Sophie J Shaw

What Does Perfect Mean? Sophie J Shaw

This rhyming picture book follows a factual tradition in Gentoo penguin colonies where males gift the "perfect pebble" to potential partners. It addresses the complex topic of understanding what the word "perfect" means and how opinions of what perfect could be differs among people. In this adventure, Penley, a curious Gentoo penguin, embarks on his quest to find the perfect pebble and present it to a partner; but there is a problem... how can he do this when he does not know what "perfect" means or looks like? This picture book is wonderful for penguin topics or as a useful tool in PSHE classes or in Early Years Education. It addresses the importance of valuing others and their viewpoints to conclude that "perfect" is not seen the same way to everyone.