Written and illustrated by Peter Brown. First edition, 2005. Little, Brown and Company. New York, Boston.
"It was a beautiful morning, and Penguin was feeling good. But just when he waddled outside...SPLAT!!! A goose pooped on Penguin."
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"For cryin' out loud! If I could fly I'd at least watch where I pooped!"
"But Penguin couldn't fly. He was just a flightless bird. He was a Waddler.
"Determined to prove the world wrong, Penguin and his Waddler friends set out to build a flying machine that will give them the bird's-eye view they have never had."
Peter Brown is an American writer and illustrator of children's picture books. Brown attended t the Art Center College of Design before moving to New York City to work in publishing. His books include "The Curious Garden", "Children Make Terrible Pets," "The Wild Robot", "My Teacher is a Monster", and "Creepy Carrots!". Brown has been awarded a Caldecott Honor, a Horn Book Award, two E. B. White Awards, a Golden Kite Award, two Irma Black Honors, and other honors.
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Condition: Fine/Near Fine. Dust jacket: Light shelf wear; lightly bumped at top right corner. Illustrated cover boards. Pages are clean, undamaged, and complete.
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