Tacky the Penguin-Helen Lester September 9, 2007
All right, let’s see: Tacky would be drummed out of the Marine Corps (marching skills slightly askew); out of the choir (choice of song- “How Many Toes Does a Fish Have?”); out of the Olympics (floaties definitely frowned upon); out of Gentlemen’s Quarterly (a Hawaiian shirt in the Arctic-a major fashion faux pas). But, never, never out of our libraries. “Tacky was an odd bird.” Thank goodness for us. How he survived his oddness is a mystery especially with companions aptly named: Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect. But survive he did. Tacky, with all the tackiness he could muster, saves the day, and his companions, and us all from a life of 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, 1-2… Cool. ( Arctic humor.)
Tacky the Penguin
Written by Helen Lester
Illlustrated by Lynn Munsinger
Accelerated Reader RL 3.3
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