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A review by agirlandabook85
Call of the Penguins by Hazel Prior
4.0
Veronica McGreedy is back! I fell in love with this feisty, stubborn, proud and passionated 87 year old lady with a generous heart earlier in the year when I read Away with the Penguins.
This time her love of penguins takes her on a new adventure to co-present a wildlife documentary with Sir Robert Saddlebow, surrounded with familiar characters; Patrick, Daisy, Terry, Eileen and not to forget her beloved penguin Pip.
This was the perfect heart warming and cosy book to pick up on these dark evenings after a hectic day working and fulfilling mum duties that allowed me to sink into the story without requiring a a huge amount of brain power. As you can see by my picture I read a good portion of this book in the bath and it was glorious.
That is not to say this is a superficial book lacking in depth, far from it. Alongside the cuteness of penguins it address the heavier topic of grief in a number of different guises; each character has their own personal journey through this story which provided a fascinating study of the types and different responses to loss.
Prior’s love of penguins is evident and the central theme of this book is her plea to protect these beautiful creatures and the wider environment. Threaded within the fictional story are strong messages and worrying true statements about the current and future state of our planet
This time her love of penguins takes her on a new adventure to co-present a wildlife documentary with Sir Robert Saddlebow, surrounded with familiar characters; Patrick, Daisy, Terry, Eileen and not to forget her beloved penguin Pip.
This was the perfect heart warming and cosy book to pick up on these dark evenings after a hectic day working and fulfilling mum duties that allowed me to sink into the story without requiring a a huge amount of brain power. As you can see by my picture I read a good portion of this book in the bath and it was glorious.
That is not to say this is a superficial book lacking in depth, far from it. Alongside the cuteness of penguins it address the heavier topic of grief in a number of different guises; each character has their own personal journey through this story which provided a fascinating study of the types and different responses to loss.
Prior’s love of penguins is evident and the central theme of this book is her plea to protect these beautiful creatures and the wider environment. Threaded within the fictional story are strong messages and worrying true statements about the current and future state of our planet