Penguin in Peril

 　　三隻飢腸轆轆的貓、一隻小企鵝，一個絕妙的犯罪計畫！

 

 　　三隻餓昏的貓，突發奇想要綁架一隻企鵝來幫忙抓魚吃。牠們跑到動物園隨便綁了一隻企鵝出來，幸好可憐的肉票很快便逃離貓綁匪的掌控。故事就這麼結束了嗎？當然沒有。

 

 　　企鵝身上的黑白毛色，正好幫助牠融入大城市中忙碌的人群，只見牠為了躲避貓咪們的追捕，一下子混充餐廳侍者、又隱身在一群修女當中。最後牠總算平安回到動物園，及時趕上一頓鮮魚大餐。至於三隻貓綁匪則得到應有的懲罰，牠們被關進大牢，只有稀飯可以吃啦！

 

 【文∕博客來外文館】

Three hungry cats. One little penguin. The odds don't look good.

With bare cupboards and hungry bellies, three cats steal a penguin to catch them fish. A hilarious sequence of events unfolds as the penguin makes his escape, gets mistaken for a nun and a waiter, then finds his way safely home. Meanwhile, the cats are caught for their crime and sent to jail -- for a lifetime of gruel. Deftly told and beautifully illustrated by exciting debut author-illustrator Helen Hancocks.

Helen Hancocks graduated in 2011 with a degree in illustration and animation from Manchester School of Art. She uses a mixture of crayon, watercolor, ink, and pen, combined digitally. Her work often features cats. Helen Hancocks lives in Lincoln, England.