In Ethel the Penguin, with its rhyming text and bright pictures, you’ll
met a penguin who lives in a semi-detached iceberg next door to her best friend.
Ethel goes to school and often does what’s least expected.
When Ethel decides she wants to ride a ferris wheel, and takes off without eating dinner, her parents can’t believe it. When they find her atop the ferris wheel Ethel doesn’t want to come down. She loves it.
Ethel’s parents are not best pleased with her risky behaviour. In fact it scares them. Dad’s feathers turn grey and Mum cries and faints. Ethel’s behaviour is not what they expect of a penguin.
When Ethel realises she’s disappointed her parents, she leaps off the ferris wheel, forgetting that she can’t fly. Fortunately Ethel survives the wobbly landing and promises to try not to do anything like that again.
Friends can be very different, and that's especially true of Ethel. When she winks at her best friend, you’ll wonder just what mischief she will get up to next.
Ethel the Penguin is a wild ride of a story, written by the best-selling, award-winning author, Ursula Dubosarsky and illustrated by another award-winner, Christopher Nielsen.
Title: Ethel the Penguin
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Illustrator: Christopher Nielsen
Publisher: Allen & Unwin, $19.99
Publication Date: October 2024
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781761180880
For ages: 3+
Type: Picture Book
