Paru the penguin has a problem - he's tired of eating fish and is sure that there must be something nicer for a young penguin to eat. However, no matter what he tries he just can't seem to find anything he likes and pretty soon he's too weak to do anything. When Dad is late back from fishing Paru has to make a decision about what to eat and what it means to be a penguin.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2006 by Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd .

Joy Cowley is one of the world's most loved writers and has written many books for both adults and children, including over 400 books specifically for early readers. Philip Webb is a children's book illustrator. He has won many awards and illustrated a great number of well-known children's books, including Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig.