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Where Is Home, Little Pip? Hardcover – Picture Book, September 23, 2008

by Karma Wilson (Author), Jane Chapman (Illustrator)
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For Little Pip, the baby penguin, home is a pebbly nest on the cold Antartic shore. Mama and Papa always reminds Pip not to wander far, and she never does...until one day a black, glittery feather leads Pip on a chase far, far from home. As she tries to find her way back to her parents, Pip encounters some friendly animals, a mighty blue whale, a gull, and even a sled dog. But while these animals know where their home is, they do not know where Pip's home is. In her sadness, Pip begins to sing a song about home that her parents taught her, and the sound of her voice guides her parents straight to her!
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    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    AD590L
  6. Dimensions
    10 x 0.4 x 10 inches
  7. Publisher
    Margaret K. McElderry Books
  8. Publication date
    September 23, 2008
  9. ISBN-10
    068985983X
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0689859830
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PreSchool-Grade 1—This book invokes themes of family and home in an Arctic setting. A young penguin loves to play and explore but is constantly warned by her doting parents not to wander far. Every night they sing a song reminding her that "our home is...in our pebbly nest by the stormy sea,/where Mama and Papa and Pip makes three." (The grammatical error is unfortunate.) One day, inevitably, Pip wanders off and becomes lost. She asks the different animals that she encounters, "Where is home?" But for each creature, home is a different place. Alone and frightened in the frozen wilderness, Pip sings the song that Mama and Papa taught her, and, like a talisman, it brings them together for a joyful reunion ("Since we're together, home is right here!"). Well-structured text, genuine emotions, and beautiful full-bleed illustrations in a palette that ranges from cool whites and blues to warm pinks, corals, and tans combine to produce a wonderful story of a loving family separated and then reunited. Pair this tale with reassuring stories such as Harry Horse's Little Rabbit Lost (Peachtree, 2002), Janell Cannon's Stellaluna (Harcourt, 1993), and Martin Waddell's Owl Babies (Candlewick, 1992).—Jane Marino, Bronxville Public Library, NY
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Pip is a plucky baby penguin who spends her days sailing down snowy banks, snacking on fish, and being cuddled by her parents, who sing the same song each night: “Our home is where the land is free from hill or mountain, twig or tree, in our pebbly nest by the stormy sea, where Mama and Papa and Pip make three.” Yes, there are shades of And Tango Makes Three (2005), but Wilson’s story finds originality in how it ultimately handles the concept of home. Innocently chasing after a feather, Pip finds herself suddenly lost. “Where is home?” she asks a blue whale, a bird, and a sled dog; but the home each animal describes is far different than Pip’s beloved snowy tundra. When Pip’s folks finally waddle their way back into her life, they sing a new song that establishes that people, not places, make a home. Young readers will quickly identify with Pip’s separation anxiety and enjoy the happy ending. Preschool-Grade 2. --Daniel Kraus

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Margaret K. McElderry Books (September 23, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 068985983X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0689859830
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 6 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD590L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.4 x 10 inches
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    My life is a series of lessons and moments that see me to the next lessons and moments. Some moments are sweet, some scary, some a blur gone too fast and forever missed. I write for children because all of these steps started there, in childhood, and that sense of wonder, keen curiosity, and the ability to see things much kinder and more magical than they actually were, fades as time passes and years and experience claim your naivety. For me it is a feeling only rekindled when I am creating books, stories and poetry.

    My children, family and friends are a great inspiration to me, and the support of my readers is a tremendous honor. It is always my desire to entertain children and encourage them to think about and explore their world, and the worlds beyond, embrace creativity, and love learning for the duration of their life. Knowledge comes through words, so for me literacy is the foundation of education, and it bears the fruit of intelligent and empathetic citizens of this world and humanity.

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    Jane Chapman

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    Award winning illustrator Jane Chapman graduated from Brighton University with a First Class Honours degree in illustration. Working as both Jane Chapman and under her pseudonym, Jack Tickle, she has had more than 100 titles published in over 20 countries. Jane is perhaps best known for her illustrations in Karma Wilson's 'Bear' books, an internationally bestselling series which has garnered a string of awards including the Oppenheim Platinum Book Award for 'Bear Snores On'.

    Jane's favourite thing to paint? SNOW!

    Married to fellow children's author / illustrator, Tim Warnes, the couple are now celebrating 20 Years in Children’s Books! They live in the South West of England.

    Discover more at www.ChapmanandWarnes.com

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    Jane Chapman has been illustrating children's books for over twenty-five years. She loves to paint snow, especially when the weather is hot, but she gets very cross with her cat when he sits in her paint.

    Jane lives in south-west England with her two sons.

    You can see more of her work at www.janekchapman.com

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We have read this book since my kids were little so I bought a new one to send with a child going off to college. It is a simple book that home is where the family is, not one specific place or time. Love this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Such a Sweet Children's Book!
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Such a cute book! My classmates and I had to perform a play based on a children's book, and this was our choice. The songs are beautiful, as is the theme of the book. A great read for children and adults alike!
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5.0 out of 5 stars It is such a great book, that I also sent it to my ...
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I work for Washington University and this is one of the books in our MYSci Curriculum. It is such a great book, that I also sent it to my niece and nephew for Christmas present.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cute story
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We bought this book for our youngest who is in kindergarten. It is a very cute story about a little penguin that loses his way and tries to find home. Our daughter really loves the book and has found one of her favorite bedtime stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Will tug your mama heart-strings!
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Got this book originally for free from inside a Cheerio box. We read it and loved it until it could no longer be stapled or taped together anymore. So I purchased a copy here on Amazon. This book will be one our family never gets rid of. We enjoy it very much. Home is where we are.
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B. Capossere
4.0 out of 5 stars nice illustrations, mixed on the text
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2008
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Little Pip is by the same duo that has brought us the wonderful Bear stories, and while Pip doesn't match up to Bear, it's still a cute, enjoyable read, if a bit predictable and sometimes clunky. Little Pip is a juvenile penguin who, while chasing a feather, forgot about mom and dad's warning to now wander too far. Lost and alone, Pip runs into several creatures and asks each if they can her where home is. Each creature--a whale, a gull, a sled dog--has their own version of home, described via a short poem/song ("home is under the oceans deep/by the coral beds where the minnows sleep"). None, of course, is Pip's home, and she ends up singing her own home song alone in a storm until her parents find her by her voice and she learns that home is where the family is.
The illustrations are beautifully colored and uncluttered, and the few of Pip alone in the great expanse do a good job of conveying her isolation. The text is a bit more mixed. One of the reasons Bear is so loved in our house is its wonderful sense of rhythm. Pip doesn't quite have that natural flow to, that ease or lightness of language. The prose sections are OK, the poems/songs hit and miss--some feel a little forced--there's nothing to really stumble over, certainly nothing ugly (rhythmically), but it's just a bit pedestrian and predictable, as is the story itself. The plot's predictability isn't too much of a strike as children like predictability, which the home song formula gives them, and let's face it, the predictable happy ending isn't going to be replaced by Little Pip asking the wrong creature (say, a polar bear) and getting eaten.
It seems like this is the first in a series involving Pip and it's not a bad start. If you don't have the Bear books, get those first. If you do, you could do worse than adding Pip to your collection. Recommended happily if not enthusiastically.
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Oran Digman
5.0 out of 5 stars Where is home little Pip
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2014
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This should be the first book in the Little Pip series. This book will introduce a child to Little Pip. It is easy to read to a toddler, and the toddler can understand the story. The pictures are large and easy to follow while a parent reads the story. This book can be used to help a child start to read.
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Henry Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars Where Is Home, Little Pip?
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2013
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This is a beautiful hardcover book. I bought it for my grandson and it was an excellant buy. It's such a lovely story with a great message and the illustrations are wonderful.
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Lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely family book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2020
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Lovely family book.
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