If I had a penguin starts innocently enough when a single Adélie penguin appears at the front door. What our protagonist hasn’t anticipated is that this penguin is part of a colony …
Happy Feet meets March of the Penguins in this comical new entry in the bestselling If I had a … series. With over 370,000 copies in print across seventeen languages, the If I had a … series continues to gain fans and build a following around the world.
To date, the series has imagined ten different creatures and what it would be like to integrate them into a child’s daily life. From prehistoric pets to eight-legged sea creatures, the series delights readers with its rollicking rhymes and hilarious comic gags.
If I had a penguin is no different and imagines a sequence of hilarious scenarios in which a colony of Adélie penguins visit the water park, the seaside, and the jazz club, before cramming themselves onto the sofa to watch a movie and into the bathtub before bed.
Contributors
Alex Barrow
Author
Alex Barrow, a London- based illustrator, is the art director for and a regular contributor to OKIDO and KURIO magazines. Alex and Gabby are the duo behind the bestselling If I had a … series and the children’s picture books A House for Mouse and A Song for Bear.
Gabby Dawnay
Author
Gabby Dawnay is a writer and poet. She is a regular contributor to OKIDO magazine and a scriptwriter for children’s television. Follow her on Instagram @gabdaw38.
