Book excerpt: This book is about.... the "growing up" adventures of a little penguin named Paddles. His life's ambition is to fly but everyone knows penguins can't fly! Paddles never gives up and enlists the help of his friends Spout and Pluma to overcome this great challenge. In the course of life he learns lessons about friendship, danger, and perseverance. He learns that with the end of each adventure there is a new beginning.