In this book by Steven Kellogg a little girl named Emily and her Great Dane named Pinkerton become inspired by penguins. After Emily explains all of the neat and interesting habits of emperor penguins, Pinkerton decides he is a penguin and starts cradling a football as if it were his egg. Pinkerton sits with his egg all day and all night long, never leaving it. One day Emily brings in Pinkerton and his “egg” for show and tell. Sadly, Pinkerton becomes tempted by a cookie and neglects his “egg”, and then he realizes that he is not really an emperor penguin. After that, mayhem follows as Pinkerton interrupts a football game, a dog show, and ends up getting chased by the police. Pinkerton escapes all of the chaos and eventually Emily finds him at the skating rink cradling his “egg” once more. Emily’s granny surprises Pinkerton with a penguin pup, or is it a Pinkerton chick?! Overall this is a really cute story and the illustrations are amazing. All of Steven Kellogg’s books have very distinct styles and they are all a pleasure to read.
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