Picture This: Pip Finds a Home

Pip Finds a Home follows Pip as he tries to fit in with various groups of penguins. He can jump like a macaroni penguin, but he doesn't have a feathered head, and he can swim like a gentoo penguin, but his beak is the wrong colour. All of the penguins Pip meets are friendly and welcoming, but none are quite like him - until another great auk appears and explains that Pip belongs in the Northern Hemisphere instead of the South. 

This story was an unexpected, lovely read. I had never heard of a great auk before, so didn't realise what Pip was until it is explained at the end. It was nice to read a story about fitting in that didn't feature the main character being excluded by groups who aren't quite like him. 

I also loved the fact files at the back of the book, which were really informative and complimented the great facts found elsewhere in the book. 

The art work in this story is beautiful - I would happily buy a picture of Topouzoglou's penguins for my children's walls, they really are lovely.

Thank you so much New Frontier Publishing for sending me a copy to review!

Pip Find a Home is written and illustrated by Elena Topouzoglou