Plucky penguin’s rhyming quest to find his home
Jonty the little gentoo penguin lives in a zoo but dreams of the South Pole. One night he escapes and sets off on an adventure all the way to Antarctica, in a warm, funny rhyming picture book about bravery, friendship and finding your place in the world.
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Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin
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Plucky penguin’s rhyming quest to find his home
Jonty the little gentoo penguin lives in a zoo but dreams of the South Pole. One night he escapes and sets off on an adventure all the way to Antarctica, in a warm, funny rhyming picture book about bravery, friendship and finding your place in the world.
- Book Synopsis
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Winner of the 2025 British Book Award for Book of theYear: Children's Illustrated
“Gorgeous ... it has a lovely message aboutfinding your place in the world.” - Good HousekeepingMagazine
“A captivating story written in rhyme so perfectthat reading it as a bedtime story is a breeze. It's an instantclassic.” - The I
“Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are theLennon and McCartney of children's publishing.” - SundayTimes
Join a plucky little penguin on the journey of a lifetime,in this fabulous new picture book from superstar author andillustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Jonty the little gentoo penguin longs to find his truehome at the South Pole. One night, he sneaks out of the zoo and sets off on an amazingadventure, all the way to Antarctica(with an accidental detour to the North Pole!)
Children will be cheering Jonty on as he finally finds his way,in this captivating story of bravery, friendship, and finding yourplace in the world.
Jonty Gentoo is an official UK Number One Children'sBestseller (17 Sept 2024)
Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on everypage
Fantastic illustrations of the natural world, with lots of detailsto spot, including seals, polar bears . . . and lots and lotsof penguins!
Julia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favouritessuch as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zogand Superworm - all of which have been made intoanimated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day.
The animated film of Tiddler stars voice artists includingHannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso, Game of Thrones) as the narrator,Lolly Adefope (Ghosts) as Miss Skate and Rob Brydon (Gavinand Stacey, The Trip)
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- ISBN
- 9780702329449
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alison Green Books, (11 September 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 270 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 246 x 278 x 6 mm
- Categories:
- Picture Books Activity Books Rhyming and Wordplay Children's Fiction Children and Teenage: Adventure Fiction Children and Teenage: Contemporary Fiction General Interests and Hobbies Children and Teenage: Nature, animals, the natural world Personal and Social Topics Children and Teenage: Relationships (non-family / groups)