Duck and Penguin Are NOT Friends

Choosing your own friends is a whole lot more fun than having somebody else decide for you!

Stuffed animals Duck and Penguin are not ready to be friends, despite what their owners Betty and Maud might have you think. Duck and Penguin do not want to swing together, build sandcastles together, and they certainly do not want to be forced to play baby dolls together!

But as soon as Betty and Maud aren't looking, Duck and Penguin happily whip up some fun of their own.

This laugh-out-loud tale from author-illustrator Julia Woolf is instantly relatable for any socially reluctant child and a humorous pick for read alouds."The energetic, expressive, and childlike illustrations will elicit chuckles. . . incorporated onomatopoeic words reinforce their displeasure. . . . the toys bring the point home." —Kirkus ReviewsJulia Woolf has worked for twenty years in animation, including twelve years at Dreamworks. She obtained her MA in Children's Book Illustration in Cambridge at Anglia Ruskin University. She lives in England, close to the countryside, woods, and seaside—a prime area for sketching.