Penguin Problems

 
　　你曾想過離家出走落跑到南極嗎？當然有！因為那裡是一片讓人忘記煩惱與責任的自由之地。你的所有問題在那兒馬上會被冷颼颼的寒風吹跑，不是嗎？
 
　　再想一想吧，我的朋友！企鵝已經告訴你，在南極的生活沒有你想像的輕鬆。對初來乍到者來說，這裡超冷。此外，企鵝在這裡有一拖拉庫天敵。另外，你可以想像在一大群長得極相似的企鵝堆中找到你媽嗎？不了，謝謝。
 
　　沒錯，聽起來這裡似乎沒辦法讓你逃離你想擺脫的日常生活苦差事，不管那是什麼。但是或許我們剛剛才學到，抱怨是無所不在的……。
 
　　《Penguin Problems》這本書讓你了解企鵝的真實生活是什麼：不是只有玩耍與遊戲而已。不論大人或小孩，本書都能戳中你的笑點，讓你發出滿足的嘆息。（文／博客來編譯）

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - This charming collaboration between the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Bad Seed and the beloved illustrator of The Stinky Cheese Man is full of snarky penguins--and a sneaky lesson in gratitude.

For one grumpy young penguin, there doesn’t seem to be anything he won’t complain about...

＂My beak is cold.＂

＂I wish I could fly, but I can’t.＂

＂Everybody looks the same as me.＂

But when a wise old walrus puts things in perspective, the penguin has to admit that maybe there are some things worth appreciating... at least for a little while.

Praised as ＂funny and acerbic＂ (The New York Times), this ＂classic comedy＂ (Publishers Weekly) is sure to elicit mischievous giggles from kids--and knowing sighs from the adults reading it aloud.

JORY JOHN is the author of the picture books I Will Chomp You!, Quit Calling Me a Monster!, and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor Book Goodnight Already!. He is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling novel, The Terrible Two, and the national bestseller All my friends are dead, among many other books. He is also the editor of Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids’ Letters to President Obama. For six years, Jory taught writing at 826 Valencia, a nonprofit writing and educational center in San Francisco.

LANE SMITH has written and illustrated a number of novels and picture books for children, including two Caldecott Honor titles and four New York Times Best Illustrated Book awards. He was a 2014 recipient of a Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award and was named an Honor Artist by the Eric Carle Museum. He lives with his wife, book designer Molly Leach, in rural Connecticut.