COMP CLOSED | Book Giveaway | Kororā and the Sushi Shop

Inspired by the true story of two penguins who took a liking to a local sushi shop

What better place for a penguin to waddle across the road than to a local sushi shop, lured by the smell of delicious seafood?

In July 2019, a little blue penguin (kororā) was removed twice (the second time with a friend!) from beneath a sushi store near the main railway station in Wellington and returned to a nesting box on the waterfront. Their adventure provided the inspiration for Linda Jane Keegan’s humorous story.

Children will enjoy reading this story, written in rhyme and rhythm, about the daring kororā and the efforts of the local police and DOC to escort them to somewhere more appropriate for penguins. Beautifully illustrated by one of NZ’s top children’s illustrators, Jenny Cooper, it includes fascinating back matter with facts about kororā, also known as ‘fairy penguins’.

Linda Jane Keegan loves to spend time outdoors. She has hiked long distances, tries to identify everything she finds, and takes ocean dips in the winter. Her background is in ecology and outdoor education. Linda Jane’s first book with Scholastic, Things in the Sea are Touching Me! was shortlisted for the NZCYA Book Awards and selected as a Storylines Notable Book. Linda Jane lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her partner and child.

Jenny Cooper lives in Amberley, near Christchurch, and has been illustrating children’s books for over 20 years. After gaining a qualification in graphic design, Jenny and her family moved to Samoa, where she taught art. In 2015 she won the Mallinson Rendel Illustrator’s Award. With dozens of children’s books to her name, Jenny is perhaps best known for her hilarious illustrations for the Topp Twins’ sing-along books, as well as her war stories with Glyn Harper.

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