Does your child love all things penguins? Discover the top children’s books about penguins, from non-fiction to picture books that are sure to delight the kids!
One of the first picture books my eldest son received as a gift was from a good friend of mine—all about a little penguin overcoming his fear of jumping in the water.
By the time he was a toddler, this book was so tattered with pages falling out from reading it so much.
Since then, we’ve also read about penguins trying not to hiccup, penguins who don’t want to wear tutus, and non-fiction books sharing interesting facts about this unique bird.
It wasn’t until after the zillionth book about penguins that I realized, Gosh, we read a lot about penguins around here.
You’ve got to hand it to penguins, though—they’re pretty intriguing animals. It’s fascinating to learn about the way Emperor Penguins care for their eggs despite the most brutal weather. The colorful plumes on top of the Macaroni Penguin are always a hit with the kids. (And they’re called Macaroni!)
They’re the birds that can’t fly an inch off the ground but can swim like no other. Even their black and white colors—and why they’re black and white (hint: it’s all about camouflage)—are enough to draw any child’s interest.
My twins even came home from preschool with—you guessed it—these penguin crafts:
If your child is as enamored with this wonderfully peculiar bird, check out these favorite children’s books about penguins:
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Children’s books about penguins
Baby Penguins Love their Mama by Melissa Guion
Parker the Purple Penguin by Marybeth Wishart
The Second Sky by Patrick Guest
Little Penguins by Cynthia Rylant
Little Penguin’s Tale by Audrey Wood
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental
Ella and Penguin by Megan Maynor
The Emperor’s Egg by Martin Jenkins
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tadgh Bentley
If You Were A Penguin by Wendell and Florence Minor
Penguin In Peril by Helen Hancocks
Little Penguin: The Emperor of Antarctica by Jonathan London
Sergio Makes a Splash by Edel Rodriguez
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
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What’s in the Egg, Little Pip? by Karma Wilson
Penguin Problems by Jory John and Lane Smith
Penguin Says “Please” by Michael Dahl
Pierre the Penguin by Jean Marzollo
Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
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