Winner of the 2025 British Book Award for Book of the Year: Children's Illustrated "
Gorgeous ... it has a lovely message about finding your place in the world. " - Good
Housekeeping Magazine " A captivating story written in rhyme so perfect that reading it as
a bedtime story is a breeze. It's an instant classic. " - The I " Julia Donaldson and Axel
Scheffler are the Lennon and McCartney of children's publishing. " - Sunday Times Join a
plucky little penguin on the journey of a lifetime in this fabulous new picture book from
superstar author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Jonty the little gentoo
penguin longs to find his true home at the South Pole. One night he sneaks out of the zoo
and sets off on an amazing adventure all the way to Antarctica (with an accidental detour
to the North Pole!) Children will be cheering Jonty on as he finally finds his way in this
captivating story of bravery friendship and finding your place in the world. Jonty
Gentoo is an official UK Number One Children's Bestseller (17 Sept 2024) Perfect read-aloud
rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page Fantastic illustrations of the natural
world with lots of details to spot including seals polar bears . . . and lots and lots of
penguins! This hardback edition comes with a beautifully foiled dust jacket making it the
perfect lifetime gift for any child's library Julia and Axel are the team that have created
picture book favourites such as The Gruffalo Stick Man Zog and Superworm - all of which
have been made into animated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day. The animated film of
Tiddler stars voice artists including Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso Game of Thrones) as the
narrator Lolly Adefope (Ghosts) as Miss Skate and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey The Trip)
