Pete the penguin has a good time playing on land with his fellow birds and learning how to swim in the sea.

While taking a walk with his father, a little penguin throws snowballs, rides a dogsled, slides down a slippery slope, gets lost in the snow, swims with seals, gets carried home, and asks to do it all again tomorrow.

Publisher Annotation: A penguin is a penguin is a penguin in this picture book about community and acceptance.

Fuzzy watercolors animate the story of Pete, the littlest penguin, who longs to swim with the rest of the flock.

Penguin Pete befriends Horatio, a mouse dwelling in a shipwreck, and finds that he has a lot to learn about life on board a ship.

Upon returning from his travels, Penguin Pete is captivated by a girl penguin with a blue beak, cultivates her friendship, and wins her flipper in marriage.

While taking a walk with his father, a little penguin throws snowballs, rides a dogsled, slides down a slippery slope, gets lost in the snow, swims with seals, gets carried home, and asks to do it all again tomorrow.