 The deadpan, bearded storyteller declares, “Last winter, I found a penguin.” The wayward penguin knew how to fly until some other birds told him that he couldn’t fly. That’s when he crashed. The man takes the penguin home, determined to help the little penguin out. They eat fish sticks together, test the penguin’s body stress level in a clothes dryer, and try all kinds of schemes to get him airborne. Fireworks, ites, and glued-on feathers don’t do the trick. Finally, when he sees a group of penguins flying above, he stretches his wings and takes off. And he “flew pretty well…for a penguin.” The straightforward tone and black-and-white pencil sketches with splashes of color will delight children and adults. This contemporary fable is about believing in yourself and dreaming and creative problem solving. mjw |
| Title: Learning To Fly Author: Sebastian Meschenmoser Illustrator: Sebastian Meschenmoser Publisher: Kane Miller Book Publishers Copyright: 2011 Original language: German Translator: Margarita Santos Cuesta Original title: Fliegen lernen Original publisher: Esslinger Verlag J.F. Schreiber Original copyright: 2005 ISBN: 978-1-1935279-99-0 Hardcover pages: 56 Age range: 4 up Genre: Picture book Author’s residence: Germany Awards: 2008 Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year Subjects: Germany, Self-esteem, Self-respect, Penguins, Persistence, Western Europe |
Learning To Fly
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