 232


10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover
🐧 with a character who shows skin (Tell us who)
🐧 read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧 Read a book where a character attracts a mate
🐧 with a character who is aggressive
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes - 6/2
Author's initials are N, H

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
🐧 with blood on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
🐧 where a man wears a tuxedo
🐧 with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
🐧 Read a book set in one of the three countries above
🐧 where a character eats eggs
🐧 where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
🐧 a character called Alexander
🐧 where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is third in a series
🐧 with a setting that is hot
🐧 with a dog on the cover

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a yellow cover
🐧 with a character who is in a band
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧 Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) ✅🐧 with a building on the cover:
Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons - 5/4

🐧 with a character who is a fairy

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Penguins

Duration: April 1, 2026 - March 30, 2027


READ: 0/46+

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet
🐧 where a character eats fish
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is second in a series
🐧 a book with an orange cover
🐧 with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧 Read a book with a character who gets a ring
🐧 a character who is bold
🐧 a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧 Read a book where a character goes climbing
🐧 a book with a black cover
🐧 a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
🐧 that is 19th in a series
🐧 where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta
🐧 with a character who is flamboyant
🐧 set in England.

7. Royal
🐧 Read a book set on an island
🐧 with a face on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
🐧 Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree
🐧 forest on the cover
🐧 where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧 Read a book with a brown cover
🐧 where a character gets a bill
🐧 a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover
🐧 with a character who shows skin (Tell us who)
🐧 read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧 Read a book where a character attracts a mate
🐧 with a character who is agressive
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
🐧 with blood on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
🐧 where a man wears a tuxedo
🐧 with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
🐧 Read a book set in one of the three countries above
🐧 where a character eats eggs
🐧 where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
🐧 a character called Alexander
🐧 where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is third in a series
🐧 with a setting that is hot
🐧 with a dog on the cover

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a yellow cover
🐧 with a character who is in a band
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧 Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) 🐧 with a building on the cover
🐧 with a character who is a fairy

Penguins
April 2026 - March 2027

My Penguins Challenge (msg 37)

Level 2💥26 - 45 tasks
Books Read💥18 of 36


1. Emperor Penguin
☑️💥Keane is well over six feet ❱❱ To Kill a Badger ❱❱ 04.04 ★★★★
☑️💥trout for dinner ❱❱ The Dubious Miss Dalrymple ❱❱ 04.14 ★★★


2. King Penguin
☑️💥#2 X-Ops ❱❱ Her Lone Wolf ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★
⬜💥orange cover ❱❱ The Fire Dragon


3. Adélie
☑️💥Anna gets an engagement ring ❱❱ The Paradise Problem ❱❱ 04.17 ★★★★
⬜💥mpg classic ❱❱ Emma


4. Chinstrap
☑️💥Poppy goes climbing ❱❱ Wild Rescue ❱❱ 04.20 ★★★
⬜💥black cover ❱❱ The Marriage Pact


5. Gentoo Penguins
⬜💥white cover ❱❱ Honey Pie
☑️💥set by water ❱❱ A SEAL's Pleasure ❱❱ 04.02 ★★★


6. Macaroni
☑️💥Gwen chooses pasta for dinner ❱❱ Dark Frost ❱❱ 04.24 ★★★
☑️💥set in england ❱❱ Daydreamer ❱❱ 04.10 ★★★★


7. Royal
☑️💥island setting ❱❱ Renewal After Dark ❱❱ 05.20 ★★★★
☑️💥face on cover ❱❱ Happily Undead in Dark River ❱❱ 05.17 ★★★★


8. Fiordland
⬜💥set in new zealand ❱❱ Just Say (Hell) No
☑️💥MCs caught in rain ❱❱ Wild Irish Ride ❱❱ 04.22 ★★★


9. Snares
☑️💥brown cover ❱❱ Bourbon & Lies ❱❱ 05.10 ★★★★
⬜💥medium length 288 pp ❱❱ Here Comes the Sun


10. Erect-crested
💥red cover ❱❱ Seeing Black
💥initials IA ❱❱ The Inheritance


11. Northern Rockhopper
☑️💥mate attraction ❱❱ Sacrifice of Darkness ❱❱ 05.09 ★★★★
☑️💥Dagon is aggressive ❱❱ Shades of Wicked ❱❱ 04.16 ★★★★


12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
☑️💥146 pp ❱❱ Love Restored ❱❱ 04.23 ★★★
⬜💥bloody handprint ❱❱ Final Appeal


13. African
💥african setting ❱❱ Seeing a Large Cat
💥Quinn wears a tux ❱❱ Broken at Love


14. Magellanic
💥Ahron has eggs for breakfast ❱❱ Trouble with a Capital 'M'
💥R-O-E in horseshoe ❱❱ Rules of Engagement


15. Humboldt
⬜💥character Alexander Pierce ❱❱ Freefall
☑️💥set california ❱❱ Deep End ❱❱ 04.01 ★★★★


16. Galápagos Penguins
💥#3 Boston Fire ❱❱ Fully Ignited
💥dog on cover ❱❱ My Forever Home


17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
☑️💥yellow cover ❱❱ Babycakes ❱❱ 04.28 ★★★★
⬜💥jackson's in a band ❱❱ Smooth Irish


18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
☑️💥building on cover ❱❱ First Witches Club ❱❱ 04.30 ★★★★
⬜💥Maggie is the Faerie Queen ❱❱ Beguiled

I'm in!

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 3: 46 or more tasks

Start Date: April 01, 2026
End Date: March 31, 2027
Completion Date:

38/46

TASKS:
1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet
+ The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (04-05-26)
🐧where a character eats fish
+ The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ["Jason Ritchie sits at a corner table, finishing his lunch. Monkfish and pancetta, both locally sourced."] (05-04-26)
🐧where the author's initials can be found in EMPEROR.
+ Allison Hewitt Is Trapped by Madeleine Roux (06-03-26)

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series
The Onset by TW Piperbrook (04-13-26)
🐧a book with an orange cover
+ Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts (05-16-26)
🐧with a character who is a king.



3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring
+ How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristin Perrin (04-04-26)
🐧a character who is bold
+ The Replacement: A Short Story by Liv Constantine (05-10-26)
🐧a book tagged classic.


4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing
+ Escape! by Stephen Fishbach (06-01-26)
🐧a book with a black cover
+ The Good Samaritan by John Marrs (04-16-26)
🐧a book set in a cold area.
+ The Final Day by William R. Forstchen (05-11-26)



5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
🐧that is 19th in a series
🐧where the book is set by water.
+ Foster by Claire Keegan (04-05-26)

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta
+ The Doll's House by Lisa Unger ["Kirin made pastina, an italian chicken soup with pasta shaped like stars."] (05-09-26)

🐧with a character who is flamboyant
🐧set in England.
+ The Forgotten Book Club by Kate Storey (04-12-26)

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island
+ Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer (04-26-26)
🐧with a face on the cover
+ Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (04-28-26)
🐧where the author's initials can be found in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
+ Rescue Dog Tales: The Story of Arthur and Sixteen Dogs Who Found Forever Homes by Mikael Lindnord (04-08-26)



8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand
🐧a book with a tree or forest on the cover
🐧where a character is caught in a rainstorm.
+ Happy Place by Emily Henry (04-07-26)

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover
🐧where a character gets a bill
+ Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu (05-19-26)
🐧a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.
+ The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon (05-01-26)


10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover
+ Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood (05-22-26)
🐧with a character who shows skin
+ Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (04-23-26) [Max]
🐧read a book where the author's initials can be found in ANTIPODES.
+ The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe (05-05-26)



11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate
+ We Burned So Bright by TJ Klune (05-11-26)
🐧with a character who is aggressive
+ Too Old for This by Samantha Downing (04-11-26)
🐧where the author's initials can be found in NORTHERN.
+ The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick (05-30-26)

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
+ Crossroads by TW Piperbrook (05-09-26)
🐧with blood on the cover
+ The Cost of Living by David Moody (05-05-26)

🐧where the author's initials can be found in SOUTHERN.



13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
+ The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (05-25-26)
🐧where a man wears a tuxedo
+ Dogged Pursuit by David Rosenfelt (05-08-26)
🐧with a book title that starts with U.
+ Unknown Caller by Lisa Unger (05-22-26)

14. Magellanic
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above (Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands)
🐧where a character eats eggs
+ One Year After by William Forstchen
["She took another handful of her dried eggs and bacon..."] (05-06-26)

🐧where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three-word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
+ GRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS : A Fat Bastard’s Guide to Trekking in Northern South America by Scott Nelson (05-22-26)
🐧a character called Alexander
+ Exiles by Mason Coile (04-25-26)
🐧where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.
+ The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths (04-18-26)

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series
🐧with a setting that is hot
+ The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark (05-05-26)
🐧with a dog on the cover.
+ Cat on a Hot Tin Woof by Spencer Quinn (05-14-26)


17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover
+ The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (04-20-26)

🐧with a character who is in a band
🐧where the author's initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.



18. Little penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation)
+ Happiness Falls by Angie Kim (04-10-26)

🐧with a building on the cover
🐧with a character who is a fairy.

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The head and back are black and have a white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. The emperor is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans.
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling the emperor penguin but distinguished by its sleeker body and more vibrant, intense orange plumage on its head and chest.
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
The Adélie penguin is the classic "tuxedo" penguin. They are feisty, medium-sized bird known for the distinctive white ring around its eyes. Their beak is mostly covered in feathers, leaving only the tip exposed to minimize heat loss.
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
The Chinstrap penguin is often called the "Stonecracker" because of its piercing, high-pitched call. They are easily identified by the narrow black band under their heads that looks like a helmet strap.
Beyond the "strap," they have a white face and a black back. They are considered the most aggressive of all penguin species. Chinstraps prefer to nest on steep, rocky slopes and cliffs. They are excellent climbers, using their claws and beaks to scale heights to reach ice-free ground.
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
The macaroni penguin is found in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula. They are best known for their flamboyant yellow-orange crests that sweep back from the center of their forehead, a feature that earned them their name from 18th-century English sailors who likened the plumes to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the time.
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
The erect-crested penguin breeds on the incredibly remote and rugged Antipodes and Bounty Islands southeast of New Zealand. They are the only penguin species with the ability to raise and lower their stiff, sulfur-yellow crest feathers at will. They have a heavy orange-brown bill with a thin line of pale pink skin at the base. Their eyes are dark brown, unlike the red eyes of the macaroni penguin.
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
The Northern Rockhopper penguin is an endangered species of crested penguin known for its distinctive "punk rock" appearance, featuring spiky yellow plumes and blood-red eyes. They are named for their unique behavior of hopping over rocks and boulders with both feet. They have slate-gray upper parts, white bellies, and a bright orange beak. Their most notable feature is the supercilium—a straight yellow eyebrow that ends in long, luxuriant yellow plumes. Highly aggressive and vocal, they use loud "braying" calls and head-shaking displays to defend territory or attract mates
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The Southern rockhopper penguin is the smaller, more widespread cousin of the Northern rockhopper. While they look similar, the Southern variety is known for being slightly more "compact" and having a much shorter, spikier yellow crest.
They are famous for their blood-red eyes and pink webbed feet.
Unlike the Northern species (which stays in temperate waters), Southern rockhoppers prefer the sub-Antarctic and far southern regions.
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
The Humboldt penguin is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place.
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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Welcome Emeli, Michele, Kassandra, Barbara, LaurLa, Severina and Jessica

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet tall EMPEROR. Flip

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island The House in the Cerulean Sea

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages. The Last Necromancer 268 pages

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN. Noire

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN. Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries set in Normal ,KY

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

ration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 2

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧 Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet
🐧 where a character eats fish
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧 Read a book that is second in a series
🐧 a book with an orange cover
🐧 with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧 Read a book with a character who gets a ring
🐧 a character who is bold
🐧 a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧 Read a book where a character goes climbing
🐧 a book with a black cover
🐧 a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover
🐧 that is 19th in a series
🐧 where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta
🐧 with a character who is flamboyant
🐧 set in England.

7. Royal
🐧 Read a book set on an island
🐧 with a face on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
🐧 Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree
🐧 forest on the cover
🐧 where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧 Read a book with a brown cover
🐧 where a character gets a bill
🐧 a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover
🐧 with a character who shows skin (Tell us who)
🐧 read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧 Read a book where a character attracts a mate
🐧 with a character who is aggressive
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages
🐧 with blood on the cover
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa
🐧 where a man wears a tuxedo
🐧 with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
🐧 Read a book set in one of the three countries above
🐧 where a character eats eggs
🐧 where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru
🐧 a character called Alexander
🐧 where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is third in a series
🐧 with a setting that is hot
🐧 with a dog on the cover

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧 Read a book with a yellow cover
🐧 with a character who is in a band
🐧 where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧 Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation)
🐧 with a building on the cover
🐧 with a character who is a fairy

Welcome RaeRae & Melissa

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR. How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson 05.23.26

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series Two to Mango by Jill Marie Landis 05.30.26 or a book with an orange cover The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave 04.26.26 or with a character who is a king.The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman 4.27.26

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring Hello Stranger by Katherine Center 04.17.26 (engagement)or a character who is bold Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams 05.19.26 (Tess) or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover Your God Is Too Small by J.B. Phillips 04.12.26 or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.Berried at Sea by Peg Cochran 05.06.26

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page 04.30.26

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an islandAn Irish Bookshop Murder by Lucy Connelly 04.23.26 or with a face on the cover Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 04.23.26or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.Checked Out by Elizabeth Spann Craig 04.02.26

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover It's Not Her by Mary Kubica04.20.26or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.How to Read a Book by Monica Wood 04.01.26 (280 pages)

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 04.25.26

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive The Coworker by Freida McFadden 05.06.26 (Dawn) or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN. The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 05.08.26

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.Giddy Up, Eunice: Because Women Need Each Other by Sophie Hudson 05.04.26

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN. We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry 04.30.26 (North Carolina)

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult 05.19.26 (Egypt) or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover Tilling the Truth by Julia Henry 05.30.26 or with a character who is a fairy.

Welcome Amber

The Lost Challenges
Penguins
Duration: April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Progress: 0 out of 46

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Since World Penguin Day is April 25 I decided we could look at different types of penguins.

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The head and back are black and have a white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. The emperor is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans.
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
The king penguin is the second-largest penguin species, closely resembling the emperor penguin but distinguished by its sleeker body and more vibrant, intense orange plumage on its head and chest.
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
The Adélie penguin is the classic "tuxedo" penguin. They are feisty, medium-sized bird known for the distinctive white ring around its eyes. Their beak is mostly covered in feathers, leaving only the tip exposed to minimize heat loss.
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.

4. Chinstrap
The Chinstrap penguin is often called the "Stonecracker" because of its piercing, high-pitched call. They are easily identified by the narrow black band under their heads that looks like a helmet strap.
Beyond the "strap," they have a white face and a black back. They are considered the most aggressive of all penguin species. Chinstraps prefer to nest on steep, rocky slopes and cliffs. They are excellent climbers, using their claws and beaks to scale heights to reach ice-free ground.
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.

6. Macaroni
The macaroni penguin is found in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic Peninsula. They are best known for their flamboyant yellow-orange crests that sweep back from the center of their forehead, a feature that earned them their name from 18th-century English sailors who likened the plumes to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the time.
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
The erect-crested penguin breeds on the incredibly remote and rugged Antipodes and Bounty Islands southeast of New Zealand. They are the only penguin species with the ability to raise and lower their stiff, sulfur-yellow crest feathers at will. They have a heavy orange-brown bill with a thin line of pale pink skin at the base. Their eyes are dark brown, unlike the red eyes of the macaroni penguin.
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
The Northern Rockhopper penguin is an endangered species of crested penguin known for its distinctive "punk rock" appearance, featuring spiky yellow plumes and blood-red eyes. They are named for their unique behavior of hopping over rocks and boulders with both feet. They have slate-gray upper parts, white bellies, and a bright orange beak. Their most notable feature is the supercilium—a straight yellow eyebrow that ends in long, luxuriant yellow plumes. Highly aggressive and vocal, they use loud "braying" calls and head-shaking displays to defend territory or attract mates
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is agressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The Southern rockhopper penguin is the smaller, more widespread cousin of the Northern rockhopper. While they look similar, the Southern variety is known for being slightly more "compact" and having a much shorter, spikier yellow crest.
They are famous for their blood-red eyes and pink webbed feet.
Unlike the Northern species (which stays in temperate waters), Southern rockhoppers prefer the sub-Antarctic and far southern regions.
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)

15. Humboldt
The Humboldt penguin is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place.
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Completed: 18/10-25

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR. A Killer's Mind - Mike Omer 4/8/26

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king. Family of Liars - E. Lockhart 4/10/26

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic. The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway 4/6/26

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area. The Perfect Nanny - D.L. Fisher 4/19/26

5. Gentoo Penguins
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water. To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf 4/3/26

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England. The Wedding Game - Meghan Quinn 4/21/26

7. Royal
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in MACQUARIE ISLAND. Summer Romance - Ali Hazelwood 4/1/26

8. Fiordland
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm. Moonlight Road - Robyn Carr 4/14/26

9. Snares
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages. Rusty Nail - J.A. Konrath 4/9/26 (289 pages)

10. Erect-crested
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES. Nemesis - Jo Nesbø 4/10/26

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN. The Lilac People - Milo Todd 4/10/26

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN. Hadley & Grace - Suzanne Redfearn 4/17/26

13. African
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U. Unspeakable - Jenna Jordan 4/11/26

14. Magellanic
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above (Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.) or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum) Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison 4/7/26

15. Humboldt
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN. Shiver - Lisa Jackson 4/3/26 (Set in New Orleans)

16. Galápagos Penguins
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover. She Can Scream - Melinda Leigh 4/2/26

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO. Problematic Summer Romance - Ali Hazelwood 4/16/26

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy. Murder in Aspen Notch - Kathleen McKee 4/8/26

Penguins
Duration April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027

Level 1 10 - 25 tasks
Level 2 26 - 45 tasks
Level 3 46 or more tasks

Each penguin has 3 tasks you can do each task once to get the level you want.

Tasks

1. Emperor Penguin:
🐧Read a book with a character who is tall over 6 feet or where a character eats fish or where the authors initials can be found in EMPEROR.

2. King Penguin
🐧Read a book that is second in a series or a book with an orange cover or with a character who is a king.

3. Adélie
🐧Read a book with a character who gets a ring or a character who is bold or a book tagged classic.
1.)Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf✅4/3/26 (MPG Classics)

4. Chinstrap
🐧Read a book where a character goes climbing or a book with a black cover or a book set in a cold area.
1.) Deep Dark Truth by Debra Webb✅4/30/26 (Set in costal Maine during Winter.
2.) by Karen Marie Moning✅5/10/26

5. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguin is the fastest-swimming penguin in the world, capable of reaching underwater speeds of up to 22 mph. They are the third-largest penguin species, standing approximately 30 inches tall and weighing up to 19 pounds. They are easily recognized by a white stripe that runs across the top of their heads, along with a bright red-orange beak and peach-colored feet.
🐧 Read a book with a white cover or that is 19th in a series or where the book is set by water.
1.)The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike✅4/9/26 (Set in coastal Rhode Island)

6. Macaroni
🐧 Read a book where a character eats macaroni/pasta or with a character who is flamboyant or set in England.
1.)The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming✅4/21/26 (Set in England.)
2.) The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnumby Candace Fleming✅4/27/26 (Barnum is a very flamboyant character, and love's everyone's attention.

7. Royal
The royal penguin is a species of crested penguin that is often confused with the macaroni penguin due to their nearly identical yellow-orange crests. The key difference is their face: while macaronis have black faces, royal penguins typically have white or pale gray faces and chins. They breed almost exclusively on Macquarie Island and its tiny neighboring islets in the sub-Antarctic.
🐧Read a book set on an island or with a face on the cover or where the authors initials caan be fund in MACQUARIE ISLAND.
1.)The Tilting House: A Novel by Ivonne Lamazares✅4/29/26 (Set in Havana, Cuba.)
2.) by Masateru Konishi✅4/29/26 (Face on the cover.)
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi✅5/15/26 (Author Initials: A.L.)

8. Fiordland
The Fiordland penguin also known by its Māori name tawaki, is one of the rarest penguin species in the world. Unlike most penguins that live in icy environments, they are unique for breeding in the temperate rainforests of New Zealand's South Island and Stewart Island.
🐧Read a book set in New Zealand or a book with a tree or forest on the cover or where a character is caught in a rainstorm.
1.) Always Raining Here: A Graphic Novel by Hazel + Bell✅4/14/26 (several rainstorms that the characters are caught in)
2.) by Fredrik Backman✅5/23/26

9. Snares
The Snares penguin also known as pokotiwha, is a medium-sized species endemic to the Snares Islands. They have the most restricted breeding range of any penguin species, nesting on an area of just about 3 square kilometers. They have a bright yellow eyebrow-stripe that forms a bushy, drooping crest. The most reliable way to tell them apart from the nearly identical Fiordland penguin is the conspicuous patch of bare pink skin at the base of their large reddish-brown bill. They also lack the white cheek stripes found on Fiordland penguins.
🐧Read a book with a brown cover or where a character gets a bill or a book that is medium length between 150-300 pages.

10. Erect-crested
The erect-crested penguin breeds on the incredibly remote and rugged Antipodes and Bounty Islands southeast of New Zealand. They are the only penguin species with the ability to raise and lower their stiff, sulfur-yellow crest feathers at will. They have a heavy orange-brown bill with a thin line of pale pink skin at the base. Their eyes are dark brown, unlike the red eyes of the macaroni penguin.
🐧 Read a book with a red cover or with a character who shows skin (Tell us who) or read a book where the authors initials can be found in ANTIPODES.

11. Northern Rockhopper
🐧Read a book where a character attracts a mate or with a character who is aggressive or where the authors initials can be found in NORTHERN.
1.) Curse of the Blumenthals by Phyllis Karas✅4/16/26 (True Crime-Ronnie, the murderer, is aggressive.)

12. Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The Southern rockhopper penguin is the smaller, more widespread cousin of the Northern rockhopper. While they look similar, the Southern variety is known for being slightly more "compact" and having a much shorter, spikier yellow crest.
They are famous for their blood-red eyes and pink webbed feet.
Unlike the Northern species (which stays in temperate waters), Southern rockhoppers prefer the sub-Antarctic and far southern regions.
🐧 Read a book that is smaller under 150 pages or with blood on the cover or where the authors initials can be found in SOUTHERN.
1.) Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History by Terry J. Erdmann✅4/15/26 (T.E. in SOUTHERN)
2.) by Katie Bernet✅4/21/26 (Blood on Cover.)

13. African
This is the only penguin species that actually breeds on the African continent, specifically along the southwestern coast of South Africa and Namibia. They have a classic black-and-white "tuxedo" look with a distinctive black U-shaped stripe across their chest. They are nicknamed the "Jackass penguin" because they make a loud, braying sound similar to a donkey.
🐧 Read a book set in Africa or where a man wears a tuxedo or with a book title that starts with U.

14. Magellanic
The Magellanic penguin is a South American penguin closely related to the African penguin. They are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted them in 1520. Adult Magellanics have two black bands between their head and chest. They have a broad white "horseshoe" shape that runs over their eyes and meets under their chin. They nest in huge colonies along the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands. Instead of nesting on open rock like Rockhoppers, they prefer to dig underground burrows or nest under bushes to protect their eggs from the sun and predators.
🐧Read a book set in one of the three countries above or where a character eats eggs or where the first letter of each title word can be found in HORSESHOE. (Three word minimum)
1.) We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson✅4/21/26 "Julian shall have a nice soft egg with toast broken into it..." location 155

15. Humboldt
The Humboldt penguin is a medium-sized penguin. It resides in South America, along the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in are both named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place.
🐧 Read a book in Peru or a character called Alexander or where the first letter of the location can be found in IUCN.
The House on Tradd Street by Karen White✅5/6/26 (Set in Charleston, SC)

16. Galápagos Penguins
The Galápagos penguin is the only penguin species that naturally occurs north of the equator. It is one of the world's smallest penguin species and is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. To cope with the equatorial heat, they seek shade in lava tubes and crevices, pant like dogs, and have bare patches of skin around their eyes to release heat. Unlike most penguins, they have no set breeding season and can breed up to three times a year whenever food is plentiful.
🐧Read a book that is third in a series or with a setting that is hot or with a dog on the cover.
1.) by Sarah Adams✅4/17/26 (dog on cover)

17. Yellow-Eyed Penguin
The yellow-eyed penguin also known by its Māori name hoiho ("noise shouter"), is one of the world's rarest penguin species. Native to New Zealand, it is the only living member of its genus and is distinguished by its striking pale yellow eyes and a matching band of feathers that wraps around its head. Unlike many other penguins, they are not colonial nesters. Instead of living in massive groups, they prefer to nest in secluded, dense coastal forests and scrubland, often out of sight from one another.
🐧Read a book with a yellow cover or with a character who is in a band or where the authors initials can be found in MAORI HOIHO.

18. Little penguin (also called the Little Blue or Fairy penguin)
The little penguin is the smallest penguin in the world. They are known as fairy penguins in Australia and little blue penguins (or kororā in Māori) in New Zealand. They have indigo-blue feathers on their head and back, contrasting with a white chin and belly. Their eyes are pale silvery-grey or hazel, and they have pink feet with black soles. Little penguins live in underground burrows, rock crevices, or even under coastal buildings.
🐧Read a book with a character who is noisy (Your interpretation) or with a building on the cover or with a character who is a fairy.

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