Augustine
Moving all the way from the South Pole to
the North Pole isn’t easy for the young penguin Augustine. Uprooted
from her home, she misses her friends, her grandma and grandpa and her
old bedroom. There are all kinds of unfamiliar faces at the North Pole,
and everything looks strange and different. When it’s time to go to her
new school, Augustine gets cold feet. But with the help of a few
colored pencils and some inspiration from Picasso, this shy, artistic
young penguin discovers a way to break the ice with her classmates and
feel at home on the other end of the world.
Augustine’s
penguinized versions of van Gogh, Munch, Picasso and others are a
delightful way to introduce children to art. A clever, charming story
told from a penguin’s eye view, Augustine illustrates that art is all
around us — and it is a language everyone understands.
For more information, or to purchase a copy of the book, please visit Kids Can Press.
posted on: 10:35 AM May 07, 2008
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