Pablo and Splash: Frozen i Time, the second book featuring these two adorable penguin protagonists, is a fitting follow-up to the first installment of the series. The penguins’ perils are more precarious, their jokes have more hilarity, and their creative problem-solving is wilder than before. Friendship and selflessness abound as the penguins set off on a quest through time to be the heroes needed for the moment. In addition to its entertaining children’s narrative, this book features sections on how to draw the characters and some short facts at the end about penguins in the real world, which parents may find as helpful as young readers find the story entertaining. This book is a fun and fast, light-hearted read for elementary readers.

Review of an Advance Reading Copy from the Publisher

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language: None

Violence/Gore: Characters list cartoon-violence way a character might get hurt; minor property damage; characters threaten animals with weapons a few times; a character is in danger from exposure to the elements; a verbal threat.

Sex/Nudity: None

Mature Subject Matter:

Brief mention of evolution; mention of human-caused climate change.

Alcohol/Drug Use:

None