Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups

By Tadgh Bentley

From author-illustrator Tadgh Bentley, Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups is a sweetly hilarious tale of hiccups, chili, and playful surprises that puts its reader at the very center of the story—now available in a lower-priced unjacketed hardcover format!

This charming interactive story is perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos, Not a Box, and The Monster at the End of This Book.

Poor Little Penguin has a major case of the . . .

—HIC!—

. . . hiccups.

It all started last week on chili night.

Since then he’s tried everything to get rid of them, but nothing—HIC!—works.

So when his friend Franklin suggests that a good scare might do the trick, Little Penguin is willing to give it a try…all he needs is a little help from YOU!

Can you help Little Penguin . . .

—HIC!—

. . . cure his hiccups?

ISBN: 9780063464964
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Oct 7, 2025
List price: $15.99
No of pages: 40
Trim Size: 8.750 in (w) x 10.250 in (h) x 0.300 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Baby Animals
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Senses & Sensation
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Tadgh Bentley

Biography

Tadgh Bentley is a picture book author and illustrator from the UK, now living in South Western Ohio with his wife, Emily, son, Fionn, and dog, Atticus. He is the author-illustrator of the Little Penguin series of picture books and I Can Read books, including Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups, as well as the picture books One Chicken Nugget and Samson: The Piranha Who Came to Dinner. You can visit him online at www.tadghbentley.com.

From author-illustrator Tadgh Bentley, Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups is a sweetly hilarious tale of hiccups, chili, and playful surprises that puts its reader at the very center of the story—now available in a lower-priced unjacketed hardcover format!

This charming interactive story is perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos, Not a Box, and The Monster at the End of This Book.

Poor Little Penguin has a major case of the . . .

—HIC!—

. . . hiccups.

It all started last week on chili night.

Since then he’s tried everything to get rid of them, but nothing—HIC!—works.

So when his friend Franklin suggests that a good scare might do the trick, Little Penguin is willing to give it a try…all he needs is a little help from YOU!

Can you help Little Penguin . . .

—HIC!—

. . . cure his hiccups?

ISBN: 9780063464964
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Oct 7, 2025
List price: $15.99
No of pages: 40
Trim Size: 8.750 in (w) x 10.250 in (h) x 0.300 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Baby Animals
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Senses & Sensation
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Tadgh Bentley

Biography

Tadgh Bentley is a picture book author and illustrator from the UK, now living in South Western Ohio with his wife, Emily, son, Fionn, and dog, Atticus. He is the author-illustrator of the Little Penguin series of picture books and I Can Read books, including Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups, as well as the picture books One Chicken Nugget and Samson: The Piranha Who Came to Dinner. You can visit him online at www.tadghbentley.com.