Tacky and the Emperor

Helen Lester. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), $6.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-618-26009-6

""That prince among penguins returns,"" noted PW. ""Here Tacky gets the royal treatment after he innocently tries on the emperor penguin's clothes and the emperor penguin gets a welcome break from pomp and ceremony."" Ages 4-8. (Aug)

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