The Penguin Who Hated the Cold

No thank you. Wish I could return this book. A child’s name is in large writing on the cover and red marker coloring inside on the pages. Not cool to sell this as good condition,

This has been my favorite book ever since I was a kid. I read it until the book literally fell apart. Now, 30 years later, I was thrilled when my Aunt found a copy of this book for me. I just recently learned that this book was re-released in 1996 under the name "The Penguin WHO Hated the Cold" (as opposed to the name "The Penguin THAT Hated the Cold"). I am sure that anyone who reads this book will fall in love with it.

Surprisingly enough, this book is about a penguin named Pablo who hates the cold. One day Pablo decides that he has had enough of this cold weather. "It is silly to be chilly. I will go where I can be warm all the time." Pablo decides to try skiing farther north, but the stove strapped to his back causes more problems than Pablo expects. His next attempt to leave also fails, but by the third time he has come up with a reasonably good plan: he turns the ice his igloo sits on into a boat and sails away. This causes problems later, but he still manages to find a nice warm island home where he lives happily ever after.The story flows nicely and has no awkward spots. The pictures are wonderful. I never realized just how expressive a penguin's face could be until I saw this book. The pictures are bright, colorful, bold, and simple. The whole book is a lot of fun. How could one not have fun with the idea of a penguin that hates the cold? I love this book for it.Loggie-log-log-log

I must say how disappointed I am that this book is out of print and difficult to find. As other's have said, this is one of my favourite and most memorable books from my childhood. Not only is it a cute and funny story but it gives children several important messages: follow your dreams, respect others that are different, find your own niche in the world, be careful when building structures using temperature sensitive materials in rapidly changing climates, etc. I began looking for a copy of it a year and a half ago, without success. I ended up writing a jazz tune called "Pablo's Journey" (I'm a jazz composer). I hope that it will soon be back in print. I now have a 14-month old son and I would like to get a copy for him.

Like the other reviewers here, this was my favorite book as a kid, and now that I approach thirty, it has become one of my favorite books again (that isn't implying an intellectual peak). My copy is tattered and worn as well, but is still holding up. Who would we write a letter to to get the thing printed again?

I'm 15 right now, but I remember reading this book when I was a child. This book taught me to follow my dreams, just like Pablo, and strive to reach my goals.