Tacky in Trouble

by Helen Lester

Book Overview

Tacky the Penguin goes windsurfing and ends up on a tropical island, captive to an elephant who, upon seeing Tacky's floral Hawaiian shirt, mistakes him for a bouquet of flowers. The elephant thinks... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395861136
• ISBN13: 9780395861134
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

This one really hits the "it's good to be different" message in the right way

I really like this one. Tacky, being different from the other penguins, decides to go surfing while they nap. And he ends up in Africa, where he's promptly picked up as an elephant who thinks he's a bouquet! Naturally, his odd behavior saves the day and he ends up home. What I love about this book is that the other penguins are clearly shown missing him while he's gone, not because he's useful to him (as so often is the storyline), but because he's Tacky.

A good bird to have around!

We start the day with Goodly, Lovely, Angel Neatly, and Perfect singing "Sunrise on the Iceberg." Of course Tacky is sleeping in. He wakes up with his trade mark "What's Happening?" and slaps everybody on the back. He still does not do good Penguin activities and gets in the way. It's nap time but not for Tacky. He goes Ice Surfing and a good wind catches his flower shirt like a sail and sends him out to sea. He eventually shows up on a tropical island and meets the strangest penguins he has ever seen. He also finds the strangest rock. It's warm, squishy and hairy. Hairy? He finds it's fun to bounce on but then notices an eye. Rocky the elephant wakes up, grabs Tacky, and runs through the jungle declaring she found flowers for her table! She plops him in a large vase and Tacky tries to tell her he is is a bird. She doesn't believe him and says he has to prove it. Tacky does it in his usual way and eventually works out a trade! He later jumps a brown iceberg(a tree) and sails back home. Overall, it's a fun story and the artwork is good! It's a good reader book for those that are starting to read. It's probably longer then a starter book but my girl does try. As one of the others has mentioned, I think the first one is still her favorite.

Cute!

This book is definitely not as good as the first one, but it is still cute. I love Tacky, and seeing what he was up to was great! A good read for anyone!

Tacky in Trouble

A very fun read with your child. Tacky the penguin goes ice surfing and lands in Africa, where he meets an elephant. Tacky and his new friend have a fun filled dinner time adventure while Tacky tries to prove that he is really a penguin and not a bouquet of flowers! My children and I both got a big laugh out of this book!