Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.

While trying his best to help a penguin that has shown up at his door, a boy journeys all the way to the South Pole, only to realize that the penguin was never lost.

Penguin helps organize the annual talent show because he cannot identify his own gift, but when the show is over and the performers throw a party to show how much they appreciate Penguin's work, his aptitude becomes clear.

Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.

Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect have spent weeks planning the perfect party to celebrate Tacky's hatchday, and while nothing turns out quite as they expected, the penguins and their special guest have a wonderful time.

Five little penguins flee from a seal, flying through the water, and find themselves in an innocent game of tag.

Little Penguin, who has the "soul of an eagle," enrolls in flight school.

Facing hungry bellies, three cats kidnap a penguin to help them catch fish, triggering a hilarious sequence of events as the penguin, whose black-and-white markings cause him to be mistaken for a waiter, tries to escape back home.

"Most penguins are happy to eat fish every day, but not Penguin. He yearns for something sweet, something tasty, something covered in pink icing. So Penguin travels to the Northern Hemisphere in search of a cupcake. Along the way he encounters Walrus and Polar Bear, who don't know anything about cupcakes but sure have a thing or two to say about Penguin's storytelling skills."--Book jacket.

Young penguins Jackson, also known as Secret Agent 00Zero, and his inventor-friend, Quigley, investigate who is stealing rare fish from the Rookeryville aquarium, hoping to prove themselves to the Frosty Bureau of Investigation.