The first I Can Read! book featuring beloved picture book character Little Penguin, star of Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups-a laugh-out-loud romp!

For new readers who are fans of Mo Willems’s Elephant and Piggie series and Adam Rubin’s Dragons Love Tacos.

A polar bear is coming to visit! Little Penguin has never met a polar bear, but his friends have heard they are scary, with sharp teeth and terrifying roars-and that they tell very bad jokes.

But Little Penguin knows you can’t believe everything you hear, right

Little Penguin’s New Friend is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.