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On Penguin’s first day of play school, he stubbornly refuses to share the slide with his classmates. His attitude is challenged when Crocodile steps in to teach a valuable lesson about sharing and cooperation.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Jeanne Willis
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