Gwendolyn!

by Juliette MacIver, Terri Rose Baynton (Illustrations)

A PENGUIN in the JUNGLE?

In the jungle there are jaguars, monkeys and parrots aplenty, but there are no penguins. None at all. Because penguins do not live in the jungle, except for ... GWENDOLYN!

A story about friendship, adventure and finding your home.

Ages 2-5

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

Juliette MacIver lives north of Wellington City with her husband and four children. She majored in linguistics at university, took a detour and became a bicycle courier for a year, then went back to university to complete a diploma in teaching English. She taught for five years before quitting and starting a government job, which she left once her first child was born. Juliette has always written little pieces, frequently in rhyme, and has had “write a children’s story” on her List Of Things I Want To Do In My Life for a very long time. Little Witch is her first title with Walker Books.

Reviews

[Jonny Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Initially didn't think much of this book. I read it to a New Entrance (5 year old) class because I like the bright vibrant pictures, at the time I thought the children were attentive whilst not captivated. Then, when reading to the same class about three months later I was announcing my next story when one of the children yelled out "Gwendolyn!!". I still think the book is too long for the age group it's trying to appeal to (as a group read) but something (maybe even just the word 'Gwendolyn') stuck with that little one and that's something all the reviews in the world won't be able to quantify.

[Fiona Mackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nominated for the 2017 NZCYA awards. It will be interesting to read it to the Y0-6 class and see what they think....

[Shane · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book about looking on the bright side of life. Kids will love the bright illustrations and the fish out of water story line.