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Recommended as an addition to multicultural fiction collections, especially if students have the opportunity to learn about the current culture of Saudi Arabia prior to listening to this work. ["Those seeking to introduce students to Saudi Arabian culture should consider this title": SLJ 8/15 review of the Dial book.]
Good for a quick laugh.—Rachel Forbes, formerly of Oakville Public Library, Ontario, Canada
A penguin is delighted when he meets a "spectacular dancer" and then disappointed when he loses him. (Friendship can be bittersweet.) With a refrain of "Waddle. Waddle. Belly Slide!" and a dapper getup (a red bowler hat and green bow tie), he searches for his missing friend, skidding around the bright white, frozen landscape. He meets two more penguins looking for camaraderie who are outfitted with similar (but not identical) accessories. Their musical talents—including a screeching singing voice and raucous horn honking