THE ART OF STORYTELLING AT IT’S VERY BEST -- 5 Stars
Not since I was a little girl growing up in Paris, reading Collodi's masterpiece, have I fallen so in love with a fairy tale character. Not since "Pinocchio" have I found a fairy tale so complete, so inspiring and so well developed as "Pengey's Many Adventures."
Pengey, I must admit has stolen my heart. His story is beset with so much trouble: abandonment, attacks by other animals and evil humans. But Pengey is undaunted by his troubles. He always takes time to, ponder his options, especially when he's confused.
Pengey's always polite and because he is so well mannered he manages quite well in the world of humans. He has one true goal, to find his way back to that place where he knows he is loved. Back to Wendy, the woman that saves him from starvation.
It takes friends and Pengey finds a Parrot and a Puffin that become the best friends anyone could ever want. Still, even as a team, it's a effort to overcome all of the obstacles and hardships, as mother nature seems to be conspiring against Pengey too.
I'll never give away the ending, but I'll never forget it, as I sat in bed with my copy of Pengey, crying my yes out with tears of joy and happiness. This has just got to be the best children's book in 20 years. Go Pengey, Go!
Clarissa Beaufort (San Francisco, CA) - May 21, 2006
