This uplifting, charmingly told story, tells what happens when
well-meaning humans knit sweaters for penguins who've encountered an oil
spill.
You may have seen the cute pictures of penguins wearing sweaters--but
did you know why they were wearing them? Debut author Marikka Tamura
answers this question in this colorful, kid-friendly book that is told
simply and charmingly. Penguins love the sea. Happy in the dark blue
water. But what is this? One day something is floating in the water.
Dark. Gooey. Oily . . . When the penguins become coated in an oil
spill, many Big Boots arrive. The humans want to help the cold, greasy
penguins, so they knit sweaters to keep them warm. The Big Boots mean
well, but . . . penguins don't wear sweaters! So after a good, soapy
scrub, the penguins dive back into the deep blue sea, happily dressed
only in their own penguin feathers.