Tacky in Trouble
Paperback – Picture Book, May 31, 2005
HarperCollins · Paperback · May 31, 2005
Tacky the Penguin goes windsurfing and ends up on a tropical island, captive to an elephant who, upon seeing Tacky’s floral Hawaiian shirt, mistakes him for a bouquet of flowers.
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- Who it’s for
- A floral shirt, a mistaken identity, and Tacky’s best penguin moves make for gleeful silliness.
- Themes
- Silly adventure, Mistaken identity, Escape from captivity
- Genres
- Penguin Stories, Funny Stories, Elephant Stories
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Tacky the Penguin goes windsurfing and ends up on a tropical island, captive to an elephant who, upon seeing Tacky’s floral Hawaiian shirt, mistakes him for a bouquet of flowers. The elephant thinks that Tacky would make a pretty centerpiece, so she arranges him in a vase and sets him on her table. Tacky’s fans are sure to delight in the show as Tacky uses all of his best penguin moves to wriggle himself out of this hilarious jungle mix-up.
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Only the team of Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger could pull off a tale of such far-fetched adventure. They are masters at the art of creating silly stories and beloved characters that make children laugh out loud.
Penguin Antics
A floral shirt, a mistaken identity, and Tacky’s best penguin moves make for gleeful silliness.
Come here for
- A tropical-island mix-up with a very memorable shirt
- Tacky wriggling out of an elephant’s centerpiece plans
Expect
- Far-fetched adventure played for laughs
- Silly penguin antics and a comic rescue
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 75% |
|---|---|
| Penguin Stories | 73% |
| Elephant Stories | 61% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids' Fiction
- Animal Stories
- Bird Stories
- Birthday Stories
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- Horror & Ghost Stories
- Funny Stories
- Polar Regions Stories
- Winter Sports
- Authors
- Helen Lester
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 31, 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Silly adventure · Mistaken identity · Escape from captivity
- Reading lane
- Kids' Fiction