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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grade 4
PreS-Gr 2—Virgil is a penguin with control issues. He decides a polar bear will become his personal property and expresses his alarmed displeasure when the bear ventures out on his own and plays in the ocean with terns, slides with seals, and dances on the ice with penguins. Each time the polar bear expresses his independent nature, Virgil becomes increasingly possessive, through pointed commands. Fed up with t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
"I found a polar bear, Mom...and I'm keeping him." Proprietary penguin Virgil doesn't like it when his new "pet," Owen, takes charg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



