Penguin Post

Rating:
Summary: Significance in the stars
Review: Milo is the youngest in a family of post-delivering penguins. However, an egg is soon to hatch in his family and Milo is called into service to deliver the mail. Every parcel that Milo delivers contains something to help the pole inhabitants take care of their young. Each of the package recipients inquires about Milo???s soon-to-be new family member. However, Milo is oblivious to the significance of having a new baby in the house until he delivers baby stars to Stella Polaris. It???s at this point that Milo learns he has been carrying the precious soon-to-be hatched egg in his mailbag all day.
The illustrations in this book are imaginative and colorful, however, the story is flat and without much feeling. The character development is weak and the plot only progresses with assistance from the illustrations. Through the pictures we can assume that Milo comes to love and cherish his baby brother, however, the text leaves us wondering upon this matter.
While I do not recommend this book for parents looking to expand their children???s understanding of impending siblings, this fantasy book is an enjoyable fictional journey. In addition, some helpful information could even be gleaned about the postal service.

Rating:
Summary: Significance in the stars
Review: Milo is the youngest in a family of post-delivering penguins. However, an egg is soon to hatch in his family and Milo is called into service to deliver the mail. Every parcel that Milo delivers contains something to help the pole inhabitants take care of their young. Each of the package recipients inquires about Milo's soon-to-be new family member. However, Milo is oblivious to the significance of having a new baby in the house until he delivers baby stars to Stella Polaris. It's at this point that Milo learns he has been carrying the precious soon-to-be hatched egg in his mailbag all day.
The illustrations in this book are imaginative and colorful, however, the story is flat and without much feeling. The character development is weak and the plot only progresses with assistance from the illustrations. Through the pictures we can assume that Milo comes to love and cherish his baby brother, however, the text leaves us wondering upon this matter.
While I do not recommend this book for parents looking to expand their children's understanding of impending siblings, this fantasy book is an enjoyable fictional journey. In addition, some helpful information could even be gleaned about the postal service.

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful illustrations but the story is missing something
Review: My kids liked this story but it fails to make some connections for little ones. It is about a little penguin who is about to be a big brother but who is responsible for delivering packages all over the frosty north. All the deliveries are items that mothers are using to take care of their babies. By the end the little Penguin has decided he is ready for his baby brother's egg to hatch. There is no connection that he has learned that taking care of a baby takes a lot of work. If you are looking for a book to introduce big brothers or big sisters to the arrival of a baby this would not be my first recommendation. If you want to introduce the mail system it is pretty decent at describing package delivery.

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful illustrations but the story is missing something
Review: My kids liked this story but it fails to make some connections for little ones. It is about a little penguin who is about to be a big brother but who is responsible for delivering packages all over the frosty north. All the deliveries are items that mothers are using to take care of their babies. By the end the little Penguin has decided he is ready for his baby brother's egg to hatch. There is no connection that he has learned that taking care of a baby takes a lot of work. If you are looking for a book to introduce big brothers or big sisters to the arrival of a baby this would not be my first recommendation. If you want to introduce the mail system it is pretty decent at describing package delivery.

Rating:
Summary: Pretty Pictures and Play on Words.
Review: This story is about a young Penguin named Milo. Milo's about to have a baby brother. However, mother has to leave home on a food expedition and father needs to deliver the mail. Somebody has to sit on the egg. Father wants Milo to, but Milo wants to deliver the mail instead. So, Milo sets off an a journey delivering packages to all sorts of residents. He has a grand adventure and returns home for a surprise.

This is a nice, little story. I love penguins and I enjoyed reading through this book. However, it does contain a hole in the plot that will probably confuse readers (I still don't understand how the egg ended up in the bag). However, the pictures are vivid and colorful and the addresses on each package are filled with clever word play that slightly older children will love figuring out. Recommended for early elementary students.