Penelope Parker lives with penguins! Short ones, tall ones; young and old―the penguins are from all over the Southern Hemisphere including some that live near the equator! Do the penguin antics prove too much for her to handle? Children count and then compare and contrast the different penguin species as they learn geography. This book is a wonderful introduction to penguins for young children. --- Library Media Connection This book serves as a simple counting book and an introduction to 10 species. --- School Library Journal The Penguin Lady is a picturebook that does more than tell a story - it's a useful tool that parents can use to help encourage curiosity and learning about animals! --- Midwest Book Review Carol A. Cole has worked with young children in schools for about 30 years as a pediatric physical therapist. Carol started writing "scripts" for a favorite TV show when she was ten years old and hasn't stopped writing since. She's the author of numerous articles and short stories found online and in anthologies. This is her debut picture book. Carol based this story on one of the teachers with whom she works-the original Penguin Lady. Penguin mouse pads, puzzles, wall decorations, and inflatable penguins fill the Penguin Lady's classroom, leading Carol to wonder what would happen should real penguins move in. Carol and her family live in Northern Virginia. Sherry Rogers spent twelve years as a corporate graphic designer and artist before "leaving it all behind" for the freelance world of illustrating children's books. Through illustrating The First Fire, Sherry remembers her own ancestor, Na Ni, a Cherokee woman from the mountains of North Carolina. Some of Sherry's other Arbordale titles include The Penguin Lady, Ten for Me, Hey Diddle Diddle, Newton and Me, Moose and Magpie, Paws, Claws, Hands & Feet, and The Deductive Detective; as well as her award-winning titles: Sort It Out!, Kersplatypus, Burro's Tortillas, and If You Were a Parrot. Sherry lives in Northern California with her family and their pets.