A well-rhymed tale celebrating differences - Kirkus Found out in the snow all alone, a scruffy gray penguin hatches from its egg and, with a "sloppy" tux and "gangly" feet, struggles to fit in with his penguin classmates, until one day he spies someone who looks like him and discovers that perhaps he isn't the odd penguin out-maybe he's something else altogether. This uplifting picture book about accepting yourself and celebrating differences is rendered in lush traditional watercolors, with the texture and character of Anna Fernandez's illustrations adding emotional depth to The Unusual Penguin's heartwarming message, sure to delight caregivers and reassure their young loved ones who may feel different themselves. - BookLife by Publisher's Weekly

I originally wanted to write this story to share with my son my own experience of feeling like an “unusual penguin”. If I grew up feeling different, and sometimes out of place, I imagined that he might too. Little could I have known that Noah’s special and unique qualities would be even more pronounced than my own. Noah is thrice exceptional: gifted, dyslexic, and autistic. His unique recipe of specialness has flavored and enriched our lives and this story. Each and every one of us have a recipe of our own. It is my hope that you find some of your own recipe in the pages of this book!

Publisher: Weeva, Inc.
Author: Madeleine MacRae
Illustrator: Anna Fernandez
ISBN: 979-8987393505
Size (H x W): 10x8
Weight: 12.8 ounces
Cover Type: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 40
Language: English
Date Published: 2023-03-06