Books like Tacky the Penguin

Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect - as the reader might have intuited from their names - were the sort of well-groomed penguins who marched in time. The sort who were graceful divers, sweet singers, and always greeted each other politely. Tacky was a different kind of penguin - a distinctly odd kind. He liked loud shirts, loud greetings, and loud (splashy) cannonballs; and although they were far too polite to comment, his companions looked askance at his many shenanigans. And then one day, three rough and tough hunters arrived, and Tacky's tackiness suddenly came in handy...The first in series of picture-books devoted to the adventures of this lovable nonconformist, Tacky the Penguin is a hilariously engaging animal story that demonstrates what a blessing it is to be an individual. Lynn Munsinger's droll illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to Lester's tale, emphasizing the zany madcap-antics of her characters. Although long aware of the Tacky books, I had somehow never gotten around to reading them, when a recent Horn Book review of the latest title (\ Tacky Goes to Camp\ ) convinced me to rectify that mistake. How happy I am that I did! I sense another \ Bad Bears\ project in the offing...