by Nishani Reed
illustrated by Junissa Bianda
 
"See that penguin over there? I stole him from the zoo. It wasn't my idea, I swear- the penguin tod me to!"

Nabil's family spend the last day of their French holiday at the zoo. A penguin called, naturally, Pierre greets him with a hearty "Bonjour!" before complaining loudly about his bland fish-only diet. When Nabil shares his spicy biryani rice with him, Pierre dives right in to his rucksack. Before long they are all -Pierre the penguin included- making their trip home on the ferry. Will Nabil be able to keep their new house guest a secret? Zany, goofy, rhyming fun starring a South Asian UK family. UK South Asian author (her debut) and Indonesian artist. Age 4-7, Paperback 28pp