A Lost Penguin

Clemente is worried. He has lost Eugenio, his teddy penguin. He has had
it since he was born. His grandfather gave it to him and he never leaves it
behind. Mom tells him “who seeks always finds.”

Clemente is worried. He has lost Eugenio, his cuddly penguin. Eugenio is not just a toy, he is his dearest friend and they have big plans together. His grandfather gave it to him and he never leaves it behind. Mom tells him “who seeks always finds.” So he starts looking for him in different places: under the dining table where they had dinner the night before, inside the backpack he usually uses to go to school and even in the toilet bowl! But he is nowhere to be found. What will become of Clemente without his penguin friend?
A book that delves into the love and affection of a child for his object of attachment. Through the pages we understand that the cuddly toy has provided him with security, protection and company; and that his family has supported him from start to finish in the search process, thus demonstrating a healthy bond with his two mothers.
A play that accompanies and validates the emotions of a small child in the process of anguish under the possible loss with an ending that leaves us thinking that imagination has no limits.

Key Points

• From the author of Remi busca trabajo, a book published by Muñeca de Trapo in 2020 and which has sold more than 13,000 copies.
• With attractive illustrations that will delight children and adults alike.
• A story that becomes a journey to discover that hope is the last thing to be lost.

Florencia Herrera

2019 – IBBY Chile Award, Children Fiction

Pablo Luebert

2021 – IBBY Chile Award, Best Collection, Mi Memoria (Liebre Ediciones)
2021 – IBBY Chile Award, Best Collection, Ciudadano Consciente (La Bonita Ediciones)
2020 – iJungle Illustration Merit Awards, Book category