there are no penguins in africa

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'There are no Penguins in Africa' is a self-written and illustrated children's book about how three Scottish penguins came to live on the sunny beaches of South Africa.
'There are no Penguins in Africa' was highly commended by Macmillan Children's Books in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2024.

cover, spine, and back

flipping through the book

Pages 3 and 4

Multiple spreads

Pages 20 and 21

Pages 5 and 6

Unfriendly nessie

caught in the storm

a farewell

Here are some images of the book going on tour, following the penguins' journey.

The journey starts in Dundee, Scotland

Forced to stop for the night on the Orange RiverĀ 

They make it to Cape Town

And make a home on the sunny beaches!

Arrival in Dundee

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