Geronimo: The Penguin Who Thought He Could Fly! Award-winning team by David Walliams (author) and Tony Ross (illustrator) (UK edition)

Penguins can’t fly! Everybody knows that – right? Well, not quite. Geronimo doesn’t! This cuddly baby penguin has one dream and one dream only. He wants to fly! People say it’s impossible. But Geronimo won’t give up. And with a little help from his dad and his friends, this brave baby penguin shows that even the wildest dreams can come true!

A joyous delight by David Walliams and Tony Ross

Exclusive early paperback for Scholastic customers

Picture book perfection from this all-star dream team

A story of reaching for dreams and working with others

The topsy-turvy climax is in hallmark Walliams style

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780007979011

Date published

May 2nd, 2019

Lexile measure

AD610L

Other details

32 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

David Walliams

David Walliams is a comedian, writer and actor and is best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the hugely popular sketch show Little Britain, and as a star judge on Britain’s Got Talent.

David is also well known for his charitable work for Sports Relief, part of Comic Relief. He took up swimming in his youth because he was overweight, and has subsequently completed long distance swims of the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and the River Thames, raising millions of pounds for charity!

In 2008 David’s first children’s book The Boy in the Dress was published, illustrated by Quentin Blake. He has gone on to take the children’s literary world by storm, dominating sales charts and twice winning the National Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year. His books have now been translated into 40+ languages, and also include picture books illustrated by Tony Ross.

Tony Ross

Multi-award-winning Tony Ross has become one of the best-known creators of original and traditional picture books and his work has been published all over the world. As well as his own books, he has illustrated books for authors such as Roald Dahl, Paula Danziger and Michael Palin.