Einstein the Penguin
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- Author：Iona Rangeley
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Summary
'An outstanding debut。 Funny and surprising' The Times Best Books for Children 2021
‘This debut novel is a delight 。 。 。 A joy to read aloud’ Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week
When the Stewarts spend a sunny， frosty December day at London Zoo， they’re enchanted by one small penguin。 At the delight of young Imogen and Arthur， Mrs Stewart insists the penguin “must come and stay with them whenever he likes。”
But not one Stewart expects the penguin to turn up at their door that evening， rucksack labelled “Einstein” on his back…
The family’s new feathered friend helps Arthur to come out of his shell and makes massive demands on Imogen’s amateur sleuthing。 But together they must find out why Einstein came to them and they must keep away from the mysterious white-coat man。
And Einstein can’t stay forever， can he…？
From stunning new writing talent Iona Rangeley， and illustrated with wit and brio by the award-winning David Tazzyman， this is a book that will be treasured for years to come。
‘This debut novel is a delight 。 。 。 A joy to read aloud’ Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week
When the Stewarts spend a sunny， frosty December day at London Zoo， they’re enchanted by one small penguin。 At the delight of young Imogen and Arthur， Mrs Stewart insists the penguin “must come and stay with them whenever he likes。”
But not one Stewart expects the penguin to turn up at their door that evening， rucksack labelled “Einstein” on his back…
The family’s new feathered friend helps Arthur to come out of his shell and makes massive demands on Imogen’s amateur sleuthing。 But together they must find out why Einstein came to them and they must keep away from the mysterious white-coat man。
And Einstein can’t stay forever， can he…？
From stunning new writing talent Iona Rangeley， and illustrated with wit and brio by the award-winning David Tazzyman， this is a book that will be treasured for years to come。
Reviews
Miss M
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Themes: London， Australia， captivity， detectives， family， siblings。 Suitable for: All ages。 There’s a few words which might be tricky to decode for younger readers but content-wise， it is appropriate for all children。 Teaching points: Christmas， animal welfareEinstein the Penguin is a very sweet story of a small penguin who becomes part of the Stewart family。 Einstein has come from Sydney Zoo all the way to London and is looking for his friend。 He is a very clever penguin and， with the help of I Themes: London， Australia， captivity， detectives， family， siblings。 Suitable for: All ages。 There’s a few words which might be tricky to decode for younger readers but content-wise， it is appropriate for all children。 Teaching points: Christmas， animal welfareEinstein the Penguin is a very sweet story of a small penguin who becomes part of the Stewart family。 Einstein has come from Sydney Zoo all the way to London and is looking for his friend。 He is a very clever penguin and， with the help of Imogen， Arthur and their Mum and Dad， they go on a quest to find Isaac。 This book is such a lovely read and will be perfect for reading before the Christmas holidays， as well as lending itself to some exciting class discussions about what you would do if you found a penguin。 This book also has some beautiful illustrations。 。。。more
Bobby
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A book with many good things about it but a bit boring。 Einstein the penguin comes to stay and they don’t know where he came from。
Rachel Chambers
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I read this with my 8 year old son。 What a beautiful book it is。 We have fallen in love with Einstein and can't wait for him to stay with the Stewarts again。 I read this with my 8 year old son。 What a beautiful book it is。 We have fallen in love with Einstein and can't wait for him to stay with the Stewarts again。 。。。more
Shaun Taylor
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Total surprise This came up on my Facebook feed and I liked the sound of it a great read for all ages。 So enjoyable that we have already purchased two further copies as presents
Ayesha | عائشہ
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Special thanks to Harper Reach for this gifted copy。Although it is a book for children but I enjoyed it a lot。 All the characters were likeable and adorable。The story somehow in the middle of book seems a bit boring but I'm sure that kids will enjoy it a lot。Penguins are always my favorite creatures。 All the poses of penguin on the starting and ending pages are so cute。I will surely recommend this book to my younger little cousins 😄 Special thanks to Harper Reach for this gifted copy。Although it is a book for children but I enjoyed it a lot。 All the characters were likeable and adorable。The story somehow in the middle of book seems a bit boring but I'm sure that kids will enjoy it a lot。Penguins are always my favorite creatures。 All the poses of penguin on the starting and ending pages are so cute。I will surely recommend this book to my younger little cousins 😄 。。。more
Sandra （bookishoxygen）
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Einstein the Penguin is such an adorable and wholesome story。 It’s funny， fast paced， warm and atmospheric。 It a children’s book but as a 30 year old I enjoyed it and I think any reader， no matter their age， will enjoy this。
Zac
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Listened to the audiobook。 Not sure if it was just the old fashioned story or the narrator but it grated on me。
Ella
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It was a very funny book and recommend。 But it lacks some detail as they got home but did not tell us they went into the house 🏠。 Other than that it was awesome 🌟
Sarah
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Read to kids。 They enjoyed it but wasn’t super entertaining for me reading it to be honest！
Annab
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Aaron: “I’d give it 6 stars out of 5 if I could”
Kate Baker
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Our lovely holiday read as a family。 We all wanted to know what happens and happy to hear all about Einstein。
Romita Mukherjee
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This book is the story of Einstein， a penguin， who has embarked on a journey to find his friend Issac and incidentally lands on the doorstep of Stewart’s family one winter morning。 With not many options left， the Stewarts decided to help Einstein out in his quest but will everything be as simple as it seems？ Because we are talking about penguins， right？Some of the main reasons why I absolutely loved reading this book are:- unique story- engaging narration with a smooth flow- characters with dept This book is the story of Einstein， a penguin， who has embarked on a journey to find his friend Issac and incidentally lands on the doorstep of Stewart’s family one winter morning。 With not many options left， the Stewarts decided to help Einstein out in his quest but will everything be as simple as it seems？ Because we are talking about penguins， right？Some of the main reasons why I absolutely loved reading this book are:- unique story- engaging narration with a smooth flow- characters with depth- underlying themes of friendship， kindness， bravery， adventure- cute illustrations - simple and easy language- cute cover If these aspects interest you， I would suggest you pick up this book。 You will surely have an enjoyable experience。 。。。more
Chantelle Jane Fillier
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I dressed up as Einstein the penguin for world book day because I love the book！！！！！！！！！！
MrsSandherBooks
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A super cute book all about Imogen， Arthur and their parents who find a penguin one day and have to try to find out where he came from。Funny and moving， a lovely story of family and friendship。
New Book Chapters
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An unforgettable new friend has come to stay🐧 On one fine day Stewart’s family visits zoo。 While leaving Mrs。 Stewart says to Einstein（penguin） at the zoo that he can stay with them whenever he wishes。 They get a surprise visitor in the evening。 It’s the adorable penguin from the zoo。 Can he stay with them forever？？ Why did he visit them？ All the characters in this book are cute and adorable。 Mr and Mrs。Stewart， their children Imogen and Arthur’s relationship with the penguin is so good to read。 An unforgettable new friend has come to stay🐧 On one fine day Stewart’s family visits zoo。 While leaving Mrs。 Stewart says to Einstein（penguin） at the zoo that he can stay with them whenever he wishes。 They get a surprise visitor in the evening。 It’s the adorable penguin from the zoo。 Can he stay with them forever？？ Why did he visit them？ All the characters in this book are cute and adorable。 Mr and Mrs。Stewart， their children Imogen and Arthur’s relationship with the penguin is so good to read。 When they know more about Einstein， they set out on an adventure to help him。 I know this is a children’s book， so the scenarios are highly unrealistic。 Once you keep the logical things aside， it’s a great read。 The feeling it gives is relaxing， warm and funny。 With a little bit of mystery， it is very interesting。 Illustrations were so good。 A sweet engaging story about kindness and friendship。 。。。more
Liz Ferguson
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A cute story that would be a fun read/read aloud for ages 4-8， but likely too juvenile for older readers。 Rather unrealistic， and i constantly found myself wondering “how？” while reading。 Overall a bit disappointing。
Hwee Goh
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Einstein the Penguin is a fun holiday read for our 7-9ers， or even our tinier readers 5+ with your help。 It’s perfect for a read-aloud because oh！！ There are so many voices to do！😂After a visit round the zoo， the very ordinary Stewart family end up inadvertently inviting a penguin home 🏡 🐧🤫I love how Imogen， 9， and younger brother， Arthur， cope with not just the everyday-ness of having a penguin at home， going to a restaurant 🤣 and sneaking him off to school 🤭Einstein is also extraordinary， beca Einstein the Penguin is a fun holiday read for our 7-9ers， or even our tinier readers 5+ with your help。 It’s perfect for a read-aloud because oh！！ There are so many voices to do！😂After a visit round the zoo， the very ordinary Stewart family end up inadvertently inviting a penguin home 🏡 🐧🤫I love how Imogen， 9， and younger brother， Arthur， cope with not just the everyday-ness of having a penguin at home， going to a restaurant 🤣 and sneaking him off to school 🤭Einstein is also extraordinary， because he is a PENGUIN ON A MISSION！ And Detective Imogen and able assistant Arthur have to put on their smarts and be brave to help their little friend。 I love it！ 😍Thank you， @times。reads for sending me this book， it was a really fun read！ 。。。more
Denise Newton
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https://denisenewtonwrites。com/？p=3334It’s a fun， sweet story that will appeal to younger readers， especially those who love penguins – and really， who doesn’t？I suspect this is the first book in a new series and look forward to reading more of Einstein’s adventures with the Stewarts。 https://denisenewtonwrites。com/？p=3334It’s a fun， sweet story that will appeal to younger readers， especially those who love penguins – and really， who doesn’t？I suspect this is the first book in a new series and look forward to reading more of Einstein’s adventures with the Stewarts。 。。。more
Bree T
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I couldn’t resist this one because penguins are my favourite animal。 Specifically， little penguins， which are native to southern Australia and also New Zealand。 However I like all penguins， and find it hard to pass up an opportunity to read a book containing them。This is a super cute little story about a family living in London who go to the zoo and when they see the penguins， one of them captures their attention。 The mother， Mrs Stewart， says that although they must leave and go home now， the p I couldn’t resist this one because penguins are my favourite animal。 Specifically， little penguins， which are native to southern Australia and also New Zealand。 However I like all penguins， and find it hard to pass up an opportunity to read a book containing them。This is a super cute little story about a family living in London who go to the zoo and when they see the penguins， one of them captures their attention。 The mother， Mrs Stewart， says that although they must leave and go home now， the penguin could always come and visit them。 And the very next day， the penguin， named Einstein， does exactly that， turning up on their doorstep much to the delight of children Imogen （9） and Arthur （6）。 This is basically Paddington where instead of being a bear， it’s a penguin。 Einstein understands what they say and eventually is able to convey to the children， by way of pictures in his backpack that he’s actually a little penguin from Australia， who escaped Sydney Zoo to search for his rockhopper penguin friend Isaac。Although he doesn’t actually look like it in the drawings， I was quite delighted to find out that Einstein was a little penguin。 They’re such fun and amazing little animals and I’ve not come across them represented much in children’s fiction （although NZ has an excellent book about them， written by someone who works at the National Aquarium）。 Einstein is a very resourceful penguin， having managed to escape his home at Sydney Zoo and managed to get himself on a flight to the UK， where he believes Issac is and is busy looking for him in London Zoo when the Stewart family see him。 When he comes to visit the children are delighted and want to keep him forever and enjoy taking him on adventures – Arthur sneaks him to school， they take him shopping and although Mr and Mrs Stewart make noises about him not staying forever， they don’t do anything about it。 Imogen reads detective novels so when she learns Einstein is searching for his friend， she undertakes an investigative role， determined to find where Issac is so that she can reunite them – even if that means they might have to say goodbye to Einstein。There’s a lot of humour and sweetness in this and I think a lot of children would enjoy Einstein and his adventures living with a family in London and getting up to a bit of mischief whilst he is busy looking for his friend。 And the author cleverly weaves in issues kids might be familiar with too， such as Arthur’s struggle at school with making friends。 The children are the real heroes， working out Einstein’s mission and helping him and outsmarting adults left， right and centre。 I think my youngest would really enjoy this。 。。。more
Rosh
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Who doesn’t find penguins cute？ （If your answer is “I don’t”， what’s wrong with you？？？） I remember this little Russian stop-motion cartoon series named “Pingu”， which I watched dedicatedly every weekend in my younger years。 Many years later came the 3D animated movie ‘Madagascar” and Skipper and his team became firm favourites。 Long story short: I love penguins。 The above is why I requested the book from NetGalley。 The above is also why I had high expectations from this book。 （Quite unfair to th Who doesn’t find penguins cute？ （If your answer is “I don’t”， what’s wrong with you？？？） I remember this little Russian stop-motion cartoon series named “Pingu”， which I watched dedicatedly every weekend in my younger years。 Many years later came the 3D animated movie ‘Madagascar” and Skipper and his team became firm favourites。 Long story short: I love penguins。 The above is why I requested the book from NetGalley。 The above is also why I had high expectations from this book。 （Quite unfair to the book， I agree。） And finally， the above is why I felt a little let down when my expectations weren’t met entirely。 Let’s start at the beginning… The story。When the Stewarts -- Dad， Mom， nine year old Imogen and 6 year old Arthur -- visit the London zoo on a cold December afternoon， the last thing they expect is for a penguin to follow them home and make himself their guest。 He is carrying a rucksack labelled “Einstein”， and the sack is full of kippers。 The little fellow sure came prepared！ Now comes the big question。 Why has Einstein come to the Stewarts？ Can he stay with them like a pet？ Soon， a mystery begins to unravel and Imogen and Arthur discover that Einstein is as smart as his name and has come to them on a mission。 The story has a nice mix of genres and themes。 It has a warm and cuddly family tale， it has a dark and dangerous mystery， it has a smart animal who seems to know more than humans， it has some troubling moments at school， it has some adventurous thrills， it has two adorable children and crazy parents，… Basically， it offers quite a lot within its 200-odd pages。 The family-centric and school-related parts were my favourite。 There are so many relatable familial situations that made me burst out laughing。 There is a lot of humour in the writing， some of which is outright silly but still hilarious。 On the other hand， the book started off well for me but soon became quite far-fetched。 Kids will enjoy the antics of the siblings and the clever penguin as long as they don’t ask “how”。 This is because there are quite a few things left unexplained and are absolutely unrealistic。 （Yeah， okay… Children’s book… I gotta dial down my logical side。） There are also some things that didn’t quite work out the way I wanted。 （Expectations issue again… Sigh！）The story carries a lot of Paddington vibes， mainly because this tale is also set in London and that wild-animal-with-a-family trope seems similar and familiar。 But other than this common factor， the two stories are quite different。 Of course， I would have loved it to be more like Paddington。 Who wouldn’t want a talking penguin？There are plenty of black-and-white illustrations in the book that accentuate the tale nicely with their simplicity and funniness。The blurb says that this is “perfect for all readers from 7 to 70”。 I would disagree a bit。 For the correct age group （7-10 year olds based on the language and the illustrations）， this will surely be a nice Christmas book。 Some old preteens might enjoy it too。 But for grown-up children of my age， there are better kiddie books out there to savour。 Let’s leave this one only for actual children。3。5 stars from me， rounding up to 4 because… penguins！ My thanks to Harper Collins Children’s Books UK and NetGalley for the ARC of “Einstein the Penguin”。 This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book。***********************Join me on the Facebook group， Readers Forever！， for more reviews， book-related discussions and fun。 。。。more
LudmilaM
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A family befriends a penguin that is looking for his friend。 A sweet story with a charming writing style。
Bee Jay
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Ok， I'll admit it; I haven't read Paddington。 I know， I know！ How can I call myself a children's book seller？ When I read this summary， I thought it sounded vaguely Paddington-ish。 All I can say is if this is what Paddington is like， I'll have to find a copy immediately。Einstein is a wonderful， sweet， heartwarming story with a mystery hovering around the family shaped heart。 There isn't really a bad guy， as this isn't that kind of story。 Imogen and Arthur provide plenty of adventure and some rea Ok， I'll admit it; I haven't read Paddington。 I know， I know！ How can I call myself a children's book seller？ When I read this summary， I thought it sounded vaguely Paddington-ish。 All I can say is if this is what Paddington is like， I'll have to find a copy immediately。Einstein is a wonderful， sweet， heartwarming story with a mystery hovering around the family shaped heart。 There isn't really a bad guy， as this isn't that kind of story。 Imogen and Arthur provide plenty of adventure and some really clever mystery solving， and for a mute animal Einstein is very good at giving just the right hints at just the right time。My proof copy doesn't feature illustrations， apart from the cover and endpapers， but I hope the finished copy does have some - Einstein has such espression here， I'd love to see what David can do with scenes and the other characters。 If it's just this， though， the endpapers will have kids in stitches。I hope there's more Einstein to come; I think he'll do really well and I'm looking forward to selling this。 。。。more
Les McFarlane
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Fab little read for 7-9yr olds！
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