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    Pirate and Penguin, by Mike Allegra | Awareness Tour

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze4 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Best Kids Stories Giveaways Humor Picture Books
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    Pirate & Penguin Awareness Tour, sponsored* by Page Street Kids
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    Ahoy there, mateys! Avast ye and hop aboard the virtual book tour for the swashbuckling tale of Pirate & Penguin!

    Set sail with hilarious author Mike Allegra and talented illustrator Jenn Harney on a grand adventure like no other. With humor and wit fit for a pirate, this lively picture book is guaranteed to shiver your timbers and make you chuckle. So grab yer eye patches, peg legs, and parrots, and let’s set a course for fun with Pirate & Penguin!

    Pirate and Penguin: Book Cover

    “An amusing romp that will have landlubbers and scurvy sea dogs alike giggling.”

    —Kirkus Reviews

    To learn more, follow along on the virtual book tour and enter the giveaway below for the chance to win a three-book prize pack, including Pirate & Penguin.

    Pirate & Penguin Virtual Book Tour Dates

    Monday, June 19, 2023
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    About the Book

    Pirate and Penguin: Book Cover

    Pirate & Penguin

    Written by Mike Allegra

    Illustrated by Jenn Harney

    Ages 4+ | 32 Pages

    Publisher: Page Street Kids (2023) | ISBN-13: 9781645677123

    Publisher’s Book Summary: What happens when a pirate, hoping for a parrot, stumbles upon a bird of a duller plumage?

    Pirate doesn’t know that Penguin is a penguin. But any bird can sit on a shoulder and squawk “shiver me timbers”…right?

    Laugh along with Pirate and Penguin in this high seas tale of mistaken identity and find out whether they’ll find friendship before somebody walks the plank.

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    About the Author

    Mike Allegra sailed into uncharted writing waters to create an all-dialogue story with an unexpected pirate character: a little dotty, well-meaning, and unusually patient (anyone would snap if a penguin trashed their ship and spit out their cracker). He’s written a number of other books for children, including Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles (Page Street Kids) and Scampers Thinks Like a Scientist (Sourcebooks). He also works as an editor and a creative writing teacher.

    Visit his website at mikeallegra.com and say, “Ahoy!”

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    About the Illustrator

    Jenn Harney had a blast creating the art for this story because who doesn’t love pirates and penguins? Together at last! She’s illustrated many other children’s books, including Hornswoggled! (Page Street Kids), and even authored a couple as well. She lives in Ohio with her family and their corgi named Steve.

    Visit her online at jkharney.blogspot.com.

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    About the Publisher

    Page Street Publishing Co. publishes nearly one hundred and fifty original titles a year and is distributed by Macmillan everywhere except Canada, where Manda does the sales and PGC handles the distribution. Each year we try to help local environmental causes and donate a small portion of our profits to local charity groups, including The Trustees. We use only sustainable paper vendors and print with environmentally-friendly, soy-based ink. Page Street Publishing Co. was founded in 2012 and is located just outside of Boston.

    For more information, visit pagestreetpublishing.com/kids.

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    Thanks for following along with us on the Pirate & Penguin Awareness Tour!

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    *Disclosure: Please note that this post may contain affiliate links that share some commission. Rest assured that these will not affect the cost of any products and services promoted here. Our team always provides their authentic opinion in all content published on this site.

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    67 Comments

    1. bn100 on June 19, 2023 10:27 am

      cool

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    2. Linda Gawthrop on June 19, 2023 10:33 am

      Who doesn’t love a pirate story? AARRR!

      Reply
    3. Donna L on June 19, 2023 1:21 pm

      I would love to win this book for my grandson.

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    4. gloria patterson on June 19, 2023 4:01 pm

      these look like some fun books that zay wouold enjoy

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    5. icefairy on June 19, 2023 6:07 pm

      Perfect for pirate and penguin lovers.

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    6. Sunnymay on June 19, 2023 6:17 pm

      Pirates make for rollicking good tales. The costumes they wear and the ships they sail have a lot of history. My grandsons would enjoy this book filled with treasures. We played miniature golf yesterday at Pirate’s Cove in Cape Cod and learned so much about pirates and even female ones.

      Reply
    7. Barbara on June 20, 2023 4:22 am

      Sounds like a fun book the grandkids would enjoy.

      Reply
    8. Donna L on June 20, 2023 6:02 am

      This sounds like a very cute story.

      Reply
    9. Cindy McElwee on June 20, 2023 10:35 am

      I have 3 grandchildren ~ each one of them love story books ~ I would love to add this to there collection ~ thanks for the chance ~ sounds so interesting

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    10. gloria patterson on June 20, 2023 3:35 pm

      sounds like fun books full of laughs

      Reply
    11. Donna L on June 21, 2023 7:09 am

      This seems like a really cute book.

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    12. gloria patterson on June 21, 2023 3:38 pm

      sounds like a book full of laughs

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    13. Donna L on June 22, 2023 5:23 am

      This sounds like a fun book.

      Reply
    14. gloria patterson on June 22, 2023 3:43 pm

      full of laughs and fun

      Reply
    15. Nancy on June 22, 2023 6:43 pm

      I would love to win this giveaway because we love reading about pirates and penguins! They are both fascinating!

      Reply
    16. Donna L on June 23, 2023 6:27 am

      This sounds like is a cute, fun adventure book.

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    17. gloria patterson on June 23, 2023 11:09 am

      this book will be full of laughs and gigles zay would love

      Reply
    18. Donna L on June 24, 2023 4:36 am

      This book would make a great addition to my grandson’s personal library.

      Reply
    19. gloria patterson on June 24, 2023 4:41 pm

      it has a interesting story line zay would like

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    20. Donna L on June 25, 2023 11:16 am

      This sounds like a cool story.

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    21. gloria patterson on June 25, 2023 1:34 pm

      this will be a fun filled book of laughs

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    22. Sandra Watts on June 25, 2023 2:08 pm

      I like the look of it. I think my nieces would too.

      Reply
    23. Donna L on June 26, 2023 8:49 am

      This book would make a great addition to our personal library.

      Reply
    24. Donna L on June 27, 2023 5:05 am

      Sounds like a fun book.

      Reply
    25. gloria patterson on June 27, 2023 2:02 pm

      full of giggles and smiles

      Reply
    26. Donna L on June 28, 2023 5:02 am

      This sounds like a hilarious book.

      Reply
    27. gloria patterson on June 28, 2023 7:01 am

      sounds like a fun book that zay would enjoy a lot

      Reply
    28. Donna L on June 29, 2023 5:18 am

      My grandson would be so excited to get this cute book.

      Reply
    29. Nancy on June 29, 2023 7:21 am

      I would like to win this giveaway because we love new books!

      Reply
    30. Linda Kish on June 29, 2023 1:06 pm

      My grandkids would love these

      Reply
    31. gloria patterson on June 29, 2023 4:14 pm

      the covers of a book sometimes makes you want to open the bookthese are great covers

      Reply
    32. Natalie on June 29, 2023 6:18 pm

      I want to win these books for my nieces because the stories sound so creative and fun!

      Reply
    33. Ashley Congdon on June 29, 2023 6:41 pm

      What a great bundle of books!

      Reply
    34. Donna L on June 30, 2023 4:57 am

      Would love to entertain my grandson with this funny story book.

      Reply
    35. gloria patterson on June 30, 2023 12:37 pm

      zay would love these books she is so excited about learning

      Reply
    36. gloria patterson on July 1, 2023 3:51 pm

      the covers on these books make you smile

      Reply
    37. Donna L on July 2, 2023 5:10 am

      Sounds like a funny, cute book.

      Reply
    38. gloria patterson on July 2, 2023 1:14 pm

      these books look and sound like zay would enjoy a lot

      Reply
    39. Donna L on July 3, 2023 5:01 am

      I would love to see what happens in this fun adventure book.

      Reply
    40. gloria patterson on July 3, 2023 3:55 pm

      fun filled books zay would lvoe

      Reply
    41. Jamie Martin on July 3, 2023 4:18 pm

      My boy would love this!

      Reply
    42. Donna L on July 4, 2023 4:28 am

      We love funny adventure books.

      Reply
    43. gloria patterson on July 4, 2023 7:23 am

      these book would be so much fun to read

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    44. Donna L on July 5, 2023 6:06 am

      A funny book for my grandson to enjoy.

      Reply
    45. gloria patterson on July 5, 2023 3:27 pm

      just looking at the covers not sure which one zay would reach for first

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    46. Donna L on July 6, 2023 9:16 am

      This sounds like a fun book to read.

      Reply
    47. gloria patterson on July 6, 2023 2:42 pm

      these would be books that zay would enjoy a lot

      Reply
    48. Cathy McInturff on July 6, 2023 4:10 pm

      Perfect book for my grandchildren!

      Reply
    49. gloria patterson on July 7, 2023 3:50 pm

      these 3 books looks so inviting

      Reply
    50. gloria patterson on July 8, 2023 2:33 pm

      these 3 books have fun name and fun covers

      Reply
    51. gloria patterson on July 9, 2023 2:40 pm

      Not sure which one of these books would be first read, they all look so fun

      Reply
    52. gloria patterson on July 11, 2023 4:22 pm

      all 3 of these books would be something zay would enjoy a lot

      Reply
    53. Thomas Gibson on July 12, 2023 1:06 pm

      My niece and nephew would enjoy reading these.

      Reply
    54. gloria patterson on July 12, 2023 3:49 pm

      these books make you wonder what is inside them

      Reply
    55. Cynthia C on July 13, 2023 5:11 am

      I’d love to share these nice books with my nephews.

      Reply
    56. gloria patterson on July 13, 2023 5:44 am

      each cover makes you wonder what is in that book and whic one to pick first

      Reply
    57. Thomas Gibson on July 13, 2023 9:09 am

      My niece would like this for sure.

      Reply
    58. gloria patterson on July 14, 2023 4:42 pm

      these would be great books ot read

      Reply
    59. Donna L on July 15, 2023 4:52 am

      Sounds like a fun read.

      Reply
    60. gloria patterson on July 15, 2023 2:26 pm

      this books sound good and I can just see my greaat niece almost reading them to her little cousin

      Reply
    61. Donna L on July 16, 2023 2:38 am

      My grandson would enjoy reading this book.

      Reply
    62. gloria patterson on July 16, 2023 1:47 pm

      I think each of these books would be fun reads for zay

      Reply
    63. Donna L on July 17, 2023 4:20 am

      Thanks for the chance to win this book for my grandson.

      Reply
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