Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin by Stephanie M. Ward ~ Review & Giveaway

Title: Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin
Author: Stephanie M. Ward
Illustrator: Vanessa Landin
Genre: Children's
Publication Date: 9th November 2014 (1st published April 2014)
Pages: 21 
Book Source: From Author

Synopsis: Wally is an Emperor Penguin from Antarctica who isn't exactly like the other penguins. Wally is always cold. So, he takes a journey to the Galapagos Islands in search of warm weather and discovers an amazing world of tap-dancing crabs, racing hundred-year-old tortoises and diving birds with bright blue feet. 

Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin is a delightful rhyming book for children aged 1 - 4. Children will love the bright and colorful illustrations of the unique wildlife in the Galapagos Islands while the simple, rhyming text brings these curious animals to life. Come along with Wally and visit this very special place!

My Thoughts:
A delight to read, Wally will capture the hearts of children and adults alike. He's an adventurous young penguin who longs to be warm and sets off from Antarctica to the Galapagos Islands. 

Beautifully written, with a fun, catchy rhyme and the illustrations are gorgeous; colourful and eye-catching. Wally's sense of fun and adventure will appeal to children and the child in us 'big people.' 

As Wally explores the Galapagos Islands, readers are introduced to some of the unusual creatures that make their home there. At the end of the story is a Fascinating Facts section about the animals which older children and adults reading to children will also appreciate. 

I adored Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin, this was a fun book to read aloud and my granddaughter loved the bright colours. I'd love to join Wally for more adventures ... somewhere else warm of course.




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GIVEAWAY: 
I'm excited to offer readers the chance to win this great gift pack - print copy of Wally the Warm-Weather Penguin, "Say Yes to Adventure" canvas tote & cute postcards. It's international too ... woohoo thanks Stephanie! 




ENTRY DETAILS:
Easy Peasy ... just leave a comment and tell me your favourite childhood picture book. If you aren't easily contactable via blog, website etc please leave an email address.

EXTRA ENTRIES: 
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Entries close 24th May and winner will be emailed & announced on my blog. Good luck everyone. 



20 comments:

  1. I can't remember the name of the book. But it was about this cat with 3 kids. They all got new gloves, but one of them got them dirty and was so sad. But then they washed them and ate blueberry pie :) I loved that book

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    1. I remember that one too B but the name eludes me lol.

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  2. I would have to say that my favorite children's book is "The Giving Tree" -- hands down!! Loving the giveaway!!

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    1. I haven't read The Giving Tree Julie but I looked it up and it sounds so sweet!!

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  3. Sounds like a gorgeous read and looking at the print and words one that junior teachers would enjoy sharing as a shared book. When I was young (ha!) I loved Noddy!! Couldn't get enough. Not very PC but nobody told me! Now so many great books out there. I remember that Golden book in first comment too. Loved all those Golden books. Glad Mia enjoyed it.

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    1. I think you're right Kathryn, this would be perfect in a classroom setting. I'm that era too, we were brought up on Noddy, books and TV lol.

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  4. My favorite book was Little Bear.
    Theresa N
    weceno(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  5. Hi,

    my favourite would have to be a Little Golden Book - The Poky Little Puppy.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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    1. I agree Mary, The Poky Little Puppy is so cute ... I must dig out my old copy for my granddaughter :)

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  6. Georgie Porgie.

    lag110 at mchsi dot com

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  7. I follow Stephanie on Twitter: @lag32583
    lag110 at mchsi dot com

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  8. My favorite children's book was Madeleine. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  9. Thanks for the chance, Sheree. This would be a great addition to my youngest grandchild's bookshelf. So cute! My favorite book as an adult reading to kids was The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
    When I was a child, I loved The Gingerbread Man, lol. Don't know why, but I had two different versions of the book and loved the illustrations of him with all the fancy trim.

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    1. another fan of The Giving Tree ... I'm getting a copy of it Rita.

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  10. It's such fun to see Wally here on The Eclectic Reader (yeah!). Thanks so much for the thoughtful review and for hosting this giveaway.

    I hope you don't mind me jumping into this fun discussion about favorite children's books, but I haven't seen my favorite picture book mentioned yet. I adore Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman. I now get to read it (over and over again) to my toddler and never tire of that darling story.

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    1. I love it when author's stop by Stephanie :)
      Aww I actually forgot about Are You My Mother, I loved reading it to my boys. My absolute favourite children's book is Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney.

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  11. I feel like I had so many! I would have to say The Story of Ferdinand, Goodnight Moon, and The Poky Little Puppy were my top three favorites as a child. :)

    Thanks for the opportunity to win this, and making the contest international!

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  12. Clifford, Curious George, Dr Seuss.....loved lots of books!

    meredithfl at gmail dot com
    +2 Twitter follower

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  13. One of my favorite books was The Poky Little Puppy. For some reason it was always in the Christmas box of decorations. Each year it was so exciting to read it while decorating the tree.
    johanna.baycroft22@gmail.com

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